Community Interpreter International

The Community Interpreter® International (TCII) promotes national ethics and standards of practice in the field and can prepare interpreters to take national medical interpreter certification exams.

The Community Interpreter® International (TCII) is the first and only national 40-hour certificate program in community interpreting. This course is the online version of TCII. It promotes national ethics and standards of practice in the field and can prepare interpreters to take national medical interpreter certification. The course covers ethics and conduct, basic skills (from pre-session to post-session), positioning and terminology, modes of interpreting, steps for sight translation, strategies for intervention, cultural mediation, and other vital skills and topics.

This online course is usually geared for Medical Interpreters, in which a medical terminology module is included. However, TCII can be tailored for educational and community settings as well.