The first step for new candidates is to create a profile in the LTC Gateway database system before they schedule a test with LTC or apply for a DSHS credential with a third-party test score.
To apply for a DSHS Social Service Interpreter and/or Document Translator credential(s), candidates must pass the required written and oral tests administered by LTC and complete the free orientation trainings in Gateway.
To apply for a DSHS Medical Interpreter-Recognized credential, new candidates and medical interpreters with an expired DSHS credential should test with one of the third-party testing entities listed on the LTC website’s Test Information page. Formal score reports of written and oral medical interpreter tests you have passed must be submitted to LTC at dshsct@dshs.wa.gov within two years of test date.
New candidates need to complete the free medical interpreter orientation trainings in Gateway before submitting a request for the credential.