Certification Supports for Emerging Interpreters

Solutions in this category emphasize expanding communities of practice to focus on recent graduates and providing mentorship opportunities to help emerging interpreters gain certification.

Solution

For each solution within this category, respondents rated their level of support. The survey results are shown below from most popular to least popular, based on the combined level of support and strongly support. The visual breakdown is shown next to each solution. Click on the solution name to learn more in detail.

Image description: A set of stacked bar charts show the percentage of respondents are shown for the five categories from left to right: Strongly Oppose (Dark Red), Oppose (Light Red), Neutral (Yellow), Support (Light Blue), and Strongly Support (Dark Blue). The percentages are shown under each bar.

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Expand Communities of Practice to Focus on Retention of Emerging Interpreters

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 0%, Neutral: 8%, Support: 38%, Strongly Support: 54%

Centralize Information about Community Gatherings

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 0%, Neutral: 11%, Support: 45%, Strongly Support: 45%

Increase and Enhance Paid Internships with Active Mentoring

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 2%, Neutral: 11%, Support: 36%, Strongly Support: 51%

Emphasize ITP Curricula to Aid in Certification

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 4%, Neutral: 9%, Support: 41%, Strongly Support: 46%

MDE Partner with DHHSD Internship Grant for Greater Minnesota K12 Educational Interpreters

Strongly Oppose: 1%, Oppose: 2%, Neutral: 11%, Support: 45%, Strongly Support: 42%

Revise K12 Educational Interpreters’ Mentor Program

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 1%, Neutral: 13%, Support: 52%, Strongly Support: 34%

Model Typical Interpreting Career Paths

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 1%, Neutral: 17%, Support: 47%, Strongly Support: 35%

Centralize Workshops and Courses for Interpreters on a Website

Strongly Oppose: 1%, Oppose: 2%, Neutral: 15%, Support: 41%, Strongly Support: 41%

Mentor Programs Focus on CDIs Mentoring Hearing Interpreters

Strongly Oppose: 3%, Oppose: 3%, Neutral: 12%, Support: 42%, Strongly Support: 40%

Centralize Mentorship/Internship Program Information on a Website

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 1%, Neutral: 22%, Support: 37%, Strongly Support: 40%

Recruit to ITPs via Signing Community Housing

Strongly Oppose: 0%, Oppose: 1%, Neutral: 28%, Support: 44%, Strongly Support: 26%

Secure Funding for BEI Certification Scholarships

Strongly Oppose: 1%, Oppose: 7%, Neutral: 32%, Support: 30%, Strongly Support: 31%