Join ATPD for the official AIIC Schools Directory launch event and a discussion on interpreter training in 2025!
Our international panel of experienced conference interpreting trainers will discuss why the selection criteria for the Schools Directory are so important and why interpreting training programs should follow these guidelines in order to train interpreters accordingly.
Denise De Vasconcelos Araujo – Moderator
Kilian Seeber – Importance of aptitude testing
Jibola Sofolahan – Why trainers should be professional interpreters
Amanda Forsythe – How long the course should be
Maha El-Metwally – Postgraduate level qualifications
Mirna Soares Andrade – Training in consecutive and simultaneous
Gillian Misener – Interpreting practice should be unpaid