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Bilingual Staff Interpreter Training Application
Dec. 9 - Dec. 11 9am to 4pm
Richmond, VA
Priority spots will be given to staff working in community service boards.

Questions marked with a * are required

Thank you for your interest in applying for the Bilingual Staff Interpreter (BSI) Training!

Please complete the following application to be considered for the training.

*incomplete applications will not be processed.

Deadline: November 7, 2025

Bilingual Staff Interpreter (BSI) Training Overview

Participants in this group complete a 24-hour training. Participants in this program typically serve in other roles in an organization but because they are bilingual, they are often asked to provide language services for individuals seeking services (dual-role interpreters). Some may have had limited interpreter training before participating in the BSI training, but most have not had any formal training.

Participants completing the BSI are not qualified to provide language services outside of their organizations except to provide language access support for their clients in inter-agency transactions or sessions.

Things to remember:

You will receive confirmation for receipt of the application.
You will need to provide results to a language proficiency assessment
Acceptance notification will be sent after the application deadline.
For questions, please email hilalyalcin@vt.edu

BSI Proof of Language Proficiency:

Participants must provide a proficiency assessment that demonstrates a score of 80% or better or a comparative result of other established language proficiency tests such as ILR, TOEFL, etc.
Applicants from languages of lesser diffusion with no fluency test available in their target language can submit a notarized statement.

BSI Expectations:

Attend and actively participate in 24-hour training sessions, minimum 90%.
Complete pre-classwork
Demonstrate adequate knowledge and obtain a score of 80% or better in the written test.
Demonstrate competence in the oral and skills test with a score of 80% or better.

General Applicant Information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Phone Number

Job Title

Organization/Agency

Have you taken an interpreter training course in the past?

Please submit your initials to agree with the following statement:
I understand that I must successfully pass the language proficiency assessment to attend the training and obtain full certification.
(If you haven't taken a proficiency assessment yet, you will be contacted to set up your test. If you do not pass the proficiency test, you will be allowed to take the BSI Training however; you will not receive the BSI training certificate.)

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