iCQ
    Level 4
    QN: 610/1140/X
    Curriculum Active

    iCQ Level 4 Certificate in Community Interpreting

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by iCQ. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 222 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 4
    Awarding Body
    iCQ
    Syllabus Units
    12 Units
    Guided Hours
    222 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Interpret two way

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to interpret between two languages
    • Be able to interpret consecutively within a community interpreting scenario
    • Be able to employ strategies to facilitate the interpreting process
    • Understand how to provide professional service as a community interpreter
    2

    Professional development in community interpreting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to provide professional service as a community interpreter
    • Be able to evaluate own practices a community interpreter
    • Be able to plan and implement own programme of professional development
    • Understand how to work with other community interpreters and others
    3

    Sight translation from and into English

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the role of sight translation in community interpreting
    • Be able to perform sight translations of documents
    • Be able to select and use strategies dealing with challenging language
    • Be able to reflect on own level of performance in sight translation
    4

    Telephone interpreting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to interpret between two languages remotely without visual clues
    • Be able to interpret two way within a community interpreting scenario remotely without visual clues
    • Understand how to provide professional telephone interpreting service
    5

    Working as a community interpreter within educational settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to interpret within educational settings
    • Be able to select
    • use and evaluate the appropriate sources of information to support professional practice within educational settings
    • Be able to demonstrate the use of specialist terminology within educational settings assignments
    • Understand the key legislation, policies, procedures and protocols within educational settings
    • Be able to evaluate own performance during interpreting activities within educational settings
    6

    Working as a Community Interpreter within health services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to interpret within health services
    • Be able to select
    • use and evaluate the appropriate sources of information to support professional practice within health services
    • Be able to demonstrate the use of specialist terminology within health services assignments
    • Understand the key legislation, policies, procedures and protocols within health services
    • Be able to evaluate own performance during interpreting activities within health services
    7

    Working as a community interpreter within housing services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to interpret within housing services
    • Be able to select
    • use and evaluate the appropriate sources of information to support professional practice within housing services
    • Be able to demonstrate the use of specialist terminology within housing services assignments
    • Understand the key legislation, policies, procedures and protocols within housing services
    • Be able to evaluate own performance during interpreting activities within housing services
    8

    Working as a community interpreter within immigration services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to interpret within immigration services
    • Be able to select
    • use and evaluate the appropriate sources of information to support professional practice within immigration services
    • Be able to demonstrate the use of specialist terminology within immigration services assignments
    • Understand the key legislation, policies, procedures and protocols within immigration services
    • Be able to evaluate own performance during interpreting activities within immigration services
    9

    Working as a Community Interpreter within mental health services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to interpret within mental health services
    • Be able to select
    • use and evaluate the appropriate sources of information to support professional practice within mental health services
    • Be able to demonstrate the use of specialist terminology within mental health services assignments
    • Understand the key legislation, policies, procedures and protocols within mental health services
    • Be able to evaluate own performance during interpreting activities within mental health services
    10

    Working as a community interpreter within social services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the structure of and the work undertaken by the police
    • Be able to select
    • use and evaluate the appropriate sources of information to support professional practice within social services
    • Be able to demonstrate the use of specialist terminology within social services assignments
    • Understand the key legislation, policies, procedures and protocols within social services
    • Be able to evaluate own performance during interpreting activities within social services
    11

    Working as a community interpreter within the criminal justice system

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to interpret within the criminal justice system
    • Be able to select
    • use and evaluate the appropriate sources of information to support professional practice within the criminal justice system
    • Be able to demonstrate the use of specialist terminology within criminal justice system assignments
    • Understand the key legislation, policies, procedures and protocols within the criminal justice system
    • Be able to evaluate own performance during interpreting activities within the criminal justice system
    12

    Working as a community interpreter within the welfare benefits system

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to interpret within the welfare benefits system
    • Be able to select
    • use and evaluate the appropriate sources of information to support professional practice within the welfare benefits system
    • Be able to demonstrate the use of specialist terminology within welfare benefits system assignments
    • Understand the key legislation, policies, procedures and protocols within the welfare benefits system
    • Be able to evaluate own performance during interpreting activities within the welfare benefits system

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    610/1140/X
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    iCQ
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Jul 2022