Q: WHAT IS RID?

A:  REGISTRY OF INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF, INC. For complete information go to... www.RID.Org

Q: WHAT IS SCRID

A: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGISTRY OF INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF. For complete information go to...

www.SCRID.ORG

Q:  How much are the EZ2B Workshops?

A:  Menu Tab to EZ2B Workshops, the Fees are listed in column on the right in the upper right hand corner.

Q:  What time and date is the workshop?

A:  All dates, times and rates are posted on the web page. Look for the menu tab on the right side of this page =============>

Q:  How much is AMP? and PEP?

A:  All 6-week Course rates are listed under their name, see menu tabs: Mentoring AMP and Testing!!!.

Q:  What is Love2ASL.com's Address?

A:  625 South. Euclid Ave. Suite# 25, Anaheim, CA. 92802. See the Map on webpage, menu tab Contact us.

Q:  Do Students get a discount?

A:  Yes, community college ITP students and students at Love2asl.com who have taken AMP or PEP are alumni of Love2asl.com receive a student discount.

Q:  CEU's, what are they? 

A:  CEU's are Continuing Education Units that are used to meet the Certification requirements of RID-NAD-NIC interpreter certifications. Associate members of RID may also apply and keep track of their CEU's on a transcript maintained by RID, however, they do not apply to any future certification.

Q:  CEU's, How do I apply for CEU's?

A:  Prior to attending the workshop or course...send an email to Love2asl@yahoo.com and request CEU's. You will need to provide your RID Membership number.

Q:   CMP, What is that?

A:  CMP means Certification Maintenance Program. There are RID, CMP sponsors who review the CEU application and approve workshops and courses that provide students with CEU's. The CMP then submits the final paperwork to RID to be reviewed and approved and after the workshop the CMP send the paperwork to RID where they add the CEU's to the certified interpreter's or associates transcript.   

Q: CEU's, Why is there a fee for processing CEU's?

A:  RID CMP's charge a fee to submit your CEU application paperwork.

Q: How many CEU's Do I need in a cycle?

A: 8 CEU's must be earned each cylce to maintain  your interpreter certification.

Q:  What is a cycle?

A:  A cycle is a 4 year period in which a certified interpreter must earn 8 CEU's.

Q: What happens if I do not earn 8 CEU's before my cylce ends?

A: Your certification will lapse and you will have to the NIC evaluation to become certified again.

Q: How do I know how many CEU's I have?

A:  Go to www.RID.ORG, log in and check under Certificates, Transcripts. It will show you exactly how many professional and general development units you have and you need in each of the two categories.

Q:  CEU's how many hours does it take to earn 1 CEU?

A:  It takes ten (10) hours for each CEU.

8 CEU's is 80 hours of RID/CMP Sponsored and approved workshops, conventions, courses and seminars.

Formula: 

1 hour  =  .01 ceu.

10 hours  X  .01 = 1.0. Ceu's

80 hours  X  .01 = 8.0 Ceu's

You must check your transcript on the RID website for how many Professional and how many General Development units you need.

Note: Observation for ITP students is one hour and by appointment only. All workshops are full and all seats are reserved. Please email your request to observe to love2ASL@yahoo.com

Q:  What do all the acronyms mean? ITP,  NAD, NIC, RID, CEU's, AMP, PEP... etc.,

A: 

ITP...Interpreter Training Program. 

NAD... National Association of the Deaf.

NIC...National Interpreter Center.

RID...Registry of the Interpreter of the Deaf.

CBT...Computer Based Test, written.

CEU...Continuing Education Units.

CMP...Certification

Maintenance

 Program.

LTA...Local Test Administrator of the NIC evaluation.

NIC...National Interpreter Certification, Basic, Advanced and Masters Levels.

CI/CT...No longer available. Certified Interpreter/ Certified Transliterator

SC:L... Specialist Certificate: Legal.

CDI...Certified Deaf Interpreter, Intermediary Interpreter is Deaf and works with the Hearing Interpreter.

CLIP-R...Conditional Legal Interpreting Permit, Relay.

NTS... National Testing System, is comprised of a written test and performance test. Once an interpreter passes  both  they  become  a certified interpreter.

OTC...Oral Transliteration Certification.

HOH...Hard of Hearing, not the same as old age hard of hearing.

AMP... Accelerated Mentoring Program, exclusively at Love2asl.com

PEP... Prepare to Evaluate Program, exclusively at Love2asl.com

F.I.T... Formal Interpreter Training, exclusively at Love2asl.com

VIEWS... A quarterly publication of the RID, keeping you abreast of what's important in the professional field of sign language interpreting, and is free with your RID membership.

TerpBlast... Important Interpreter  Information, exclusively from Love2asl.com.

Thank You, Pat Banker  :)