Analysis and Comment
Is there any future for a Diploma in Public Service Interpreting?
Why would anyone want to invest a year or more of their lives in study and practice, and spend upwards of £6000 in tuition and exam fees, when you can register with ALS for free?
Why MoJ/ALS/Capita court interpreting statistics are not just wrong, but horrendously wrong
Most court case adjournments aren't declared to the MoJ by failing ALS
Previous court interpreting system needed a few tweaks, not the lump hammer
It could have been so different. It was a system that needed a few tweaks, nips, tucks. It needed a scalpel and delicate surgery. The MOJ opted for the lump hammer.
De-professionalisation of Public Service Interpreting in the UK
Professional interpreters are simply not prepared to work for the terms and conditions on offer
