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
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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Aimed at bilingual individuals who want to work as spoken language interpreters in Ontario's social service, health care, legal and domestic violence prevention sectors, this 180-hour, six-course certificate combines theory and principles with practical skills development. It builds introductory-level competencies for proficient interpreting practice, covering simultaneous interpreting, setting-specific interpreting, consecutive interpreting, and sight translation and note-taking, and suits both newcomers to the field and practising interpreters looking to upgrade their skills. Graduation requires successfully completing a provincial Interpreter Language and Skills Assessment Tool competency test.
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.
