Program Overview

The Language Interpreter Training online certificate program is intended to provide bilingual learners who wish to work as community language interpreters in the legal, healthcare, and social service areas with the skills and knowledge necessary to deliver effective interpreter services.

The program was developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration; Ministry of the Attorney General; and health and social service agencies.

This 180-hour program (six 30-hour credit courses) will provide you with training in standards of practice and ethical principles which underlie interpreting services. These focus on the skills necessary to provide interpretation in various forms, primarily focusing upon consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, sight translation, note taking, telephone protocol and their application in various settings.

By exposing you to relevant situations, you will have the opportunity to apply your skills and consolidate your knowledge, thereby demonstrating your abilities to effectively provide introductory level interpreting services.

All courses offered will be taught online using live sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST.

Admission Requirements

Fully bilingual in English and another language.

Additional Information

Students in the Language Interpreter Training Certificate (LITC) program must take and pass all six courses in order to graduate. If students wish to become certified interpreters with the Ontario Council on Community Interpreting (OCCI) upon graduation, they must meet the OCCI accreditation requirements, including the successful completion of the Interpreter Language and Skills Assessment Tool (ILSAT), Community Interpreter Language and Interpreting Skills Assessment Tool (CILISAT), or Court Interpreter Certification Exam (CTTIC/OTTIAQ/MAG).

Three courses are offered each semester with each running for six hours a week (two evenings) for five weeks. This allows students to complete the certificate in two semesters. Students can take courses in any order, except for LITC 106 which is recommended to be the final class students complete. 

If you are an interpreter working in the field, you may be able to apply your work experience and training towards the LITC certificate through Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR). Please email cplliberalarts@humber.ca for more information on this process. 

Graduates of the MCIS Language Solutions program need to complete LITC 104 and LITC 106 in order to receive the certificate. To learn more about the PLAR process for exemption from LITC 101, 102, 103 and 105, please email cplliberalarts@humber.ca. 

The LITC program continues to enhance student learning by bringing in guests from various sectors of the interpreting industries. LITC has welcomed individuals from Access Alliance, Sick Kids Hospital, University Health Network (UHN), Humber College’s Career and Advancement Services, Global Translations, Exacta Interpreting, LITC Alumni, Ministry of Attorney General (MAG), MCIS, Multi-Languages Corporation, APLI & ATIO, Student Court Interpreting Observations, and more. 

Note: These courses do not qualify for General Education courses.

Courses

Compulsory

• LITC 101: Introduction to Spoken Language Interpreting
• LITC 102: Consecutive Interpreting
• LITC 103: Sight Translation
• LITC 104: Simultaneous Interpreting
• LITC 105: Setting Specific Interpreting
• LITC 106: Capstone Course Skills Integration

How to Register

You are required to register for each individual course included in a CE program. You can register for a course by selecting it and following the instructions in the “How to Register” box.

Fees

Each CE program is comprised of a series of courses which may all have different fees. You are required to register for each course individually and pay the associated fees. Once you select the course, the fee is displayed in the “How to Register” box.

Contact Information

Humber Continuous Professional Learning Liberal Arts & Sciences
cplliberalarts@humber.ca
416.675.6622 ext. 4554

Every attempt is made to ensure that information contained on this website is current and accurate. Humber reserves the right to correct any error or omission, modify or cancel any course, program, fee, timetable or campus location at any time without prior notice or liability to users or any other Person. On October 21, 2019, the Provincial Government of Ontario announced the renaming of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU). Both names may appear on this website.

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