Issue : 2 August 2013

Aim of the LITSSW project:People living in and/or immigrating to another country who do not speak the local language often are faced with serious difficulties in everyday communication. Therefore breaking down language barriers is of paramount importance. Trained interpreters play a key role in enabling people to move to the center of society and gain access to public services.The LITSSW project aims to give people the possibility to start a career as an interpreter. The consortium therefore created a Training Course which will take place in each partner country.

About the Training Course:The specially developed six-day interpreter course teaches basics such as:

Interpreting notes technique Producing of glossaries General interpreter

techniques

In addition, students will be prepared for typical situations in the daily work of interpreters and receive through the help of guest speakers an impression of the different application areas for interpreters.

Second Partner Meeting in Hemel Hempstead: Training of the Language Interpreter Course TutorsThe second meeting of the transfer of innovation project "Language Interpreter Training as a Stepping Stone to Work" took place from the 15th to 17th of May 2013 in Hemel Hempstead (UK). In addition to the project managers the trainers also took part in this meeting. These trainers will carry out the interpreter course in the partner countries. First of all, the trainers received their course material and were introduced by Ian McKenzie, the British course trainer, to the structure of the interpreter course.

During the next session all trainers had the opportunity to follow an interpreter course and were able to get an impression of Ian‘s work and understand how the course works in practice. Based on this experience, their main tasks are now to adapt the interpreter course according to the conditions and target groups of each partner country as well as to deliver the first Pilot Training Course.

Language Interpreter Training as a Stepping Stone to Work

The next steps: Adapting the interpreting course material Creating Training Manual for course teachers Recruitment of students Delivery of Training Course

The LITSSW project website goes online!We are pleased to inform you that the project website is now online. First of all it offers news from the project and more information about the partners being involved. Moreover future events and related links will be continuously published on the website. Follow the LITSSW project online: http://interpretertraining.eu/ This site is avaiable in 5 languages and it also links to its facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Interpreter-training-as-a-stepping-stone-to-work/171140706367588

Language Interpreter Training as a Stepping Stone to Work

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held

responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Project LeaderDacorum Council for Voluntary Service,working name Community Action Dacorum,48 High Street, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP1 3AF

www.interpretertraining.eu

Status quo of the project after the second meeting:The partners of the LITSSW project were very satisfied with the second meeting. They experienced an extraordinary well organised and structured meeting, not only in terms of time management. The consortium’s positive contribution and attitude towards the project as well as the very interesting training provided by Ian McKenzie led to an overall successful event.The external evaluator therefore described the project as clearly defined and well planned-out. She highlighted the respect towards other participants, the good atmosphere and reflected the innovation of the LITSSW project as very clear and as an exceptional experience.