#Get certified with CCHI

#GetCertified
with CCHI
Natalya Mytareva, MA, CoreCHI™
CCHI Executive Director
February 23, 2018
www.CCHIcertification.org

CCHI Certification
National
Valid
Credible
Vendor Neutral
Accredited by a third party - National
Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)

NCCA accreditation validates that a program
meets recognized national credentialing industry
standards for the development, administration
and maintenance of a certification program.
www.cchicertification.org

NCCA accredits certification programs only if the
organization can demonstrate full autonomy and
independence of any undue influence.

NCCA accredited certification programs must
have a solid foundation & organizational
capacity to effectively administer a certification
with transparency and in the best interest of the
general public.

Our Story
2004 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017
Founding of the
national Certification
Commission for
Healthcare
Interpreters (CCHI)
1st National Job
Task Analysis
study – defining
the profession
First national
certifications
awarded
2nd National Job
Task Analysis study
– checking the pulse
of the profession
Creation of National
Council of
Interpreting in
Health Care
(NCIHC) ‐ National
Code of Ethics
CHI™‐Spanish
accredited by
NCCA – 1st
in industry CoreCHI™
accredited by
NCCA
Founding of
national
Continuing
Education
Accreditation
Program (CEAP)
CHI™‐Spanish
re‐accredited
by NCCA –
only in
industry

Top 12 States
with CCHI-Certified Interpreters
(as of 02/12/18)
0
100
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300
400
500
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800
900
CA
WI
MA
TX
OH
MN
IL
AZ
SC
MI
NY
OR
841
321
236 218 183 142 138 133 128 108 97 90
Top 12 states – 79%
Certificants

National Certifications Offered
Core Certification Healthcare Interpreter™
(CoreCHI™)
Certification of interpreter core knowledge in
healthcare interpreting. Available for
interpreters of any language.
Certified Healthcare Interpreter™ (CHI™)
Certification of interpreter language‐specific
performance skills in healthcare interpreting.
Currently available in three languages –
Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin.

Who is the Entry-level
Healthcare Interpreter?
A person who is able to
 perform the functions of a healthcare interpreter
competently, independently, and unsupervised
 in any setting and in any modality where health
care is provided,
 with the knowledge, skill, and ability required to
relay messages accurately from a source language
to a target language in a culturally competent
manner and in accordance with established ethical
standards.

Information
about
certification:

Review the Certification Process
Review the
Candidate’s Examination Handbook:
www.cchicertification.org/images/pdfs/candidatehandbook.pdf

Eligibility Criteria
1. Age Requirement: Be at least 18 years old.
2. Education Requirement: Have at least a U.S. high
school diploma (or GED) or its equivalent from
another country.
3. Training Requirement: Have at least 40 hours of
healthcare interpreter training (academic or non‐
academic program).
4. Language Proficiency Requirement: Have
linguistic proficiency in English and the primary
language of service for which a certification is
sought.
http://www.cchicertification.org/44‐certification/eligibility‐
criteria/90‐eligibility‐criteria

Education Requirement
Examples of acceptable documents are:
 High school diploma;
 GED certificate;
 college enrollment document;
 college transcripts;
 college diploma (any level: B.A., M.A., Ph.D.);
 confirmation of a refugee (asylee) status in the
U.S.
* Non‐English documents must be translated into
English.

Healthcare Interpreting
Training Requirement
 30 hours must be on the subject of healthcare
interpreting
 5 hours may be attending any interpreting
conference
 5 hours may be in a related professional
training, e.g. court or conference interpreting,
medical specialty

Healthcare Interpreting
Training Requirement
 It must be training, i.e. not just interpreting
(even if under someone’s supervision) and not
self‐study
 It may be on‐the‐job training provided by your
employer, but you must have a document
which states:
Your name
Organization’s contact info that provided the
training
Dates and specific hours of training
Specific topics of training

Language Proficiency
Requirement
 CCHI requires that you upload documentation (in
an electronic format) evidencing your language
proficiency in English and the other language (i.e.
primary language of interpreting) in the
application.
 If you wish to submit several documents as
evidence of proficiency in one language, please
scan them as 1 (one) file in a pdf or jpg format.
 Non‐English documents must be translated into
English.

Requirement: English
 A high school diploma, or its equivalent, from an English speaking
country (diploma or transcript as long as the country of origin can be
established).
 Successful completion of extensive coursework at the post‐secondary
level, resulting in a degree, with the majority of classes conducted in
English.
 Time spent studying and/or working in an English speaking country,
where you were required on a daily basis to perform tasks at a
professional level in English.
 Successfully passing any English language proficiency test from a
reputable testing organization.
 Successful passage of an established interpreter/translator
certification exam (that includes a language‐specific performance
test), such as:
 The Federal Court Interpreter Certification Exam (FCICE);
 Any National Center for State Court (NCSC) exam;
 Other national or state certification exams, e.g., ATA, BEI, NAJIT, NBCMI, RID,
State of Washington Medical Interpreter Certification.

Requirement: Language of Service
 A high school diploma, or its equivalent, with classes taught in your
other language (diploma or transcript as long as the country of origin
can be established).
 Successful completion of extensive coursework at the post‐secondary
level, with the majority of classes conducted in the other language.
 Time spent studying and/or working in a country where you were
required on a daily basis to perform tasks at a professional level in the
other language.
 Successfully passing any non‐English language proficiency test from a
reputable testing organization.
 Successful passage of an established interpreter/translator
certification exam (that includes a language‐specific performance
test), such as:
 The Federal Court Interpreter Certification Exam (FCICE);
 Any National Center for State Court (NCSC) exam;
 Other national or state certification exams, e.g., ATA, BEI, NAJIT, NBCMI, RID,
State of Washington Medical Interpreter Certification.
 Refugee status documentation (if above documentation is not
available due to refugee experience). www.cchicertification.org

Fees
 Fees are non‐refundable.
 Exam fees are for 1 take (administration) only
Initial Fee ‐ $210:
Application ‐ $35
CoreCHI™ Exam ‐ $175
CHI™ Exam Fee ‐ $275
(Arabic, Mandarin,
Spanish)

#AddCCHI
If you have another related certification ‐ by ATA,
BEI, RID, any court interpreter certification, NBCMI,
state of WA
Initial Fee ‐ $150:
Application ‐ waived
CoreCHI™ Exam ‐ $150
CHI™ Exam Fee ‐ $150
(Arabic, Mandarin,
Spanish)

How to apply

Create a CCHI Profile (account)

Your CCHI Profile
From any page after you login, in the top right‐hand
corner, click “My Account”

Certification Timeline:
CoreCHI™ Exam
Week 1:
Application
& fees
Submitted
Week 2‐3:
Application
Reviewed
Week 3: Get
Notice and
Schedule

Week 4‐6:
Take CoreCHI™
exam
Week 6‐8:
Receive the score
& certificate
CoreCHI™ Exam

Week 1‐2:
Pay for
CHI™ exam
& Get Notice
Week 3‐8:
Take the exam
in the
upcoming
“window”
Week 7‐14:
Receive the
score &
certificate
CHI™ Exam – Arabic, Mandarin
& Spanish
Check CHI™ testing schedule at
http://www.cchicertification.org/certification/t
esting‐centers‐a‐schedule

Interpreter Registry and
Credential Verification

Interpreter Registry

To Edit your CCHI Profile
Click the edit icon in the “Status” field

Be found in the National Certified
Interpreter Registry
Check the
bottom box
“Make
Contact Info
Available” to
help potential
employers
contact you

Resources to Prepare for CCHI
Exams

CCHI’s Online Training Portal
http://cchiinterpreters.org
• Create a free account
• Remember your username & password (!)
• Login – top left, above the CCHI logo:

CCHI’s Online Training
Portal
• CoreCHI™ Practice Exam ($30)
• CHI™ Practice Exams (free,
enter key “Study4u”)
• If you already have 1 practice
exam, scroll down to the
bottom of the page, to “All
courses” to see what’s
available

CCHI’s Online Training
Portal
• Continuing Education
online training modules
• Click on any title to
purchase ($10)

Your CoreCHI™ or CHI™ Certification is valid
for 4 years.
To maintain your certification, you need:
 continuing education (CE) hours (32), and
 interpreting experience hours (40) (=work
experience)
which are tracked in 2‐year periods (Yrs 1 & 2
and Yrs 3 & 4).
Certification Renewal
Requirements

For each 2‐year period, you need to provide
documentation for:
 16 hours of CE total
 a minimum of 2 CE hours must be in
performance‐based (PB) topics (These hours
are required.)
 a maximum of 4 CE hours may be earned as
non‐instructional CE activities (These hours
are optional, not required.)
CE Requirements

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Where to find webinars

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