Okla. Admin. Code § 612:10-13-16

Current through Vol. 42, No. 6, December 2, 2024

Section 612:10-13-16 - Evaluation

(a)Evaluation components and conditions. An applicant must be 18 years old or older to be eligible to take the written examination and the skill-based performance evaluation. To be eligible to take the skill-based interpreter performance evaluation, an applicant should have earned at least 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university, with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher or 60 hours of Continuing Education Units relating to interpreting. To be certified as an interpreter, an applicant must pass a skill-based performance evaluation. The process for certification consists of a written examination and a sign language skill-based performance evaluation. The written examination and performance interview may include items from the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct and the Certification Levels limitations. Interpreters who hold Level III certification in either Interpreting or Transliterating are required to take the IV/V performance evaluation, which is in compliance with the Ethical Standards.

(b)Written examination. The written examination consists of questions designed to measure knowledge of interpreting and situational ethics. Applicants must make a passing score, as established by the program, before being allowed to take the performance evaluation. If the written test is failed, retesting may be taken again in 30 calendar days.

(c)Performance Evaluation. The Interpreter Certification and Resource Center (ICRC) administers two performance evaluations, certification levels for category I-III and certification levels for category IV/V. Both of the performance evaluation categories consists of ethical situational questions, which is called an interview, and a skill-based proficiency test, which will test the candidate's ability to interpret and transliterate interactive settings. Individuals may request testing for category levels I-III or category levels IV/V. A candidate is eligible to apply in the same performance category, I-III or IV-V, in three months from prior testing date. A performance application can be submitted before three months and will be placed on the next available evaluation date after the three months waiting period. If an interpreter obtains a level III in either transliterating or interpreting, he/she is immediately eligible to apply for the IV/V performance. Certification will be granted to an individual whose total score falls within the acceptable range for that level.

(d)Conflict of interest. Interpreter certification program staff who select, manage or coordinate the certification process or select evaluators are not eligible to test for Oklahoma interpreter certification through this process.

Okla. Admin. Code § 612:10-13-16

Added at 11 Ok Reg 2449, eff 7-1-94; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1739, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1774, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1832, eff 7-1-11

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 22, August 1, 2023, eff. 8/11/2023

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 22, August 1, 2024, eff. 8/11/2024