https://tajit.org/events TAJIT upcoming events TAJIT Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:17:27 GMT Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:17:27 GMT Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT <p align="left" style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica"><strong>Court Interpreter Orientation Course - Remote</strong></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica"><strong><em>Orientation Workshop&nbsp;</em></strong></font><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica"><strong><em>Agenda<br></em></strong></font>&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px; margin-top: 0px !important;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>8:00&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong><span>Join Zoom session</span>&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>8:15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Introductions; Discussion of Courtroom &amp; History of Process</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>9:00</strong><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</em>Ethics Quiz</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>9:20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Role of the Interpreter- Code of Ethics</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>10:00&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Virtual break</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>10:15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Continuation of Interpreter Ethics</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>11:00&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Review of Ethics Quiz<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>11:15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Court Interpreting video</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>11:20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Q &amp; A</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>12:00&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>LUNCH BREAK</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>1:00&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Criminal Procedure/Vocabulary Quiz &nbsp;</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>1:20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Organization of Texas Courts</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>1:30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Discussion of Criminal Procedure, Cognates and Legal Terminology</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>2:00&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Demonstration of Court Interpreter Video</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>2:15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Modes of Interpreting: Sight, Consecutive and Simultaneous</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>3:00&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Short virtual break&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>3:15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>Interpreting Protocols</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;In Court</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Depositions</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Client Interviews</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Debriefings<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>3:45&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Sight translations - introductory exercise &amp; practice tips</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>4:15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Consecutive Interpreting-&nbsp; Introductory exercise &amp; practice tips</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>4:45&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Simultaneous-&nbsp; Protocols (including teams), Introduction to</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; use of equipment and Introductory exercise</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>5:30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Next Steps, Q &amp; A &amp;Evaluations</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>6:00&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Get Certificates - Disconnect from Zoom</font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica">All orientation participants receive a one-year free Associate Membership to TAJIT!</font><br></font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Videos of Interest:</strong></font></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><a href="http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/JCS/interpreterSvcs/interpreterVideo.asp" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/JCS/interpreterSvcs/interpreterVideo.asp</font></a></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnGgia8dNKU" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnGgia8dNKU</font></a></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJsQjVHe6AQ" target="_blank"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJsQjVHe6AQ</font></a></p> <p style="line-height: 12px;"><font style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica">For more information:</font></span><br> <strong><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica">Contact:&nbsp;</font></strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica">Cristina Helmerichs, D.</font></span><br> <strong><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Helvetica">Email:&nbsp;</font></strong><a href="mailto:%20cristina@cristinahelmerichsd.com" target="_blank"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica">cristina@cristinahelmerichsd.com</font></a></font></p> https://tajit.org/event-6726141 https://tajit.org/event-6726141