Education
Across Europe there are approximately 50 training programmes at formal institutions for sign language interpreters. Training of sign language interpreters is conducted at an educational institutions (private or public) or by individual trainers. On the left hand side you can find in the submenu information to training programmes across Europe and also the efsli trainers directory, with an overview of the individual trainers.
Every two years efsli organises the efsli trainers' seminar. The seminar is for professional trainers involved with training and educating sign language interpreters.
efsli Working Seminar II: Towards a standard curriculum for sign language interpreters across Europe
Coming to an agreement on learning outcomes and curriculum content
26 & 27 March 2012, Hamburg, Germany
On 26 & 127 March 2012 efsli will hold its second working seminar on sign language interpreters’ qualification systems in Europe. This working seminar will be hosted by the Institute of German Sign Language and Communication of the Deaf (Institut für Deutsche Gebärdensprache und Kommunikation Gehörloser ), at the University of Hamburg .
The aim of this seminar is to come to an agreement on the content of a standard curriculum for sign language interpreters across Europe. To achieve this objective, participants will receive in advance a working document with the proposals resulting from the outcomes of the first working seminar (held in Utrecht last November 2011). This working document will serve as a basis for discussion in the different parallel workshops.
This seminar will have the following schedule:
- Monday 26 March, from 8:45 to 17:30
- Tuesday 27 March, from 9:00 to 13:00
More information: http://www.efsli.org/efsli/trainers/working_seminar_2012.php
Seminar “Towards a standard curriculum for sign language interpreters across Europe”, 14th-15th November, 2011
On 14 & 15 November 2011 efsli held their first working seminar on sign language interpreters’ qualification systems in Europe . The Workind Seminar hosted by the Utrecht University of the Applied Science.
The aim of the seminar was to develop a “standard” or model curriculum for sign language interpreters with reference to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) - http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc44_en.htm, http://ec.europa.eu/eqf/home_en.htm
Contact person: Lourdes Calle, efsli project coordinator, lourdes.calle@efsli.org, Marinella Salami, efsli training department, marinella.salami@efsli.org
Download the programme >>>here. Read more about the seminar >>>here.
Supported by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme
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