Building Blocks of Interpreting

This 60-hour course (BBI) will take you through the journey covering more than the essential foundation of a Professional Medical Interpreter’s required skills and knowledge. Participants have opportunities to practice with realistic scenarios to apply the course content effectively. Subject Competence is evaluated each day of the course to ensure that each concept covered has been adequately understood.

• Laws & Regulations Applicable to Language Access
• Ethics & Standards of the Interpreting Profession
• Healthcare System Overview
• Patient Rights
• Medical Terminology
• Cultural & Linguistic Competence
• Industry Significant Terminology
• Note Taking Skills
• Methodology
• Advocacy
• Professional Advancement

This course will be online. It is an interactive and intensive 60-hour course that will take you through the journey covering more than the essential foundation of a Professional Medical Interpreter’s required skills and knowledge. Participants have opportunities to practice with realistic scenarios to apply the course content effectively. Subject competence is evaluated each day of the course to ensure that each concept covered has been adequately understood.

Classes will take place on Saturdays                                                                                                                    

An hour's lunch break will be given from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Central Time) each day of the course.

The Zoom link will be sent one day before the beginning of the course on May 29th, 2024.

*** Payment arrangements are available. Contact Cynthia directly at training@esclaonline.com for more details on this option.***

For more details on what we will be covering during the course, follow this link: https://www.esclaonline.com/building-blocks-of-interpreting

For frequently asked questions, follow this link: https://www.esclaonline.com/bbi-medical-faq

Why choose BBI? Look what previous students have said about the course:

• After taking this course, I was more than prepared to take my certification class. I felt very confident working in the field because of the information I learned. Exceeded expectations. -- Lillian
• Easy to understand and focus on helping you to be a great interpreter not just pass the certification test. Exceeded expectations. - Sofia
• The class was great, with the right balance between fundamentals and exercises. Exceeded Expectations! - Paolo
• Cynthia knows her material. She was always prepared and shared a lot of information with us. Exceeded expectations. Very high quality! - Vicky