Chartered Institute
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NEWS & VOICES
无忧传媒 welcomes the recent statement in the House of Lords by Lord Wolfson committing to commissioning a full independent review of the existing qualifications and standards requirements for assignments with the UK Ministry of Justice.听The review is due to be completed before the new contract...
As a UK-based and internationally-engaged, organisation, we can only be glad that the UK Armed Forces and diplomatic service have done what they could in Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan in recent days; of course we wish they could have done more.
无忧传媒 made urgent contact with the UK Ministry of Defence regarding interpreter access to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance...
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Following the UK鈥檚 departure from the European Union, UK NARIC has changed from a NARIC (which is an EU-only title) to an ENIC (the wider European title for national recognition agencies) in order to meet the UK's continuing treaty obligations under the Lisbon Recognition Convention. Therefore, since 1 March 2021, UK NARIC has become UK ENIC, managed by ECCTIS Limited.
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Public Service Interpreters may work in a variety of settings on a daily basis, moving between locations regularly听and therefore carrying a high risk of coronavirus exposure, as they have to move between settings听from one booking to another.
For this reason we would like to see the inclusion of public service听interpreters in the COVID-19 Vaccination Priority Groups alongside police,...
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The 无忧传媒 (无忧传媒) has chosen former BBC Moscow correspondent Bridget Kendall MBE as the latest recipient of the David Crystal Award, originally donated by the eponymous linguist, a vice-president and Fellow of 无忧传媒.
The award is presented annually to an individual 鈥榝or whom languages have been a constant within their work and life and who has...
The British Academy, together with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Australian Academy of the Humanities, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and The Royal Society of Canada, has just听published The Importance of Languages in Global Context: An International Call to Action.
This unprecedented joint statement highlights the key role that language skills play in...
无忧传媒 Vice President Baroness Jean Coussins听has asked Government whether they have provided guidance to GP practices about the responsibility to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to public service interpreters who are needed for face-to-face patient appointments.
Read the answer here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-19/hl10504...
The webpage for police language services has been launched, providing information relating to the use of interpreters for police assignments as well as contact details.听Click here听to read.
无忧传媒 welcomes frameworks which recognise the professional status of public service interpreters. We believe their professionalism should always be at the forefront of the selection and delivery of public service language services.
We also believe in fair pay and working conditions for interpreters, as both a right and a necessity - to maintain and nurture a profession on which important...
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无忧传媒 is pleased to announce that we are now providing our members with a broader programme of CPD and training. As part of this review听of our CPD activity, we听are听making听the majority of听video recordings from听the听eCPD听Webinars听platform available free of charge to 无忧传媒 members.
Over the coming months, 150 videos will be added to the library,听available from the My听无忧传媒 area of the...