The Community Interpreter® International Training of Trainers - Spring 2026

The Community Interpreter® International Training of Trainers – Spring 2026

Become licensed to train interpreters in the most trusted and comprehensive foundation program in the field: The Community Interpreter® International (TCII). Attend this online training of trainers (TOT) and learn how to lead your own sessions of the most widely taught national 40-hour licensed certificate program for community, educational and medical interpreting.

This internationally famous TOT has licensed over 500 trainers across the U.S. and worldwide to deliver that program. You’ll receive:

• Five of the most recognized books on professional community interpreting:

  • The Community Interpreter: An International Workbook

  • The Community Interpreter: An International Textbook
    

  • The Medical Interpreter: A Foundation Textbook for Medical Interpreting
    

  • Medical Terminology for Interpreters (4th ed.): A Handbook
    

  • Introduction to Educational Interpreting and Translation
    

• A step-by-step Instructor's Guide to teach the programs.

• A TOT Certificate

• Licensing in perpetuity with no fees, renewable at no cost every ten years.

After licensing you will also receive:

• Access to a licensed-trainers website.

• Authorization to download the teaching materials (PowerPoint slide kits, exit exam and answer key, handouts, activity templates, suggestions for videos and more).

• An electronic instructor’s guide to teach medical terminology.

Get licensed to teach the nation’s most interactive, learner-centered program focused on interpreting skills and decision-making. The dynamic, intensive online TOT includes role plays, videos, engaging activities, teaching practice and more.

All participants accepted into this TOT are required to complete The Community Interpreter® Online (TCIO) or its condensed version, The Community Interpreter Online Condensed (TCIC), before the license is issued—and ideally before the first day of the TOT. Eligibility for TCIC is dependent on previous training and experience. The fee for TCIO or TCIC is included in participants’ TOT registration fee. (Exemptions granted for participants who have completed an onsite or online version of The Community Interpreter® within the last three years. Training certificate must be submitted as proof.)

All participants for this online TOT must have:

• A desktop or laptop computer with a webcam. (The course may not be taken on a tablet, phone or other small device.) Participants must be visible on their webcam during class.

• Reasonably stable, reliable high-speed internet.

• A headset with microphone or good earbuds with microphone. (We've used headsets such as this one for training.)

Feedback from our participants:

“This training has been a dramatic learning curve for me, but in a highly positive sense. The course was filled with so many AHA!! moments and eye-opening experiences that gave me deeper insights into the profession of the community interpreter and equipped me with invaluable teaching strategies and tools.”

“I really valued the amount of expertise from the instructors as well as from my colleagues.”

Price:

• $3,500 base price

• $3,250 for graduates of CCHI approved 40-hour interpreter training programs*

• $3,110 for graduates of The Community Interpreter® International or The Community Interpreter® Online*

*For details on purchasing the course at the discounted rates, please contact us at solutions@cultureandlanguage.net and include proof of course completion. 

Schedule:

10 Session Dates over 3 Weeks: March 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30, April 1, 2, 3, 2026.

• Week 1: Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

• Week 2: Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

• Week 3: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT) with a break from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT) each day.

Location: Online - Via Zoom 

CEUs:

• Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI): 12 CE hours

• International Medical Interpreters Association: 1.2 IMIA/NBCMI CEUs

• American Translators Association: 10 ATA CEPs

• The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf: 4.0 RID CEUs*

*Please note that there is an additional $20 processing fee, per program, for RID CEUs.

This course is limited to 20 participants. Once the course has reached capacity, those interested will be added to a waitlist in the order in which their inquiry is received. 

Please proceed with the following to register for the course:

1. Please complete the form below. All required documentation must be uploaded in order to successfully submit the form:

   • https://cccformstcio.wufoo.com/forms/tcii-tot-training-registration-form/

2. Add this course to cart.

3. Proceed to checkout and make payment.

Attendance Policy for Live Online Training Programs

In order to receive a course completion certificate, participants in our live online programs must submit all applicable documentation; complete all coursework requirements; be visible on their webcam for the entire program; and complete the applicable attendance requirement:

• For live online programs shorter than 10 hours, participants must attend all live scheduled hours.

• For live online programs 10 hours or longer, participants may miss no more than 10% of the total live scheduled hours. (For example, attendance of 18 hours is required for a 20-hour program; attendance of 36 hours is required for a 40-hour program.)

• The final two sessions (8 hours) of TCII TOT programs are designated for participant presentations, attendance is mandatory.

• Participants who miss more than 10% (4 hours) of the total live scheduled hours of TCII TOT programs may make up the corresponding hours in a future TCII TOT program.

Disruptive Behavior Policy

In order to uphold the collaborative nature of our online training programs, Cross-Cultural Communications reserves the right to remove any participant for abusive or aggressive behavior, spoken or written, towards CCC staff, trainers or other participants. We recognize that the past year has been difficult for everyone. However, our participants, trainers and staff have the right to a safe and respectful learning and working environment. We thank you for your understanding.

Training Participant Information Release

By registering for our live online training programs, you agree to allow Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC to share your contact information with participants in the same training session for purposes of creating a collaborative online training experience for all participants. Should you have concerns or not wish to have your contact information shared by CCC, prior to the training session please contact us.

Cross-Cultural Communications records its live online training sessions for quality control purposes. Recordings are not shared with anyone outside of the organization or training session.

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