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Learn about NCIEC recruitment initiatives and how faculty and alums can become ambassadors to attract new students to interpreting programs. Discover strategies, grant awards, misconceptions, and the ambassador program's impact. Join to increase student enrollment and promote interpreting careers.
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webinar take-aways • NCIEC recruitment resources and how they may be used • roles for faculty and alums as “ambassadors” • how to get involved
Polling Question #1: • Does your program conduct recruitment activities to attract new students? • Use the voting tool to indicate • Yes (green checkmark) • or • No (red X)
Polling Question #2: • If you answered yes to #1, does your program make use of Discover Interpreting tools and strategies? • Use the voting tool to indicate • Yes (green checkmark) • or • No (red X)
RSA training of interpreters program • established by Rehabilitation Act 1978 amendments to improve access to VR • 2005 and 2010: six 5-year grant awards established National Center and 5 coordinated Regional Centers • purpose: increase number of interpreters nationwide through training developed and implemented with consumers and local partner networks
national consortium goals • enhance interpreting education program outcomes • enhance interpreters’ skills and knowledge • improve consumer utilization of Interpreters • make available resources, outreach, information, and technical assistance • interpretereducation.org
needs assessment findings • 60% of deaf individuals queried could not find an interpreter when they needed one. • approximately 25% of currently working interpreters will retire by 2017. • interpreting education graduation rates do not keep pace with rate of retirement currently.
Discover Interpreting work team objective • increased number and diversity of students entering IEPs CM Hall Diana Doucette Mary Lightfoot Cathy Cogen Dennis Cokely
primary objective increase number & diversity of students entering interpreting programs
misconceptions about interpreting • not a professional position • no compensation • not a viable career path • not intellectually demanding • if you can sign, you can interpret
the truth • interpreting is intellectually challenging • interpreting requires a broad-based education and specialized preparation, language fluency, and excellent judgment • interpreting can be a long-term career with objectives and a variety of career paths within interpreting
strategies • discoverinterpreting.com • brochures • book marks • Discover Interpreting grill • facebook group • PSA • training ambassadors • ambassador PowerPoint & brochures
DiscoverInterpreting.com • discover interpreting – what is interpreting & why interpreting • paths to interpreting • careers in interpreting • additional resources • interactive fun
Discover Interpreting book marks
Discover Interpreting grill Put the Discover Interpreting Grill your website
DiscoverInterpreting.com Discover Interpreting on
DiscoverInterpreting Public Service Announcement • YouTube • exhibit booth • local cable
ambassador program IEP involvement Join the IEP Recruitment Initiative!
benefits • increased student enrollment • adequate numbers of qualified interpreters to work with deaf consumers • continuance of interpreting standards within the field
ambassador program 236 ambassadors trained from September 2009 – October 2010 115 (48.7%) signed on as ambassadors 41 presentations as of 3/1/11 given by 32 ambassadors, audience totaled 897. 12% of audience members visit DiscoverInterpreting.com
if each of 130 IEPs made just one presentation… we could reach over 2,800 potential interpreting students
dvd recruitment kit coming fall 2011 • ambassador presentation • PSA • tracking sheets • Discover interpreting grill • and other resources
contacts Discover Interpreting DiscoverInterpreting.com info@discoverinterpreting.com National Interpreter Education Center niec@neu.edu Visit: NCIEC at interpretereducation.org
thank you for joining us Cathy Cogen Director National Interpreter Education Center c.cogen@neu.edu Mary Lightfoot Project Coordinator Gallaudet University Regional Interpreter Education Center mary.lightfoot@gallaudet.edu