courses & Professional Development

for Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages

TIER 1: Orientation to School Interpreting

Two-hour live session (3 pm - 5 pm ET)
October 22, 2024
January 25, 2025
March 19, 2025
May 21, 2025

$45/Non-NAETISL Members
$25/NAETISL Members

TIER 2: Interpreting Spoken Languages in Education Settings - Intermediate Level

TEN Modules, live sessions, guest speakers, language-specific mentors, independent activities and final assessment.

2024 Sessions: FULL

2025 Sessions: February 6 - April 10, 2025; live sessions on Thursdays (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET)

October 2 - December 11, 2025; live sessions on Thursdays (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET)

* $1,195/participant (30% off NAETISL Members and an additional 15% if enrolling 3+ staff members)

TIER 3: Interpreting Spoken Languages in Education Settings - Advanced Level

SEVEN Modules, live sessions, guest speakers, language-specific mentors, independent activities and final assessment. Nationally accredited for 10.00 instructional CE hours by CCHI.

2024 Sessions: FULL

2025 Sessions: January 13 - February 24, 2025; live sessions on Mondays (6:30-8:30 pm ET)

September 15 - October 27, 2025; live sessions on Mondays (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET)

* $995/participant (30% off NAETISL Members and an additional 15% if enrolling 3+ staff members)

Translation in Education Settings

Twelve hours of language neutral content (editing tools, semantic/stylistic nuances), and 8 hours of Spanish translation strategies (idiomatic expressions, false cognates, collocations and more).

2024 Sessions: FULL

2025 Session:
Language neutral: February 11 - March 18, 2025; live sessions on Tuesdays (4 pm - 6 pm ET) Spanish Translation Focus: March 25 - April 15, 2025; live sessions on Tuesdays (4 pm - 6 pm ET)

* $380/participant (12 hours) and $250/participant (8 hours Spanish focus) - Discounts for NAETISL Members.

A Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Approved Provider:

NAETISL is an approved provider of training for spoken language interpreters for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). We are currently offering fall and winter Tier 2 and Tier 3 courses open to enrollees from all districts in MA. Check out our upcoming course dates or contact Dr. Rita Brusca-Vega at naetislcourses@gmail.com to schedule a training according to your district’s needs.

Professional Practice and Learning Series

Language-specific interpretation and translation practice sessions for beginner, intermediate and advanced professionals working in early childhood and K-12 settings! Innovative and relevant webinars to support the effective collaboration between interpreters, translators, educators and multilingual families. Sessions are not recorded and space is limited.