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              The International School of Linguists (ISL) are proud to announce that its Level 6 Diploma in Community Interpreting (DCI) has been recognised by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as one of the qualifications that will allow interpreters to work on all of their interpreting assignments. The DCI will…

At some point in our lives, we will experience some form of stress. Whether it is occupational or personal, knowing how to deal with the situation effectively and knowing how to de-stress, is the key to our own health and wellbeing. Every interpreter is at risk of stress due to the nature of work they undertake. Our…

  Issue no 8, 26/09/16 Welcome to this issue of the ISL Newsletter. We hope that you find the content useful and enjoyable. If you would like to get involved or have some ideas about what we can feature, please email the team on in**@*********ts.com. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  ISL’s Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting has been nominated…

ISL is excited and extremely proud to announce that our Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting qualification has been nominated and shortlisted for not just one, but two E-Learning Awards! In August, we were notified that our Level 3 qualification is a finalist in the Training Journal Awards 2016 in the category ‘Best Private/Commercial Programme’ If that wasn’t…

Freelancing doesn’t come easy but offers plenty of benefits such as, flexibility, chance-to-be-your-own-boss and work across a diverse range of projects. I don’t write this as a freelance expert (I have no claims on that!) but as a marketing professional with advice for marketing your brand. I will start by saying that marketing yourself is a tough assignment and…

You might have read in the news that the CCS framework has recently been awarded. This is big news for interpreters working in the Public Sector because it can have an impact on the type of work opportunities that you will receive and the diversity of the work that you can fulfil. Because of this…

19 AUGUST, 2016 Global language services company thebigword has today signed the biggest interpreting contract in Europe – a deal worth up to £120m to provide face-to-face, telephone interpreting and translations to the Ministry of Justice in the UK.The international business, which employs more than 550 people from 11 offices around the world and already…

  Issue no 7, 13/08/16 Welcome to this issue of the ISL Newsletter. We hope that you find the content useful and enjoyable. If you would like to get involved or have some ideas about what we can feature, please email the team on in**@*********ts.com. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ISL would like to congratulate the following students for their…

05 August 2016 Volunteers fluent in a second language are being sought by the interpreting and translation service at Nottingham’s hospitals. Every day patients with a wide range of language needs are treated at the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital – and assistance is often needed to help them communicate with healthcare professionals. The…

September is the time of year when we look forward to getting back to our studies, learn new things and look forward to a bright future. With ISL, you can go ‘back to school’ and study a range of Interpreting courses, workshops and qualifications via Distance or Classroom learning. Exclusively, with this email you will…