Employees Retraining Board








Certificate in Community Interpreter Training (English and Urdu)

 


Course Objective:


To enable trainees to understand the roles of a Community Interpreter and acquire the relevant job skills, as well as, to enhance confidence and professionalism of trainees so that they can meet the job requirements and secure an employment as a Community Interpreter.

 


Course Content:


This course will be conducted in English and is suitable for non-Chinese speaking eligible employees in Hong Kong who are unemployed or non-engaged. The course will introduce the industry, professional codes of ethics & image building, community interpretation theories and techniques, community interpreting in medical and healthcare setting, general paralegal advice and interpreting for foreign domestic workers, on-site and telephone interpreting sharing, social welfare services and terminologies, and generic skills including basic Cantonese, communication skills, job search skills, etc.

 


Entry Requirements:



  1. Completion of Form 5 or above;

  2. The applicant should obtain Level 2 or above in English Language in HKCEE, or Grade E or above in English Language (Syllabus B) or Grade C or above in English Language (Syllabus A) before 2007; or equivalent;

  3. Possess Urdu literacy skills;

  4. Pass the oral and written entry test; and

  5. Demonstrate inclination for employment at the admission interview.

 


Course Duration:


132 hours (approximately 7 weeks)

 


Course Mode:


Full-time

 


Application Status:


Exact course schedule and address of training centre are subject to the arrangements of the Training Body offering this course. Please contact the Methodist Centre by phone at 2527 2250 for details.

 


Course Code:


MC045DS