CERTIFICATION AROUND THE WORLD Jiri Stejskal, Ph'D'

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CERTIFICATION AROUND THE WORLD Jiri Stejskal,
Ph.D.

• Israel Translators Association
• Jerusalem, Israel
• February 7-9, 2006

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Overview

• Certification in the US
• International Certification Study
• FIT Status Committee
• Survey of the Status Committee

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Certification in the US

• ATA Certification
• Federal Court Interpreter Certification Program
• State Court Interpreter Certification
• National Judiciary Interpreter and Translator
  Certification
• Other Credentials

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International Certification Study

• Purpose of credentialing
• Establish standards of professional practice
• Elevate the status of the profession
• Satisfy public demands for standards
• Extend the shelf life of academic degrees

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International Certification Study

• Credentialing Methods
• Certification
• Accreditation
• Registration
• Licensure

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International Certification Study

• Certification
• A voluntary process by which an organization
  grants recognition to an individual who has met
  certain predetermined qualification standards.

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International Certification Study

• Accreditation
• A voluntary process by which an entity grants
  public recognition to an organization such as a
  school, institute, college, program, facility, or
  company that has met predetermined standards.

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International Certification Study

• Registration
• A process by which the possession of specific
  credentials relevant to performing tasks and
  responsibilities within a given field is
  verified.

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International Certification Study

• Licensure
• A mandatory credentialing process by which a
  government agency grants permission to persons to
  engage in a given occupation or profession by
  attesting that those licensed have attained the
  minimum degree of knowledge and skills required.

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International Certification Study

• Credentialing Bodies
• Professional associations
• Government-sponsored programs
• Academic institutions

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International Certification Study

• Professional associations and
• Government-sponsored programs
• Eligibility requirements
• Examination
• Continuing education requirements

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International Certification Study

• Eligibility requirements
• Professional associations
• Membership
• Education
• Experience
• References or referrals
• Mandatory seminar/program
• Screening language test

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International Certification Study

• Eligibility requirements
• Government-sponsored programs
• Minimum age
• Citizenship
• Place of residence
• Legal competence
• Clean criminal record

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International Certification Study

• The Difference
• Professional association linguistic competence
• Government-sponsored program moral integrity

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FIT Status Committee

• Committee for Information on the Status of the
  TI Profession
• The mission of the Status Committee is to
  examine the status of the translation and
  interpretation (TI) profession throughout the
  world.

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FIT Status Committee

• The Status Committee will collect information
  relevant to the status of translators and
  interpreters through direct contact with
  representatives of professional organizations,
  academic institutions, and governmental agencies
  in various countries.

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FIT Status Committee

• Members
• Marion Boers, South Africa
• Bill Chilcott, UK
• Mary Höcker, Germany
• Peter Krachenwitzer, Germany
• Sveinung Løkke, Norway
• Ann Macfarlane, USA
• Roberto Puig, Uruguay
• Jean-Marie Vande Walle, Belgium
• Huang Youyi, China

• Chair
• Jiri Stejskal, USA
• Observers
• James Hartzell, Poland
• David Wilmsen, Egypt

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FIT Status Committee Survey
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FIT Status Committee Survey

• Distributed to 119 TI organizations in 54
  countries
• Members and non-members of FIT
• 63 responses from 40 countries
• 53 response rate

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FIT Status Committee Survey

• Argentina (2)
• Australia (2)
• Austria (3)
• Belgium (1)
• Brazil (1)
• Canada (7)
• China (2)
• Croatia (1)
• Cyprus (1)
• Czech Republic (1)

• Finland (1)
• France (2)
• Germany (2)
• Greece (1)
• Guatemala (1)
• Italy (1)
• Japan (1)
• Jordan (1)
• Korea (2)
• Lebanon (1)

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FIT Status Committee Survey

• Mexico (1)
• Morocco (1)
• New Zealand (1)
• Norway (1)
• Panama (1)
• Peru (1)
• Poland (2)
• Portugal (1)
• Qatar (1)
• Romania (1)

• Russia (1)
• Slovenia (1)
• South Africa (1)
• Spain (4)
• Sweden (2)
• Switzerland (2)
• Ukraine (1)
• United Kingdom (2)
• United States (3)
• Venezuela (1)

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Thank you!
Jiri Stejskal jiri_at_cetra.com