Community Interpreting
Join a community interpreting course this September
Community Interpreting allows you to help others in your local community develop their skills and overcome language barriers that they face in everyday situations.
Through these courses you will learn all the terminology and techniques involved in interpreting, practise and improve your interpreting skills.
Community Interpreting
Why learn community interpreting with us:
Develop your skills: Joining a community interpreting course can help to develop skills including language proficiency, cultural competency, and communication skills. All of which can help you to become a more effective interpreter.
Networking: This type of course gives you opportunities to network with other likeminded people in your field – helping you to build connections which can lead to new job opportunities, mentorship and professional growth.
Increased career opportunities: By successfully completing a course in Community Interpreting, you can open yourself up to lots of career opportunities in sectors such as social services, immigration, local Government and charities.
This course was very interesting and we learnt so much from it.
Find a community interpreting course that suits your needs
Our community interpreting courses are designed to develop your skills and knowledge so that you’re able to gain employment or progress on to higher level courses. Before you start your course our team of tutors will assess your current skills to make sure that you join a course at the right level for you.
Through Community Interpreting (Stage 1) you will cover the basics of community interpreting, where it is needed, what ‘good practice’ means. You will also have the chance to practice your interpreting skills.
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The Community Interpreting (Stage 2) course gives more advanced interpreting practice, assesses your interpreting abilities, and can provide a qualification to help you gain employment.
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Career and progression pathways
Studying a course in this area can help lead to lots of job and progression opportunities including the following:
- Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting
- Level 4 Certificate in Community Interpreting
- Community Interpreter
- Translator
- Immigration
- Local Government
- Charities
- Welfare and Benefits
- Social Services
Find a course local to you
MAES has eight education centres spread across Manchester. With majority of our learners living within 10 minutes of our centres, we’re confident we’ll be able to cater to your education needs where you are.
