Interpreter Program Registration
Thank you for your interest in the Interpreter Certification Program.
Foreign Language Registration:
After initial registration, candidates will be provided with further information for scheduling a Language Screening Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) with ALTA Languages Services. Upon registering and paying the fee of $70; candidates will be scheduled to complete ALTA’s Automated Test. This test is designed to assess a candidate’s ability to speak a language. Candidates whose foreign language has an NCSC exam will take a foreign language OPI. Candidates whose foreign language does not have a full or abbreviated NCSC exam will take an English language OPI. Candidates will receive instructions for the Automated test from ALTA Languages Services and will have 30 days to complete. Candidates have two options for administration: telephone-bases or web-based.
Sign Language Registration:
American Sign Language interpreters who wish to work in the Pennsylvania judicial system must comply with the following requirements and provide proof at the time of registration:
- Be certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) or the Texas Board of Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI).
- Be registered and in good standing with Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH)
Special Accommodation
If you require special accommodation because of a disability recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please print and complete the Request for Accommodation and Document of Accommodation forms and mail them with your registration form. Every effort is made to accommodate reasonable requests.