Court interpreter training coming to Milwaukee

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The Director of State Courts Office will be holding a training session for court interpreters in Milwaukee in March.

The sesion, which is an introduction to court interpreting featuring judges and certified court interpreters, will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 24 and March 25 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

The training will cost $195 and covers lunch, training materials and the two sessions. Applications and registration are due on Friday.

For more information on the training and to register, visit https://www.wicourts.gov/services/interpreter/orientation.htm

While Spanish interpreters are most often requested by the courts, qualified interpreters for other languages, such as Arabic, Burmese and Hmong, are also being sought. A number of scholarships are available for those seeking to work in some non-Spanish languages.

Participants who complete orientation and meet certain requirements will be placed on a public roster of interpreters.