The 45-hour Online Public Service and Educational Interpreting Certificate Program was developed to enable participants to become competent interpreters in different professional fields, such as public services, government affairs, legal issues, and education.
We are accepting applications for our 7-week Online Public Service and Educational Interpreting Training Session that starts on October 6, 2025 and ends on November 20, 2025.
Our highly engaging online classes combined with live instructor-led interactive webinars are easy to access from wherever you are.
Space in the training program is limited and is filling up quickly. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the course is full.
The course introduces participants to the interpreter’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, interpreter roles and skills, and professional terminology used in public service and education fields in English and the target language.
This 7-week 45-hour Public Service and Educational Interpreting program prepares individuals to be professional interpreters qualified to interpret for local and federal government agencies providing various public services to their citizens, non-governmental organizations, union representatives, investigators, and police departments.
$890 ($50 non-refundable registration fee plus $840 course fee)
Online classes and Interactive Webinars:
Mondays (6.30 pm – 9.00 pm EST) and Thursdays (6.30 pm – 9.00 pm EST).
PLEASE NOTE: All the times on our site are indicated in EST (Eastern Standard Time)
The Public Service & Educational Interpreting e Public Service and Educational Interpreting Training course is offered in the following languages.
PLEASE NOTE: Not every language is offered in every session. We need at least 5 participants to offer a group in a certain language.
1.Interactive Webinars
Study Public Service and Educational Interpreter's Core Competencies with our engaging and easy-to-follow live instructor-led interactive webinars
2.Language Practice with a live instructor
Master your Public Service and Educational terminology in English and your Target Language and sharpen your interpreting skills in live interpreting practice sessions online with our native-speaking language instructors.
3.Online Resources
Access your course resources, materials, videos, and assignments from anywhere through your student portal.
The course is entirely online.
Request more info if you have any questions about our Interpreter Training Programs.
STEP 1
Register online and pay $50 non-refundable registration fee online to reserve a seat in the course.
Call our office at (617) 277-1990 if you have any questions about payment.
STEP 2
After you register online and pay a $50 registration fee a language coach will contact you by email or by phone to schedule a 15-minute Language Assessment Test with you on the phone. All the tests are usually scheduled 2 weeks before the course starts.
STEP 3
If you pass the test you will need to pay the course fee. Send a check or a money order to our office address (below) or call the office to pay with a credit card on the phone.
To be accepted into the program, applicants must pass an Oral Language Assessment Pre-Test and demonstrate fluency and literacy skills in English and the target language.
The test will be administered orally on the phone by our language coach, you will have to interpret sentences from target Language into English, from English into the target Language. After we receive your application and a $50 registration fee we will contact you to schedule the Language Assessment Test.
If you would like to register for our upcoming course, please go to our Registration Page >>>
Phone:
(617) 277-1990Email:
support@interpretertrain.comAddress:
Interpreter Training Programs
22 Goddard Cir.
Brookline, MA 02445