Programme summary

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Admission requirements

[CertLiaisInterp]

6, 60 0.5
Full-time for 16 weeks (including holidays)
Starts February or July
20 places
by 1 February or 1 July
CA2348
Waitakere campus

NZ$ 1957

International fees

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Programme summary

Gain the skills for a career as a professional liaison interpreter. Learn to perform interpreting tasks using accurate language and register, and develop your vocabulary for various interpreting situations.

Want a career as an interpreter? Are you fluent in two languages? Perhaps you’re already working or volunteering as an interpreter and want a formal qualification. The Certificate in Liaison Interpreting is a four-month intensive programme that provides you with professional skills in interpretation (the task of converting spoken statements from one language to another, and from one culture to another). With this certificate, community and government agencies can be sure you have the skills to work effectively and professionally as a liaison interpreter in a range of community settings.

Highlights

• Emphasis on practical experience: practise what you’ve learnt in our well-equipped language labs and during group exercises with your fellow students.
• Access to the latest resources to support your learning.
• Friendly and helpful lecturers.
• Guest speakers who will inform you about the different situations where liaison interpreters are needed, such as in legal and medical contexts.
• Classes are held two evenings per week and on Saturday mornings. There is also an online learning component.