Cert in Language Interpreter Training (Part-time) at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada is a certificate in English Language Studies programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:English Language Studies
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program is designed for bilingual individuals who wish to work as spoken language interpreters in the legal, health care, social service and domestic violence prevention sectors in Ontario. Integrating theory, principles and concepts with practical application and skills development, the program aims to assist individuals in developing the introductory level competencies, skills, knowledge and attitudes required for proficient practice as language interpreters. The program will benefit individuals who wish to begin a career in interpreting, as well as those already working as interpreters who wish to upgrade their skills and obtain a college credential.This 180-hour program, consisting of six courses, provides an introduction to spoken language interpreting, with skills development practice in the major constituent tasks of interpreting - consecutive interpreting, sight translation and note taking, simultaneous interpreting, and a focus on setting-specific interpreting.Note: Students are required to successfully complete an interpreter's competency test (ILSAT: Interpreter Language and Skills Assessment Tool) administered by a provincial agency before eligible for graduation.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Conestoga's Language Interpreter Training certificate is a part-time continuing-education program. Its own admission requirements state that applicants need an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or must be 19 years of age or older by the program start (mature student status), and must have fluency in English as well as a second language, since community interpreters work between the two. The page does not publish a numeric English-language test score table — no IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo or CAEL band is listed — and treats any additional working language as acceptable rather than requiring French specifically. No portfolio, interview, minimum grade average, work-experience threshold, or background-check requirement is stated. This mirrors Conestoga's general pattern for open-enrolment continuing-education certificates, which set a bare OSSD-or-mature-student bar rather than the competitive, subject-specific entry used for its full-time diploma and degree programs; applicants should confirm current terms directly with the program page before registering.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
