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webinar take-aways . NCIEC recruitment resources and how they may be used roles for faculty and alums as “ ambassadors ” how to get involved. Polling Question #1: . Does your program conduct recruitment activities to attract new students? Use the voting tool to indicate

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  1. webinar take-aways • NCIEC recruitment resources and how they may be used • roles for faculty and alums as “ambassadors” • how to get involved

  2. Polling Question #1: • Does your program conduct recruitment activities to attract new students? • Use the voting tool to indicate • Yes (green checkmark) • or • No (red X)

  3. Polling Question #2: • If you answered yes to #1, does your program make use of Discover Interpreting tools and strategies? • Use the voting tool to indicate • Yes (green checkmark) • or • No (red X)

  4. RSA training of interpreters program • established by Rehabilitation Act 1978 amendments to improve access to VR • 2005 and 2010: six 5-year grant awards established National Center and 5 coordinated Regional Centers • purpose: increase number of interpreters nationwide through training developed and implemented with consumers and local partner networks

  5. interpretereducation.org

  6. national consortium goals • enhance interpreting education program outcomes • enhance interpreters’ skills and knowledge • improve consumer utilization of Interpreters • make available resources, outreach, information, and technical assistance • interpretereducation.org

  7. needs assessment findings • 60% of deaf individuals queried could not find an interpreter when they needed one. • approximately 25% of currently working interpreters will retire by 2017. • interpreting education graduation rates do not keep pace with rate of retirement currently.

  8. interpreter demographics

  9. national consortium response

  10. Discover Interpreting work team objective • increased number and diversity of students entering IEPs CM Hall Diana Doucette Mary Lightfoot Cathy Cogen Dennis Cokely

  11. primary objective increase number & diversity of students entering interpreting programs

  12. misconceptions about interpreting • not a professional position • no compensation • not a viable career path • not intellectually demanding • if you can sign, you can interpret

  13. the truth • interpreting is intellectually challenging • interpreting requires a broad-based education and specialized preparation, language fluency, and excellent judgment • interpreting can be a long-term career with objectives and a variety of career paths within interpreting

  14. strategies • discoverinterpreting.com • brochures • book marks • Discover Interpreting grill • facebook group • PSA • training ambassadors • ambassador PowerPoint & brochures

  15. DiscoverInterpreting.com

  16. DiscoverInterpreting.com • discover interpreting – what is interpreting & why interpreting • paths to interpreting • careers in interpreting • additional resources • interactive fun

  17. DiscoverInterpreting.com

  18. DiscoverInterpreting.com

  19. DiscoverInterpreting.com

  20. Discover Interpreting brochures

  21. Discover Interpreting book marks

  22. Discover Interpreting grill Put the Discover Interpreting Grill your website

  23. Discover Interpreting

  24. DiscoverInterpreting.com Discover Interpreting on

  25. DiscoverInterpreting Public Service Announcement • YouTube • exhibit booth • local cable

  26. ambassador program

  27. ambassador program IEP involvement Join the IEP Recruitment Initiative!

  28. ambassador program IEP involvement

  29. benefits • increased student enrollment • adequate numbers of qualified interpreters to work with deaf consumers • continuance of interpreting standards within the field

  30. ambassador program 236 ambassadors trained from September 2009 – October 2010 115 (48.7%) signed on as ambassadors 41 presentations as of 3/1/11 given by 32 ambassadors, audience totaled 897.  12% of audience members visit DiscoverInterpreting.com

  31. if each of 130 IEPs made just one presentation… we could reach over 2,800 potential interpreting students

  32. dvd recruitment kit coming fall 2011 • ambassador presentation • PSA • tracking sheets • Discover interpreting grill • and other resources

  33. where to obtain materials

  34. where to obtain materials

  35. contacts Discover Interpreting DiscoverInterpreting.com info@discoverinterpreting.com National Interpreter Education Center niec@neu.edu Visit: NCIEC at interpretereducation.org

  36. questions?

  37. thank you for joining us Cathy Cogen Director National Interpreter Education Center c.cogen@neu.edu Mary Lightfoot Project Coordinator Gallaudet University Regional Interpreter Education Center mary.lightfoot@gallaudet.edu

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