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 Interpreting (DPSI – Law) and there is still time to apply to sit the June 2022 exam. Gaining this full qualification will allow you to work at the highest complexity of MoJ interpreting assignments (Complex Written), accessing higher rates of pay.
This is an exciting opportunity for interpreters fluent in these languages to gain one of the most highly regarded and well-recognised qualifications in the language services sector at a significantly discounted price of £500
Eligibility
With limited time between now and the June exam, we are only accepting applications from experienced interpreters who can demonstrate the following:
If you answered yes to all of the above we encourage you to apply before the deadline of 12thApril 2022. Each application is evaluated on its merits, and you will be informed shortly afterwards if you have been successful.
Exam dates:
The June CIOL DPSI -Law exam takes place online on the following dates:
Oral units: 20 June – 24 June 2022 (one day this week)
Written units: 28 June 2022
If your application is successful, you will be given access to free preparation materials from TLS. Furthermore, you can register to be a CIOL member to access further material such as past exam papers.
Why apply?
Fully completing this qualification will allow you to work at the highest complexity of bookings (Complex Written) for the MoJ, accessing:
Higher rates of pay
Greater variety of work
Experience of complex assignments
Reputational and professional enhancement
If you would like to take advantage of this offer, please submit the application below by 12th April 2022 along with a copy of your CV or a link to your LinkedIn profile.
More information about the CIOL Level 6 Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI – Law) from TLS Learn can be found here – https://tlslearn.org/qualifications-and-training/level-6-diploma-in-public-service-interpreting/ and further information on how to prepare for the exam can be found here – https://www.ciol.org.uk/dpsi.
Due to the high demand for grants we can only respond to successful candidates. Please note the list of high demand languages does change, so if your language is not listed above but you are interested in the grant opportunity, please email training@tlslearn.org to be added to our waiting list.
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