Certifications from the National Council on Interpreting

NAD-RID National Interpreter Certification Test (NIC): The NIC test is now the only certification offered by RID at this time. The NIC certification includes three levels: NIC, NIC Advanced, and NIC Master. The RID website explains it as follows:

"Individuals achieving certification at the NIC, NIC Advanced or NIC Master level are all professionally certified interpreters. The National Interpreter Certification (NIC) exam tests interpreting skills and knowledge in three critical domains:

1. General knowledge of the field of interpreting through the NIC Knowledge exam
2. Ethical decision making through the interview portion of the NIC Performance test
3. Interpreting and transliterating skills through the performance portion of the test.

In all three domains, certificate holders must demonstrate professional knowledge and skills that meet or exceed the minimum professional standards necessary to perform in a broad range of interpretation and transliteration assignments. "

For more information about the NIC test, click here.

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