Estrella Mountain Community College’s SouthWest Skill Center is offering its Spanish Medical Interpreter Program in Buckeye, starting this January. This program, for bilingual individuals, consists of a 60-hour introduction to medical interpreting, followed by an 80-hour externship.
If you already work in a healthcare setting, interpreting is a value-added skill set for bilingual healthcare workers, and interpreter training is a requirement for anyone applying to the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters for national certification.
Orientation Date: December 16, 2010; 6:00 p.m.*
Program Dates/Times: January 4, 2011 – April 1, 2011; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Buckeye Union High School; 902 East Eason Avenue
Program Hours: 140 clock hours, 12 weeks
For additional information about the program, including admission requirements, placement testing, and program costs, call 623 535 2700.
Funding assistance is available through the following agencies:
• City of Phoenix: 623 247 3304
• Maricopa Workforce Connections: 602 372 4200
• Arizona Call-A-Teen (Ages 16-21): 602 252 6721
*Attendance at the orientation is required for enrollment in the program.