WASLI Interpreter Education Guidelines

In 2011, the Task Force on Education and Training presented their report, WASLI Interpreter Education Guidelines.  It sets out a series of scenarios that might be followed in developing an educational programme for interpreters, particularly in developing countries.  In addition, they created a philosophical statement and information for those trainers working in countries where they do not live.  In 2017, the document was reviewed and updated.  Our thanks to Rachel Locker Mckee for her leadership on this work.  You can read or download the report by clicking on this link.

TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS

Here you will find information about some Interpreter Training establishments around the world.

AFRICA
Details to follow

ASIA

THAILAND
Ratchasuda College, Mahidol University, Namhon Pathom

AUSTRALASIA/OCEANIA 

AUSTRALIA
Macquarie University, Sydney
Petersham TAFE, Sydney
Canberra Institute of Technology, ACT
La Trobe University, Melbourne
RMIT TAFE, Melbourne
Central Metropolitan College of TAFE, Western Australia
Southbank TAFE, Queensland

NEW ZEALAND
Auckland University of Technology

Victoria University of Wellington

EUROPE

NORWAY
University of Oslo
University College in Bergen
University College in Trondheim

(All these sites are in Norwegian)

FINLAND

DIAK

HUMAK

UNITED KINGDOM

DCAL, University College of London

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

University of Bristol

University of Central Lancashire, Preston

University of Durham

University of Leeds

University of Wolverhampton

NORTH AMERICA
ASL Interpreter Training Programmes in North America

CANADA – Sign Language and Interpreter Training Programmes by Province

ALBERTA
Lakeland College (Edmonton)

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Douglas College (New Westminster)
Vancouver Community College (Vancouver)

MANITOBA
Red River College (Winnipeg)
University of Manitoba (Winnipeg)

NOVA SCOTIA
Nova Scotia Community College (Halifax)

ONTARIO
St. Clair College (Windsor)
George Brown College (Toronto)

USA – Sign Language and Interpreter Training Programmes by State

ALABAMA
Bishop State Community College (Mobile)

ARIZONA
Phoenix College (Phoenix)
Pima Community College (Tuscon)
University of Arizona (Tuscon)

ARKANSAS
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock)

CALIFORNIA
American River College (Sacremento)
California State University at Northbridge (Northbridge)
California State University Fresno (Fresno)
Gold West College (Huntingdon Beach)
El Camino College (Torrance)
Pierce College (Los Angeles)
Mount San Antonio College (Walnut)
Ohlone College (Fremont)
Oxnard College (Oxnard)
Palomar Community College (San Marcos)
Riverside Community College (Riverside)
San Diego Mesa College (San Diego)

COLORADO
Front Range Community College (Denver)
Pikes Peak Community College (Colorado Springs)

CONNECTICUT
Northwestern Connecticut Community College (Winsted)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Gallaudet University (Washington DC)
Gallaudet RSA Interpreter Training Project, Region 3 (Washington DC)

FLORIDA
Daytona Beach Community College (Daytona Beach)
Florida Community College at Jacksonville (Jacksonville)
Hillsborough Community College (Tampa)
Miami Dade College (Miami)
St Petersburgh College (Clearwater)
University of South Florida (Tampa)

GEORGIA
Georgia Perimeter College (Clarkston)

HAWAII
Kapiolani Community College (Honolulu)

IDAHO
Idaho State University (Pocatello)

ILLINOIS
Columbia College Chicago (Chicago)
Illinois Central College (E. Peoria)
John A Logan College (Carterville)
MacMurray College (MacMurray College)
Southwestern Illinois College (Belleville)
Waubonsee Community College (Sugar Grove)
William Rainey Harper College (Palatine)

INDIANA
Bethel College (Mishawaka)
Goshen College (Goshen)
Indiana University/Purdue University (Indianapolis)
Vincennes University (CITY)

IOWA
Iowa Western Community College (Council Bluffs)
Kirkwood Community College (Cedar Rapids)
Scotts Community College (Bettendorf)

KANSAS
Cowley County Community College (Wichita)
Johnson County Community College (Overland Park)

KENTUCKY
Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond)

LOUISIANA
Delgado Community College (New Orleans)
Deaf Action Centre of Louisiana (Shreveport)

MAINE
University of Southern Maine (Portland)

MARYLAND
CCBC Catonsville (Catonsville)

MASSACHUSETTS
Clarke School for the Deaf (Northampton)
Northeastern University (Boston)
Northern Essex Community College (Haverhill)
Project TIEM.Online at Northeastern University (Boston)

MICHIGAN
Lansing Community College (Lansing)
Madonna University (Livonia)
Mott Community College (Flint)
Washtenaw Community College (Ann Arbor)

MINNESOTA
College of St Catherine (Minneapolis)
North Central University (Minneapolis)
Saint Paul College (St Paul)

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (Gulfport)

MISSOURI
Maple Woods Community College (Kansas City)
St Louis Community College at Florissant Valley (Ferguson)
William Woods University (Fulton)

NEBRASKA
Metropolitan Community College (Omaha)

NEVADA
Community College of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas)

NEW HAMPSHIRE
University of New Hampshire (Manchester)

NEW JERSEY
Burlington County College (Pemberton)
Camden County College (Blackwood)
Ocean County College (Toms River)
Union County College (Cranford)

NEW MEXICO
Santa Fe Community College (Santa Fe)
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque)

NEW YORK
Corning Community College (Corning)
La Guardia Community College via State University of NY (New York City/LIC)
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) (Rochester)
Suffolk Community College (Selden)

NORTH CAROLINA
Blue Ridge Community College (Flat Rock)
Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte)
University of North Carolina – Greensboro (Greensboro)
Wilson Technical Community College (Wilson)

NORTH DAKOTA
Lake Region State College (Devils Lake)

OHIO

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State University (Oklahoma City)
Tulsa Community College (Tulsa)

OREGON
Portland Community College (Portland)
Region X Interpreter Education Centre (Monmouth)

PENNSYLVANIA
Bloomsburg University (Bloomsburg)
Community College of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)
Community College of Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Mount Aloysius College (Cresson)

SOUTH CAROLINA
Spartanburg Technical College (Spartanburg)

TENNESSEE
Chattanooga State Technical Community College (Chattanooga)
Maryville College (Maryville)
Nashville State Technical Institute (Nashville)
University of Tennessee (Knoxville)

TEXAS
Austin Community College (Austin)
Collin County Community College (Plano)
Cy-Fair College (Cypress)
Del Mar College (Corpus Christi)
El Paso Community College (El Paso)
McLennan Community College (Waco)
North Harris College (Houston)
San Antonio College (San Antonio)
Tarrant County College (Forth Worth)
Tyler Junior College (Tyler)

UTAH
Salt Lake Community College (Salt Lake City)

VIRGINIA
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Richmond)
New River Community College (Dublin)
Tidewater Community College (Chesapeake)

WASHINGTON
American Sign Language & Interpreting School of Seattle (ASLIS) (Seattle)
Seattle Central Community College (Seattle)
Spokane Falls Community College (Spokane)

WEST VIRGINIA
Fairmont State Community and Technical College (Fairmont)

WISCONSIN
Fox Valley Technical College (Appleton)
Milwaukee Area Technical College (Milwaukee)
Northcentral Technical College (CITY)
University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee (Milwaukee)

WYOMING
Sheridan College (CITY)

SOUTH AMERICA
Details to follow

TRANSCAUCASIA & CENTRAL ASIA
Details to follow

SUBMITTING INFORMATION

If you have information about training establishments that you would like to share then please provide details to your WASLI Regional Representative.

• WASLI Interpreter Education Guidelines