NIC & EIPA Test Preparation

Catalog description

This course, taught in American Sign Language (ASL), prepares students for the process of working toward certification after they graduate from their interpreter training program. Students are given exercises and assignments to review the requisite knowledge to pass both the National Interpreter Certification (NIC) knowledge written examination, as well as the performance examination and the Educational Interpreter’s Performance Assessment (EIPA) written and performance examinations. Students gain a clear understanding of the process for both the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and the Pennsylvania Interpreter registration law and what is required to be a working interpreter in this state.