Berkshire Community Interpreter Training

2024 Schedule

Oct. 2 – Nov. 4, Mondays and Wednesdays, 5 – 9 p.m. via Zoom

The Berkshire Community Interpreter training is an interactive, skills-based 40-hour quality program "from the Community Interpreter®, International Edition." It's never boring. It is also the most up-to-date program in the field. The sessions ground you in what you need to know to work as a professional interpreter.

The focus is on community, school and government or nonprofit service settings. With this program, you receive a copy of the most comprehensive textbook and workbook in the field.

Qualifying Criteria

To be considered for admission into the CIT participants must:

  • Be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or GED;
  • Be fluently bilingual: Be able to speak, read and write in both working languages; and
  • Successfully pass the Admission English Language Proficiency Test.

Program

The Berkshire Community Interpreter is a comprehensive 40-hour certificate program. This program can prepare you for:

  • Community interpreting;
  • Educational interpreting; and/or
  • Social services interpreting.