- Employees of DSHS please follow Bilingual Employee Test Scheduling Guidelines.
- All others must schedule tests online through their profile in LTC Gateway.
- Certified Languages: Chinese-Cantonese, Chinese-Mandarin, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
- Screened Languages: All non-certified languages - speakers of these languages receive authorization rather than certification but credentials are functionally the same.
- Tests Offered:
- Document Translator (certified languages only): requires passing one written test ($50). This is not an interpreter test. It is for the translation of written materials only.
- Medical Interpreter (certified and screened languages): requires passing both oral ($45) and written ($30) tests.
- Social Service Interpreter (certified and screened languages): requires passing both oral ($45) and written ($30) tests.
- All certifications and authorizations require two hours of either medical or social service orientation and two hours of ethics training.
- For Chinese-Cantonese and Chinese-Mandarin interpreters, only one written test is needed for both certificates in each category (medical/social service) provided that the written is passed within two years of the oral test.
- For multiple screened languages, only one written test is needed for all languages in each category (medical/social service) provided that the written is passed within two years of the oral test.
- Please read the Examination Manual and Registration Polices prior to scheduling a test.
