Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) LAW

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Interpreting Degree equivalent

The DPSI is a UK public service interpreting and translation qualification and has been the benchmark in the industry for over 30 years. It is The most recognised Public Sector language qualification in the UK.

For Interpreters and Translators wishing to work in Courts, Police Stations, Solicitors offices, etc., in the UK.

Your study and qualification route :

 

About our award-winning DPSI LAw ONLINE course :

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    • Online course by our AWARD-WINNING trainers - supporting ALL LANGUAGE PAIRS.

    • This course will prepare you to for professional assignments, and to take the exam provided by the CIOLQ.

    This is a highly comprehensive 37-Module online course providing excellent value for money. All content is essential for real-life assignments, and covers the CIOLQ DPSI exam syllabus, including :

    • The DPSI CIOLQ Examination Guide for Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

    • 2 x Exam Past Papers (Unit 01 Consecutive & Simultaneous Interpreting)

    • Interpreting Techniques

    • The Legal System in England and Wales

    • The Interpreters' Role in Court

    • Types of Courts (Criminal Vs. Civil)

    • Court Procedure

    • The Interpreter’s Role with the Police

    • Translation Techniques

    • The Interpreter's Role in Tribunal

    • Sight Translation

    • The Interpreter’s Code of Conduct

    • 2 x Exam Past Papers (Unit 02 / 03 Sight Translation)

    • Note Taking, Bibliography

    • BONUS Translation Practice.

    • 1 x Past Exam Paper Translation Practice (Unit 04 / 05)

    • Online Final Assessment & Diploma Certificate

    • 215 additional resources included (further reading, references, books, articles, videos, etc.)

    • and more…

    FURTHER INFO:

    • 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 a whole 12 months via our online training platform.

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

    • UPON COMPLETION / CERTIFICATION, you will receive a Diploma certificate upon course completion; essential for most UK Public Sector work. You can go on to take the CIOLQ exam if this is your desired path.

  • 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) or Degree-level (DPSI). For this reason, if you choose the FDTI course and then realise that you are at DPSI level, we are happy to offer a £100 discount off the DPSI course, if you enrol within 2 months of completing the FDTI. All you have to do is contact us when you finish the 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.

    • 36 Modules cover non-language specific subject matters, including Translation Techniques, Interpreting Techniques, Sight Translation and a large amount of Public Sector / Law subjects, for example Types of Courts, Road Traffic, Immigration, Prisons and lots more.

    • 1 of the Modules is 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 or Translation Practice, 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

    Read student feedback about our LanguagePartnersᵀᴹ at linguisttraining.com/feedback

About the exam

Level 6 (Degree equivalent).
Assessment Type : CIOLQ DPSI Exam (Qualification No. 501/1250/8).
Exam Languages : Visit the CIOL website (link below) to see the languages that the DPSI exam is available in. You can express an interest in other languages and future sessions on this page.
Ofqual Accreditation : Level 6 Ofqual-regulated, nationally recognised qualification (i.e. : You must pass the CIOLQ examination to receive an accredited qualification).

Our course and the examination are separate - payments to us are just for the course / support. Payment for the exam are made separately to the CIOLQ. The CIOLQ are the founders of the DPSI and are the only chartered providers of this qualification. They do not provide courses however - our preparatory course is for this purpose and was awarded the Nuffield Trophy for the best exam group entry by the CIOLQ.

The exam is run by the CIOLQ, not linguisttraining.com - visit their website for all up to date, correct information : ciol.org.uk/ciol-qualifications ➚

 

About linguisttraining.com

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We are a team of real people, based in Sheffield, United Kingdom (not just an online company). Although our courses are online, we constantly liaise with our students via video and telephone calls and email. We’re also delighted to meet our students when they sit exams at our centre. If you need anything before or during your training with us, simply get in touch!”

Eileen, linguisttraining.com Founder

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Enrol on the DPSI Law BIG BUNDLE

Includes :

COURSE
Full DPSI Law Online Course (as detailed above)

LEARNING SUPPORT from the linguisttraining.com team

EXAM PREPARATION SUPPORT
2 x Sight Translation Practice Papers (Unit 02 + Unit 03)
2 x Translation Practices (Unit 04 + Unit 05)
5 x Mock Exams for all Units
LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ Mentor Session

The DPSI Law Big Bundle is EVERYTHING you need to be ready for professional assignments, and to pass the DPSI Law exam!

Bundle cost £1199 (worth £1499)

OR

Enrol on the dpsi law COURSE

Includes :

COURSE
Full DPSI Law Online Course (as detailed above)

LEARNING SUPPORT from the linguisttraining.com team

Course cost : £599

 

Supporting your CIOLQ DPSI Law Exam

Each exam prep bundle is tailored to a specific Unit of the DPSI Law exam, and includes a Marked Translation Practice for the Unit, a Mentor session with a LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ, Mock Exam for the Unit.

The only way to test if you are ready for the real thing! DPSI Law Mock Exams allow you to experience an exam under timed conditions. Therefore, those that have attempted mock exams go into the real exam with better technique and also an improved sense of how much time is available.

DPSI Law Translation Practices provide you with the opportunity to have your translations marked, proofread and reviewed by an experienced LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ - expert guidance is provided to you.

Face-to-face live session with an experienced professional LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ, chosen specifically to suit you. Specifically-designed lesson plan, content focused on your requirements, interpreting practice using role play and / or review DPSI Law Translation Practice/s.

(REAL!) DPSI STUDENT FEEDBACK

Student Feedback
DPSI Health
DPSI Health

"VERY PROFESSIONAL COURSE. The course is well structured. It is very interesting and useful. I have definitely enriched myself with terminology and ways to practice, to stay up-to-date and develop my skill to the best of my ability. I recommend it to all interpreters who want to obtain this Diploma (DPSI)."

Rated 5 out of 5

Cristiana (EN > Italian), DPSI Health Course Student 2024

DPSI Law
DPSI Law

"I am pleased to inform you that I recently completed the DPSI Law course and successfully passed the final assessment. The course was incredibly valuable, and I truly appreciated the structure and content. It has significantly contributed to my development, and although it required many hours of dedication, I am delighted to have completed it. Thank you once again to the entire team for offering such a comprehensive and insightful course."

San (EN > Kurdish Sorani), DPSI Law Course Student 2024

DPSI Law Mock Exam
DPSI Law Mock Exam

“Very useful.” Rated 5 out of 5.

Damian (EN > SQ), DPSI Law Mock Exam Student, 2022

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Mehran (EN > Farsi), DPSI 2024
Mehran (EN > Farsi), DPSI 2024

“I used your resources, which were useful and passed the written exams with 'Distinction' and 'Pass’.”

Elena, DPSI 2022
Elena, DPSI 2022

“I would like to thank you and all the team for your work. I have received the results of DPSI 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 LanguagePartner was very professional, knowledgeable and supportive.”

Eugenia, DPSI 2022
Eugenia, DPSI 2022

"It has helped me to improve my language skills and taught me knowledge about the different topics, which are very practical. It would be definitely useful in the real working environment. It has been such a pleasure - you guys have made this a fabulous experience. I am looking forward for my exam tomorrow, so let me prepare a bit more..."

Maria (EN > ES), DPSI Law 2022
Maria (EN > ES), DPSI Law 2022

"I have really enjoyed the whole course, I cannot pick a favourite part. The course has given me an overview of the DPSI Law examination and also an understanding of the role of an interpreter in different scenarios, such as when working for the police or in court. I have gained profound knowledge about the legal system in England and Wales. Coupled with this, it has been interesting to learn about different relevant laws; I am sure these would help me in my role as an interpreter in the future. Doing the exercises throughout the course has improved my confidence and developed my interpreting skills. It has also widened my legal vocabulary in both languages."

Gerard (PT > EN), DPSI Law 2021
Gerard (PT > EN), DPSI Law 2021

"The course was thoroughly insightful and the exercises exposed weaknesses in my interpretation that I did not realise before. I was able to find ways around this and better my skills through the regular exercises provided.

The course is exceptional, the exercises are helpful and I am very happy for having completed it"

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COURSE LANGUAGES

We offer our DPSI Law 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 Law

  • English to Albanian DPSI Law

  • English to Amharic DPSI Law

  • English to Arabic DPSI Law

  • English to Azeri DPSI Law

  • English to Bangla DPSI Law

  • English to Bengali DPSI Law

  • English to Bulgarian DPSI Law

  • English to Burmese DPSI Law

  • English to Cantonese DPSI Law

  • English to Catalan DPSI Law

  • English to Chinese DPSI Law

  • English to Czech DPSI Law

  • English to Danish DPSI Law

  • English to Dari DPSI Law

  • English to Dazaga DPSI Law

  • English to Dutch DPSI Law

  • English to Edo DPSI Law

  • English to Estonian DPSI Law

  • English to Ewe DPSI Law

  • English to Farsi (Persian) DPSI Law

  • English to Finnish DPSI Law

  • English to French DPSI Law

  • English to Fulla DPSI Law

  • English to German DPSI Law

  • English to Greek DPSI Law

  • English to Hausa DPSI Law

  • English to Herero DPSI Law

  • English to Hindi DPSI Law

  • English to Hungarian DPSI Law

  • English to Icelandic DPSI Law

  • English to Ido DPSI Law

  • English to Igbo DPSI Law

  • English to Indonesian DPSI Law

  • English to Italian DPSI Law

  • English to Korean DPSI Law

  • English to Krio DPSI Law

  • English to Kurdish DPSI Law (all dialects)

  • English to Latvian DPSI Law

  • English to Lingala DPSI Law

  • English to Lithuanian DPSI Law

  • English to Luo DPSI Law

  • English to Maba DPSI Law

  • English to Malay DPSI Law

  • English to Mandarin DPSI Law

  • English to Mandinka DPSI Law

  • English to Mirpuri DPSI Law

  • English to Norwegian DPSI Law

  • English to Nuer DPSI Law

  • English to Oromo DPSI Law

  • English to Pashto / Pushto DPSI Law

  • English to Polish DPSI Law

  • English to Portuguese DPSI Law

  • English to Portuguese (Brazilian) DPSI Law

  • English to Pothwari DPSI Law

  • English to Romanian DPSI Law

  • English to Russian DPSI Law

  • English to Sinhala DPSI Law

  • English to Slovak DPSI Law

  • English to Somali DPSI Law

  • English to Soninke DPSI Law

  • English to Spanish DPSI Law

  • English to Swahili DPSI Law

  • English to Swedish DPSI Law

  • English to Tagalog DPSI Law

  • English to Tamil DPSI Law

  • English to Telugu DPSI Law

  • English to Thai DPSI Law

  • English to Tigrinya DPSI Law

  • English to Tswana DPSI Law

  • English to Turkish DPSI Law

  • English to Twi DPSI Law

  • English to Ukrainian DPSI Law

  • English to Urdu DPSI Law

  • English to Venda DPSI Law

  • English to Vietnamese DPSI Law

  • English to Welsh DPSI Law

  • English to Wolof DPSI Law

  • English to Yoruba DPSI Law

  • English to Zaghawa DPSI Law

  • Afrikaans to English DPSI Law

  • Albanian to English DPSI Law

  • Amharic to English DPSI Law

  • Arabic to English DPSI Law

  • Azeri to English DPSI Law

  • Bangla to English DPSI Law

  • Bengali to English DPSI Law

  • Bulgarian to English DPSI Law

  • Burmese to English DPSI Law

  • Cantonese to English DPSI Law

  • Catalan to English DPSI Law

  • Chinese to English DPSI Law

  • Czech to English DPSI Law

  • Danish to English DPSI Law

  • Dari to English DPSI Law

  • Dazaga to English DPSI Law

  • Dutch to English DPSI Law

  • Edo to English DPSI Law

  • Estonian to English DPSI Law

  • Ewe to English DPSI Law

  • Farsi (Persian) to English DPSI Law

  • Finnish to English DPSI Law

  • French to English DPSI Law

  • Fulla to English DPSI Law

  • German to English DPSI Law

  • Greek to English DPSI Law

  • Hausa to English DPSI Law

  • Herero to English DPSI Law

  • Hindi to English DPSI Law

  • Hungarian to English DPSI Law

  • Icelandic to English DPSI Law

  • Ido to English DPSI Law

  • Igbo to English DPSI Law

  • Indonesian to English DPSI Law

  • Italian to English DPSI Law

  • Korean to English DPSI Law

  • Krio to English DPSI Law

  • Kurdish to English DPSI Law

  • Latvian to English DPSI Law

  • Lingala to English DPSI Law

  • Lithuanian to English DPSI Law

  • Luo to English DPSI Law

  • Maba to English DPSI Law

  • Malay to English DPSI Law

  • Mandarin to English DPSI Law

  • Mandinka to English DPSI Law

  • Mirpuri to English DPSI Law

  • Norwegian to English DPSI Law

  • Nuer to English DPSI Law

  • Oromo to English DPSI Law

  • Pashto / Pushto to English DPSI Law

  • Polish to English DPSI Law

  • Portuguese to English DPSI Law

  • Portuguese (Brazilian) to English DPSI Law

  • Pothwari to English DPSI Law

  • Romanian to English DPSI Law

  • Russian to English DPSI Law

  • Sinhala to English DPSI Law

  • Slovak to English DPSI Law

  • Somali to English DPSI Law

  • Soninke to English DPSI Law

  • Spanish to English DPSI Law

  • Swahili to English DPSI Law

  • Swedish to English DPSI Law

  • Tagalog to English DPSI Law

  • Tamil to English DPSI Law

  • Telugu to English DPSI Law

  • Thai to English DPSI Law

  • Tigrinya to English DPSI Law

  • Tswana to English DPSI Law

  • Turkish to English DPSI Law

  • Twi to English DPSI Law

  • Ukrainian to English DPSI Law

  • Urdu to English DPSI Law

  • Venda to English DPSI Law

  • Vietnamese to English DPSI Law

  • Welsh to English DPSI Law

  • Wolof to English DPSI Law

  • Yoruba to English DPSI Law

  • Zaghawa to English DPSI Law

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