Date Information Last Verified: 03/12/2023
Standards for Permanent Credential
The standards listed below reflect the minimum requirements to work as an educational interpreter in this state.
- Pre-Service Education: None Specified
- Skill Verification: RID Certification (except with NAD III), EIPA 4.0 plus EIPA:WT, TECUnit, BEI Advanced (within three years), Other Exam by Reciprocity (following 201 KAR 39:080)
- Knowledge Verification: EIPA:WT for licensure with the EIPA (RID (CASLI), BEI, and TECUnit already include a written/knowledge component)
- Renewal Timeline: Annually
- Continuing Education: 15 hours annually
- Additional Comments:
Standards for Provisional Credential
- Is a provisional credential available? Yes
- What is required for the provisional credential? Plan of supervision AND NIC written or EIPA:WT or 18 hours of CDI training for deaf interpreters AND ONE of the following: 1) NAD III plus current certification, 2) SCPI/SLPI Advanced or higher within three years, 3) ASLPI 3+ within three years, 4) EIPA 3.0 or higher, 5) BEI Basic or higher within three years
- How long can one hold a provisional credential? Up to five years for a hearing interpreter, up to ten years for a Deaf interpreter
State Resources
For a list of current NAIE State
Ambassadors click here.
For a list of currently available
programs in your state visit the Conference of Interpreter
Trainers (CIT) website.
Contact info@naiedu.org to
update or correct the information above.