Comparing Our Medical & Legal Interpreter Training Classes

Interpreter training classes can lead to successful bilingual careers in any field. Whether it's medical interpreter training or legal interpreter training or another industry you prefer to work in. Many students start out knowing they need a career change, but don't know where to start or where they want to end up. These are big questions that each student must answer for themselves.

Both a medical and legal interpreter certification allows students to make a significant impact in many people's lives. Expert instructors of both language interpreter courses create unique and engaging online learning experiences through our video chat platform. Giving students the opportunity to learn direct from experts, just as they would with traditional learning- only from the comfort of their homes. But how do you choose a path that is right for you with so many interpreter training classes to choose from?

Medical interpreter training classes

What you need to know:

Standard Course: Our online medical interpreting training course provides bilingual adult students with the skills and training experiences needed to create a successful, thriving career as a professional healthcare interpreter. This is our standard course, and spans 7 weeks with a total of 45 classroom hours.

Advanced Course: Some students aspire to become a state licensed medical interpreter. It is usually because a particular job requires an official medical interpreters license; but there are personal motivations as well. Whatever your reason is, we offer advanced medical interpreting training for students who have successfully completed our standard medical language interpreter course. Because our advanced course is an accelerated 5-week program, we need to ensure you have the fundamentals down before letting you progress. This course provides the additional & specific training and prepares you to pass the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI) examination.

What you will learn:

Standard Course: The standard healthcare interpreting course teaches students the fundamentals of becoming a medical interpreter. Everything from patient consultations to hospital visits. Basic medical terminology and concepts, healthcare protocol and ethics are covered in this standardized course. Emphasizing language skills, patient advocacy and different modalities of interpreting- this course provides the fundamentals to become a professional interpreter.

Advanced Course: Preparing for the NBCMI licensing exam is an additional course for a reason. The exam covers specific medical conditions, which each have their own specific terminology and processes. And you must know how to provide language interpretation for healthcare conditions to pass the exam. Examples of subjects the exam covers include: Diabetes, Cancer, Radiology, HIV/AIDS, Pharmacology etc.

Legal interpreter training

What you need to know:

Legal interpreting training is also a 45-hour, 7-week interpreter training program. After which time, students are prepared to provide language interpretation in legal settings like law offices, hearings and courtrooms. Becoming certified in legal interpreting requires accuracy and skill, which only come from mastering concepts learned in legal interpreting class. Because your simple mistakes could have serious implications for clients.

What you will learn:

Legal and court interpreter training covers legal concepts, as well as the general legal system and interpreting techniques. Legal interpreter terminology gets reinforced through real-life scenarios discussed during class. Learning courtroom procedure and general legal jargon allows our legal interpreter students to serve clients well in any scenario. There is a growing demand for language interpreters in the legal system and our course provides the opportunity to start a fulfilling career on the right foot.

Our online translator classes are taught by expert instructors ✅ who have real-world experience in their interpreting specialty. They have worked hard to make fully remote online courses that are unique and engaging ✅ using a hands-on approach that is unparalleled by the competition. If you or someone you know is interested in our online Medical Interpreter Training Programs with live instruction✅, our fully remote yet real time classes ✅ are offered in Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Farsi, French, Hindi, Korean, Somali, Urdu, Ukrainian languages online and onsite.