Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) HEALTH

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A 37 MODULE, ONLINE COURSE BY OUR AWARD-WINNING TRAINERS, TO PREPARE FOR THE DEGREE-LEVEL CIOLQ DPSI HEALTH EXAM, AND / OR PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR INTERPRETING WORK.

For THE MOST RECOGNISED PUBLIC SECTOR QUALIFICATION IN THE UK.

“The CIOL Qualifications Level 6 Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) has been the benchmark qualification for public service interpreting for over 30 years. The CIOLQ DPSI provides candidates with recognition and validation of their skills in specialist areas of public service and provides reassurance to employers, public bodies and those benefiting from the services of freelancers that the interpretation provided by qualified holders of the CIOLQ DPSI is of the highest professional standard.” - CIOLQ.

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The DPSI HEALTH ONLINE course Includes :

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  • LEVEL 6 (Degree level / equivalent)

    COURSE START DATE : There is no set start date - you can start whenever you like! You can start and study on the course any time, to suit your schedule. There are no set sessions, meaning that you can study whenever suits you - you simply log in and go! Mentoring Sessions are the only Modules which need to be scheduled.

    FORMAT OF COURSE : All courses are studied online (elearning). After purchase, you will have password-protected access to your course on our learning platform. You will be able to keep track of how far you have got and return to this whenever you wish.

    LENGTH OF COURSE : 24/7 access for 12 months via our secure online training platform.

    Expected Hours of Study (Average) : 80 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) recommended by the CIOLQ (plus self-study)

    Enrolment Fee : £599

    COURSE CONTENT
    The course content covers a different area of study from within the DPSI syllabus, dictated by the CIOLQ.

    NUMBER OF MODULES : 37
    NUMBER OF EXERCISES : 94
    NUMBER OF RESOURCES : 382

    • Health subject matter Modules - extensive written instruction / information on the subject matter.

      • e.g., Professionals Within the NHS & Macmillan Nurses, Opportunities in the Health Environment, Dental Services, Childhood Illnesses, Drugs / Medicines, Mental Welfare, Paediatrics, Family Planning, Travel Clinics, Tropical Medicine & Allergies, Well Women Clinics & Gynaecology, Cardiology, Virology (incl. Covid), Speech & Language Therapy, Plastic Surgery, Death & Bereavement, Rheumatology & Urology, Victims of Torture, Palliative Care & the Hospice Movement, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Obesity, First Aid.

    • Language-based Modules – hone your interpreting and translation techniques for this type of work - essential for the exam.

      • e.g., Interpreting Techniques, The Role of the Interpreter, Translation Techniques, Note Taking, Sight Translation, Homophones, Homographs, Homonyms & Heterographs, The Interpreter’s Code of Conduct, Exam Past Paper Translation Practice.

    • 94 Exercises

      • Including 2 CIOLQ Past Exam Papers

      • Incl. Vocabulary building, whispered interpreting techniques, Sight Translation, etc.

    • 382 online resources:

      • links, videos, references, etc.

    • CIOLQ DPSI Examination Guide

      • for all Units (01, 02, 03, 04 and 05).


    UPON COMPLETION / CERTIFICATION
    You will receive a Diploma upon course completion; essential for most UK Public Sector work.

  • ELIGIBILITY
    Students are expected to have a high command of their second language (between CEFR C1-C2 level), as well as an excellent command of their first language.

    NOT SURE WHICH LEVEL YOU ARE AT?
    We completely understand that you may not be sure whether you are at entry-level (FDTI / FDI) or Degree-level (DPSI). For this reason, if you choose the FDI or FDTI course and then realise that you are at DPSI level, we are happy to offer a £150 discount off the DPSI course, if you enrol within 2 months of completing the FDI / FDTI. All you have to do is contact us when you finish the FDI / FDTI and we’ll send you a discount code.

  • As this is a UK course, the content is written in English. This online course is available for any language combination / pair.

    Content is specifically dictated by the CIOLQ exam and real-life requirements.

    • 35 Modules cover non-language specific subject matters, including Translation Techniques, Interpreting Techniques, Homophones, Homonyms & Heterographs and Sight Translation and a large amount of Public Sector / Health subjects, for example the NHS, Cardiology, Drugs / Medicines and lots more.

    • 2 of the Modules include a Translation Practice specific to your language pair (which we'll ask you to confirm upon enrolment). You can choose to upgrade your course to have this marked by an expert linguist in your language pair who is chosen by our team, specifically to support you.

    • You also have the option to buy additional language-specific support, such as Translation Practices, LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ Mentor sessions, Mock Exams and Exam Prep Bundles.

    Our pool of qualified, experienced linguists is extensive, hence why we are able to offer this course in any language pair.

  • When you enrol, if you choose to have Mentor Sessions, our team looks at your profile, language pair etc, and hand-picks an appropriate LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ for you, who is advantageous for your development.

    Your LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ:

    • Understands (and works in) the same language/s as you

    • An experienced, accomplished, professional linguist working on Level 7-equivalent assignments

    • Up to date with contemporary techniques, vernacular and requirements

    • Academically proficient in their area of expertise

    • Friendly, forthcoming and looking forward to working with you

    • Available to support you throughout your time on the course


    Your LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ will support you in the following ways:

    • At the end of your course, you will receive a Translation Practice paper. If you choose to upgrade and have this proofread, your LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ will carry out a full review, providing detailed examination of your translations, 
including a report containing feedback and guidance.

    • Monitor your progression throughout any Translation Practices you decide to buy.

    • If you choose to buy a Mentoring Session, you will have a unique opportunity to discuss the skills, habits and capabilities of Translation / Interpreting with an experienced professional and to ask the questions you want to ask. In particular, you can discuss any Translation Practice/s you have already completed, and the comments made by your LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ


    Feedback about our LanguagePartnersᵀᴹ

    “During the session my Language Partner explained everything in such good detail that as a result I think I should now easily overcome the problems I had with translation in the past. I found the learning process very challenging and stimulating. The most useful was the feedback from the written assignments and the Video Mentoring Session.”
    Agata

    “Thank you so much for your feedback on my translation practice. My Language Partner's comments are extremely helpful, and it's given me the confidence boost I needed to tackle the next steps on this course.”
    Bethan

    “My Language Partner is a very talented professional with very good communications skills and impressed me as an extremely transparent and honest person, which is a superb add-on to her professional values. I learned a lot from her.”
    Rita

    “I have received the results of the exam in the post yesterday and I was very pleased - 3 Merits, 1 Pass and 1 Distinction. I have studied hard, of course, but I had all the necessary materials provided (very well written and structured), your help and advice during the whole process of learning and, of course, my Language Partner was very professional, knowledgeable and supportive.”
    Elena

    “First of all it was great working with my Language Partner; he was extremely helpful and very accommodating of my output, which was I feel quite substandard (at first). I got a lot of confidence from the session as it's been a little while since I've been ‘in the saddle’, so it felt good to get this session under my belt with a relative lack of trauma! My Language Partner gave me some good tips, linguistically and also on approach, so yes - all in all I think it went well. What's more I know exactly what I need to focus on for next time - in addition to the ongoing exercises on the course.”
    Raphael

    “I have done one distance learning course before and I prefer this one so far because of the Language Partner. It makes the course more personal and I can really see where I am going wrong and work on those areas. Other courses I have done do not include partners to answer any doubts.”
    Eleanor

  • The course and examination are separate. We provide the preparatory course and support options, and the CIOLQ provide the examination. You must liaise separately with us, and the CIOLQ. Payments to us are just for the course / support options. Payment for the exam are made separately to the CIOLQ.

    Qualification No.
    501/1250/8

    QUALIFICATION
    DPSI qualification upon passing the CIOLQ exam

    LEVEL 6 (Degree level / equivalent)

    The CIOLQ provide the examination for the DPSI, and this is purchased separately to the course, directly from them. This is separate to the course and the CIOLQ charge separately for this. You can learn more on our exam page.

    The Examination is composed of five units:

    1. Unit 01: Interpret consecutively and simultaneously

    2. Unit 02: Provide a sight translation into English

    3. Unit 03: Provide a sight translation from English

    4. Unit 04: Translate into English

    5. Unit 05: Translate from English

    ELIGIBILITY / PREREQUISITES
    ”There are no set pre-requisites, however, you are strongly advised to ensure prior to registering, that your level of linguistic attainment in the source language is at the very least equivalent to a good Honours degree, and that you are familiar with the relevant cultural background.

    The level of linguistic proficiency expected is that of the National Language Standards Level, first degree level. Candidates entering for the DPSI should speak two languages fluently (C1 level) – English and the Other Language – and be able to interpret (consecutively and simultaneously) and translate both into and out of English.

    Candidates are expected to be familiar with procedures and specialist vocabulary relating to chosen subject. These will be tested in all of the examination tasks both in English and the Other Language.”
    (CIOLQ)

    EXAM LANGUAGES
    The CIOLQ add new language pairs all the time, and often due to linguist request. If you can’t see your language pair - please ask them! The more linguists that do this, the more likely it is that the language pair will be added to the examination roster.

    Please visit ciol.org.uk/ciol-diploma-public-service-interpreting-dpsi to see what languages the upcoming examinations are held in. Please bear in mind that even if the CIOLQ are not holding an exam in your language pair yet, upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a Diploma which you can work with.

    QUALIFICATION EQUIVALENCIES (from the CIOLQ official website):

    This qualification is roughly equivalent to:

    • Degree apprenticeship

    • Ordinary degree with honours

    • Graduate certificate

    • Graduate diploma

    • CEFR language proficiency C1 level

    RESULTING IN… DPSI BENEFITS:

    • Ofqual-accredited, nationally recognised qualification

    • Exemptions for the DPI qualification

    • Improved career prospects - you will be entitled to:

    • Use the title 'DPSI' after your name

    • Apply for professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Linguists

    • Apply for registration on the National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI)

    • Access to Interpreting work within the UK Public Sector - Law: Courts, Solicitors, Immigration, etc..

    • Application to Masters Degree level courses and for membership of the UK Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIoL).

  • Full support from our team is included. Additional support available in the form of:

    See below for enrolment information.

YOUR ENROLMENT & PAYMENT PROCESS

1. CHOOSE HOW TO ENROL

CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION - THE DPSI HEALTH BIG BUNDLE
Choose our heavily discounted bundle below, which includes the course and ALL support options.

OR

CHOOSE JUST THE COURSE
Enrol on the DPSI Health course only.

AND

ADD ON SPECIFIC SUPPORT
Once you have fully enrolled on the course, you will be shown Support options.

2. CHOOSE HOW TO PAY

Once you have chosen what to enrol on, you will be taken to the checkout, where you will see all payment options and be able to enter any discount codes you may have.

You can PAY IN FULL
Enrol and pay the full enrolment fee. You’ll get access to everything straight away.

or, by SUBSCRIPTION / BUY-NOW-PAY-LATER
Finance providers Klarna or Clearpay offer various payment plans, such as splitting the cost over 3 or 4 interest-free payments. Payments are split, but you’ll get access to everything straight away.

Payment plans may differ per country and availability and are under the control of Clearpay and Klarna, not linguisttraining.com.

ENROL HERE

The Best Option - The DPSI Health Big Bundle
From just £33.31 per month

The discounted DPSI Health BIG BUNDLE includes EVERYTHING we offer, and is everything you need to study and pass the DPSI Health exam and to ensure you are ready for professional assignments:

  • Worth £1350.

  • Full DPSI Health Online Course

  • Sight Translation Practice Paper Unit 02 > EN

  • Sight Translation Practice Paper Unit 03 < EN

  • Translation Practice Unit 04 > EN

  • Translation Practice Unit 05 < EN

  • Mock Exam - Unit 01 Interpret Consecutively & Simultaneously

  • Mock Exam - Unit 02 Sight Translation > EN

  • Mock Exam - Unit 03 Sight Translation < EN

  • Mock Exam - Unit 04 Translation > EN

  • Mock Exam - Unit 05 Translation < EN

  • LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ Mentoring Session

Bundle payment options:

  • Single payment of £1199

  • With CLEARPAY finance : 4 interest free payments of £299.75

  • With KLARNA finance : Monthly payments for up to 36 months (from £33.31) where available, pay in 3 or 4 interest-free instalments, pay in full in 14 or 30 days.

Payment options available at checkout. Payment plans offered, may differ per country and availability and are administered by the finance operators, not linguisttraining.com.

OR JUST THE DPSI Health ONLINE COURSE
From just £16.64 per month

Course payment options :

  • Single payment of £599

  • With CLEARPAY finance : 4 interest free payments of £148.75

  • With KLARNA finance : Monthly payments for up to 36 months (from £16.64), pay in 3 or 4 interest-free instalments, pay in full in 14 or 30 days.

Payment options available at checkout. Payment plans offered, may differ per country and availability and are administered by the finance operators, not linguisttraining.com.

DPSI Health SUPPORT OPTIONS :

(REAL!) STUDENT FEEDBACK

"My favourite part of the course was represented by the exercises - these helped me better understand the interpreting techniques and also helped me gain a better knowledge and experience in this domain. The entire course was very well-structured and complete. Each lesson taught me something useful.

You are doing great work and you are providing your students the best training possible."

Mirabela
All reviews collected by Emagister & iAgora have been verified.

“10 out of 10. I enjoyed all the topics and lessons, but I more enjoyed reading and learning about sight translation and I found those lessons very useful. There was not a least favourite part of the course.-

I found all the lessons useful!

Mustafa (EN > UR)

“I wish all people I worked for had this passion for languages that you have. I always feel that I am learning something new when I work with you. Thank you!

Andrea (EN > PT-Br)

DPSI Health linguisttraining.com student 2023 : “I have passed all the units except unit 05, which I’ll resit. Kind regards.”

Mostafa (EN > ES)

‘I passed the exam with very good results, so I am a registered DPSI interpreter.”

Malgorzata, (EN > PL)

“I liked the whole course. I liked the glossary building practice and the exercises..

The exercises helped me figure out my weaknesses and where I need to focus the most.”

Karina (EN > FR & Haitian creole)

COURSE LANGUAGES

We offer our DPSI Health course in ALL language pairs - in to English and out of English to your mother-tongue (native) language. We have already offered courses in the languages below to our students.

If you can’t see your language pair below, we are still able to offer it, as we have a large pool of LanguagePartners (Mentors) who are specifically chosen for your language pair.

Contact us to request your language pair.

  • English to Afrikaans DPSI Health

  • English to Albanian DPSI Health

  • English to Amharic DPSI Health

  • English to Arabic DPSI Health

  • English to Azeri DPSI Health

  • English to Bangla DPSI Health

  • English to Bengali DPSI Health

  • English to Bulgarian DPSI Health

  • English to Burmese DPSI Health

  • English to Cantonese DPSI Health

  • English to Catalan DPSI Health

  • English to Chinese DPSI Health

  • English to Czech DPSI Health

  • English to Danish DPSI Health

  • English to Dari DPSI Health

  • English to Dazaga DPSI Health

  • English to Dutch DPSI Health

  • English to Edo DPSI Health

  • English to Estonian DPSI Health

  • English to Ewe DPSI Health

  • English to Farsi (Persian) DPSI Health

  • English to Finnish DPSI Health

  • English to French DPSI Health

  • English to Fulla DPSI Health

  • English to German DPSI Health

  • English to Greek DPSI Health

  • English to Hausa DPSI Health

  • English to Herero DPSI Health

  • English to Hindi DPSI Health

  • English to Hungarian DPSI Health

  • English to Icelandic DPSI Health

  • English to Ido DPSI Health

  • English to Igbo DPSI Health

  • English to Indonesian DPSI Health

  • English to Italian DPSI Health

  • English to Korean DPSI Health

  • English to Krio DPSI Health

  • English to Kurdish DPSI Health

  • English to Latvian DPSI Health

  • English to Lingala DPSI Health

  • English to Lithuanian DPSI Health

  • English to Luo DPSI Health

  • English to Maba DPSI Health

  • English to Malay DPSI Health

  • English to Mandarin DPSI Health

  • English to Mandinka DPSI Health

  • English to Mirpuri DPSI Health

  • English to Norwegian DPSI Health

  • English to Nuer DPSI Health

  • English to Oromo DPSI Health

  • English to Pashto / Pushto DPSI Health

  • English to Polish DPSI Health

  • English to Portuguese DPSI Health

  • English to Portuguese (Brazilian) DPSI Health

  • English to Pothwari DPSI Health

  • English to Romanian DPSI Health

  • English to Russian DPSI Health

  • English to Sinhala DPSI Health

  • English to Slovak DPSI Health

  • English to Somali DPSI Health

  • English to Soninke DPSI Health

  • English to Spanish DPSI Health

  • English to Swahili DPSI Health

  • English to Swedish DPSI Health

  • English to Tagalog DPSI Health

  • English to Tamil DPSI Health

  • English to Telugu DPSI Health

  • English to Thai DPSI Health

  • English to Tigrinya DPSI Health

  • English to Tswana DPSI Health

  • English to Turkish DPSI Health

  • English to Twi DPSI Health

  • English to Ukrainian DPSI Health

  • English to Urdu DPSI Health

  • English to Venda DPSI Health

  • English to Vietnamese DPSI Health

  • English to Welsh DPSI Health

  • English to Wolof DPSI Health

  • English to Yoruba DPSI Health

  • English to Zaghawa DPSI Health

  • Afrikaans to English DPSI Health

  • Albanian to English DPSI Health

  • Amharic to English DPSI Health

  • Arabic to English DPSI Health

  • Azeri to English DPSI Health

  • Bangla to English DPSI Health

  • Bengali to English DPSI Health

  • Bulgarian to English DPSI Health

  • Burmese to English DPSI Health

  • Cantonese to English DPSI Health

  • Catalan to English DPSI Health

  • Chinese to English DPSI Health

  • Czech to English DPSI Health

  • Danish to English DPSI Health

  • Dari to English DPSI Health

  • Dazaga to English DPSI Health

  • Dutch to English DPSI Health

  • Edo to English DPSI Health

  • Estonian to English DPSI Health

  • Ewe to English DPSI Health

  • Farsi (Persian) to English DPSI Health

  • Finnish to English DPSI Health

  • French to English DPSI Health

  • Fulla to English DPSI Health

  • German to English DPSI Health

  • Greek to English DPSI Health

  • Hausa to English DPSI Health

  • Herero to English DPSI Health

  • Hindi to English DPSI Health

  • Hungarian to English DPSI Health

  • Icelandic to English DPSI Health

  • Ido to English DPSI Health

  • Igbo to English DPSI Health

  • Indonesian to English DPSI Health

  • Italian to English DPSI Health

  • Korean to English DPSI Health

  • Krio to English DPSI Health

  • Kurdish to English DPSI Health

  • Latvian to English DPSI Health

  • Lingala to English DPSI Health

  • Lithuanian to English DPSI Health

  • Luo to English DPSI Health

  • Maba to English DPSI Health

  • Malay to English DPSI Health

  • Mandarin to English DPSI Health

  • Mandinka to English DPSI Health

  • Mirpuri to English DPSI Health

  • Norwegian to English DPSI Health

  • Nuer to English DPSI Health

  • Oromo to English DPSI Health

  • Pashto / Pushto to English DPSI Health

  • Polish to English DPSI Health

  • Portuguese to English DPSI Health

  • Portuguese (Brazilian) to English DPSI Health

  • Pothwari to English DPSI Health

  • Romanian to English DPSI Health

  • Russian to English DPSI Health

  • Sinhala to English DPSI Health

  • Slovak to English DPSI Health

  • Somali to English DPSI Health

  • Soninke to English DPSI Health

  • Spanish to English DPSI Health

  • Swahili to English DPSI Health

  • Swedish to English DPSI Health

  • Tagalog to English DPSI Health

  • Tamil to English DPSI Health

  • Telugu to English DPSI Health

  • Thai to English DPSI Health

  • Tigrinya to English DPSI Health

  • Tswana to English DPSI Health

  • Turkish to English DPSI Health

  • Twi to English DPSI Health

  • Ukrainian to English DPSI Health

  • Urdu to English DPSI Health

  • Venda to English DPSI Health

  • Vietnamese to English DPSI Health

  • Welsh to English DPSI Health

  • Wolof to English DPSI Health

  • Yoruba to English DPSI Health

  • Zaghawa to English DPSI Health

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