Interpreting careers

25/05/2023 UPDATE: SEE THE NEW LANGUAGES ADDED AND APPLY FOR THE GRANT HERE!    Our campaign to address the ongoing need for public service interpreters in high demand languages for Ministry of Justice (MoJ) assignments is now entering its third year with new grant funding for the Level 6 Diploma in Public Service Interpreting, (DPSI-Law) […]

Our grant application process for the CIOL Level 6 Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI – Law), November exam has now closed. Grants available in 2023 We will continue to address the ongoing need for public service interpreters in high demand languages in 2023 and to fund grants for the DPSI-Law to interpreters that qualify. […]

TLS Learn, working with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), is continuing its campaign to address an ongoing need for public service interpreters in high demand languages, including: Albanian Greek Tamil Portuguese (European) Vietnamese Somali Slovak Hungarian The campaign provides interpreters the opportunity to apply for 50% funding towards the CIOL Level 6 Diploma in Public Service […]

TLS Learn’s campaign to address the ongoing need for public service interpreters in high demand languages for Ministry of Justice (MoJ) assignments continues with new funding announced for the November 2022 exam. Our latest successful grant candidates, who were all awarded a 50% grant towards the cost of the qualification, sat the Chartered Institute of […]

TLS Learn, working with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), has launched a new campaign to address an ongoing need for public service interpreters in high demand languages, including Hungarian, Slovak, Somali and Portuguese (European). The campaign provides interpreters the opportunity to apply for a almost 50% funding towards the CIOL Level 6 Diploma in Public Service […]

In response to demand for its innovative new online Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting (CCI) qualification, TLS Learn has introduced the option to pay for the qualification in instalments. This will make paying for the online preparation course and exam much easier for those who want to become qualified as a public service interpreter […]

While many parts of the UK economy have been hit hard and there is a jobs crisis looming as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, there are still areas in which there are skills gaps that desperately need to be filled. The Government is looking at a range of interventions including funding vocational education to […]

TLS Learn, a new career development website for public service interpreters, has been launched by one of the UK’s leading language services providers, The Language Shop. The site is designed to bring together the ‘best in class’ development opportunities for those looking to start, progress or develop a career as a public service interpreter, making […]

TLS, the new career development website for public service interpreters brought to you by The Language Shop, is proud to announce the launch of a brand new ‘virtual’ exam-only Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting (CCI) qualification.

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought into focus the fundamental role that public service key workers play in our society. Social distancing and lockdown measures have also highlighted the importance of human interaction and communication, especially when it comes to vulnerable people in difficult circumstances. There have been calls from the sign language sector to ensure […]