2010 Testing Calendar (PDF)
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2010 Written and Oral Examinations
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2010 Workshop Dates for Nashville
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Testing Procedures and 2010 Testing Schedule
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Court Interpreter assisting with witness testimony.
The AOC has continued funding for scholarships for those interested in becoming credentialed court interpreters and for those registered interpreters working on becoming certified interpreters. Grant funds have been awarded from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Competitive Grant Program. The AOC received a one time grant award of $24,000 for this two year project. Those interested should submit by mail or in person scholarship applications to the AOC. Applications will be accepted from August 24, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Click here to review the scholarship funding announcement.
Click here for scholarship registration form.
The AOC has received a one-time grant award from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) through the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program to provide an intensive skills building course to help currently registered interpreters in preparing for the Tennessee Court Interpreter Program oral examinations in Spanish. The 10-hour courses will provide instruction on techniques to assist registered interpreters with improving sight translation, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills. A Nashville course will be held September 18-19, 2010. A Knoxville course will be held September 25-26, 2010.
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Click here for registration information and application.
In an effort to provide all individuals with equal access to the judicial system, the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) created the Court Interpreter Credentialing Program. The program’s purpose is to provide the Tennessee Judicial System with skilled interpreters that accurately and effectively interpret for a witness or party who speaks or understands little or no English. The interpreter program tests each interpreter’s ability to understand English terminology and accurately interpret into the spoken language by those with limited English proficiency. Interpreters are also sometimes responsible for translating written documents, often of a legal nature, from English into the target language and from the target language into English.
Due to the influx of multiple nationalities to our state, the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is currently looking for people interested in becoming interpreters, in particular, those that speak Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic and Somali languages, among others.
As the population of Tennessee becomes more diverse, interpreters are greatly needed to provide services for the judicial system. The Administrative Office of the Courts is currently seeking interpreters for all languages, especially Korean and Vietnamese.
We encourage and invite everyone that speaks a foreign language to become familiar with the court interpreter program. Your assistance is very much needed. Click here for our brochure.
Non-Credentialed – one that has not been designated as registered or certified by the AOC.
Registered – one that has completed steps 1-6 of the program.
Certified – one that has completed all requirements of the program and has received a passing score on the three-part oral exam.
(Applicable to criminal indigent cases when the defendant cannot pay)
Non-Credentialed: $25.00 per hour, with a two-hour minimum guarantee.
Registered: $40.00 per hour, with a two-hour minimum guarantee.
Certified: $50.00 per hour, with a two-hour minimum guarantee.
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