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Educational Interpreter Services

As of July 1, 2006 all new applicants for an educational interpreting authorization will be required to demonstrate completion of an Associate degree in interpreting or a related degree. Those interpreters who are already holders of a CEIC or Authorization: Educational Interpreter certificate (i.e. fully certified) will be grandfathered in to this requirement. This means that as long as you fulfill your Continuing Education Requirements and turn in your correctly completed renewal application to CDE prior to the end date on your current credential, you will not be required to earn the Associate Degree, although this degree is preferred as a mark of professionalism within the field and contains crucial content and skill development. After July 1, 2006, all interpreters applying for authorization for the first time (or for lapsed CEICs or TTEs or Authorization:  Education Interpreter) will be required to have the Associate Degree.

Self-Assessment: Knowledge Standards for Educational Interpreting.

This self-assessment is based on the knowledge standards for the Colorado Department of Education Authorization for Educational Interpreters. It may be used by interpreters on temporary eligibility to determine areas needing improvement for professional development plans or other interpreters to assist in identifying continuing education needs. Self-Assessment: Knowledge Standards for Educational Interpreting (PDF)

Educational Interpreters and Continuing Education Requirements

Holders of the Colorado Educational Interpreter Certificate of Verification (CEIC) *or* Authorization: Educational Interpreter are required to obtain 60 hours of documented continuing education in a 5-year period of time. For more information and a tracking summary form, see pages 31-32 (Appendix G) in the Educational Interpreter Handbook at http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/download/pdf/Interpreter_Handbook2004.pdf, or go to Tracking your Continuing Education Hours (PDF)

Continuing Education Guidelines to be updated by January 2011

CDE Services/Support Programs

Listservs for Colorado Providers

For information about the Colorado Educational Interpreter Standards, continuing education, or other information specifically regarding educational interpreting, please contact:

Ali Boyle, Colorado Educational Interpreter Coordinator
Phone: (303) 506-9316