Foreign language interpreters needed for Michigan courts
The Michigan Supreme Court is looking for foreign language speakers from across the state to become certified court interpreters, to ensure that everyone has consistent, meaningful access to the courts.
Interpreter candidates must first pass a written English exam, scoring 80 percent or better to be eligible to take an oral proficiency exam. There is no cost for the written exam. Candidates taking the oral proficiency exam must pay a fee, which reflects what it costs the State Court Administrative Office to rate the exams. There is a $200 fee for the Spanish oral proficiency exam and a $350 fee for the oral exam for other languages, which
include Arabic, Cantonese, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Ilocano, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
The exam schedule:
• The written English exam will be offered March 25, 2014 and July 29, 2014.
• The Spanish oral proficiency exam will be offered June 19 and 20, 2014 and Oct. 16 and 17, 2014.
• The oral proficiency exam for languages other than Spanish will be Oct. 20 and 21, 2014.
Testing will take place at the Michigan Hall of Justice, 925 W. Ottawa St., Lansing, MI 48915. Pre-registration is required; contact languageaccess@courts.mi.gov or (517) 373-6670.
For details about the certification process, go to http://www.courts.mi.gov, put “Interpreter Certification Test” in the search box and click on the first link; online readers may simply click www.courts.mi.gov/administration/scao/officesprograms/fli/pages/certification-test.aspx.
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