GTC Journey Track

Looking down at the legs and shoes of two people standing on a sidewalk with the words Designed for self-starters, participants in this track will access resources from the Graduation to Certification program to move on a self-directed journey from graduation to certification. This track offers great flexibility and rewards, regardless of your location, where you are on your path, and your timeline for certification. It is ideal for novice interpreters who would like to work at their own pace.

Plans for 2021

We will have two tracks: one for hearing interpreters and one for deaf interpreters. There may be some overlap, but from our pilot cohort with DIs, the CATIE Center recognizes that Deaf interpreters often have a different path to certification.

This year, we will be offering a module with light facilitation and the opportunity for ACET continuing education credit each month. Starting in July, we will offer the deaf and hearing tracks for the Journey track one more time before the end of our grant in December 2021.

Month	Deaf Interpreter Track	Hearing Interpreter Track
July	Deliberate Practice for Deaf Interpreters	Effective Learning and Practice
August	Deaf Perspectives on Translation	Translation Strategies: ASL to English
September	DeafBlind Interpreting Modules	A Month-long Plan: Fingerspelled Word Recognition, Classifiers, and Composure
October	Body Language for Deaf Interpreters: Cardio	Body Language for Hearing Interpreters: Cardio
November & December	Listen Well: Engaging Black Deaf Perspectives and CASLI Performance Preparation for Deaf Interpreters	Listen Well: Engaging Black Deaf Perspectives and NIC Interview & Performance Certification Exam Preparation

First Run of Journey Track in 2021

Month	Deaf Interpreter Track	Hearing Interpreter Track
January	Deliberate Practice for Deaf Interpreters	Effective Learning and Practice
February	Deaf Perspectives on Translation	Translation Strategies: ASL to English
March	DeafBlind Interpreting Modules	A Month-long Plan: Fingerspelled Word Recognition, Classifiers, and Composure
April	Body Language for Deaf Interpreters: Cardio	Body Language for Hearing Interpreters: Cardio
May & June	Listen Well: Engaging Black Deaf Perspectives and CASLI Performance Preparation for Deaf Interpreters	Listen Well: Engaging Black Deaf Perspectives and NIC Interview & Performance Certification Exam Preparation

GTC Journey Track Resources

All of the resources we offered last year will remain open for people to register and use. However, there will be no support or facilitation in those courses.