Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) LAW

A 37 Module, oNLine course by our AWARD-WINNING trainers, to prepare for the degree-level CIOLQ DPSI Law exam, and / or professional public sector Interpreting work.

for the 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 LAw ONLINE course INCLUDES :

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• Course Content

  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.

  LANGUAGE PARTNER SUPPORT

  • Past Exam Papers / Translation Practices : 5

  • Mentoring Session : 0 (available separately)

  NUMBER OF MODULES : 37

  NUMBER OF EXERCISES : 81

  NUMBER OF RESOURCES : 215

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

  COURSE CONTENT
  The course content is split into 37 separate Modules, each covering a different area of study from within the DPSI syllabus, dictated by the CIOLQ.

  Your DPSI Law Course includes:

  • 37 online Modules (extensive written instruction / information on the subject matter; written module content covering DPSI subject matters).

    • Law Modules e.g., The Legal System in England and Wales, The Interpreters' Role in Court, Types of Courts (Criminal Vs. Civil), Civil Court Procedure, The Interpreter’s Role with the Police, Public Order Offences, Dishonesty Offences & Police Powers and Duties, Road Traffic Offences, The Interpreter's Role in Tribunal, Offences Against the Person, Violence to Property, Magistrate Courts, Youth Courts, Crown Courts, Family Law, Housing & Property Law, Company Law, Consumer Law: Contracts, Employment, Social Security, Immigration, Community Based Sentences, Youth Offender Institutions (YOI), Prisons and the Supervision of Prisoners, Consumer Credit Act, Drugs.

    • Language Modules e.g., Interpreting Techniques, Translation Techniques, Sight Translation, The Interpreter’s Code of Conduct, Note Taking.

  • 81 exercises including:

    • Legal Glossary-Building, Sight Translation, Simultaneous Interpreting, Terminology Research, Note-Taking, Memory Training, Analysis, etc

    • FIVE CIOLQ Past Exam Papers:

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

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

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

    • Final Assessment

  • 215 additional resources;

    • e.g., further reading, references, books, articles, videos, 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.

• COURSE ELIGIBILITY / ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  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.

• COURSE LANGUAGES

  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.

• YOUR LANGUAGEPARTNERᵀᴹ (MENTOR)

  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 EXAM / QUALIFICATION

  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

  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 and 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).

• COURSE / EXAM SUPPORT

  Included in the course:

  • Full support from our team for the duration of your enrolment

  • 5 x CIOLQ Past Exam papers

    • 2 x Consecutive & Simultaneous Interpreting Past Exam Paper (instructions and full paper)

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

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

  Additional support available in the form of:

  • Translation Practice specific to this course and your language pair.

  • Mock Exams.

  • LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ Mentoring with an expert professional linguist.

  More information below.

YOUR ENROLMENT & PAYMENT PROCESS

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CHOOSE JUST THE COURSE
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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.

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The Best Option - The DPSI Law BIG BUNDLE
From just 33.31 per month

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

• Full DPSI Law 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

• Worth over £1350.

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.

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or Just the dpsi law online COURSE
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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) 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.

DPSI Law SUPPORT OPTIONS :

• Additional / standalone DPSI Law Translation Practice. What’s Translation Practice?

• DPSI Law Mock Exams. What’s a Mock Exam?

• DPSI Law LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ Mentoring. What’s LanguagePartnerᵀᴹ Mentoring?

• Online Exam Prep Bundles (discounted), including our DPSI Law BIG BUNDLE (Exam Prep), perfect for taking the exam and resits.

(REAL!) STUDENT FEEDBACK

“The level of professionalism and expertise made this an invaluable experience. 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…”

Eugenia

“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.”

Elena

“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 though and better my skills through the regular exercises though. The course is exceptional, the exercises are helpful and I am very happy for having completed it [and different from] other online courses I have done, I at times felt I gained a lot from the Mentor interactions.”

Gerard (PT > EN)

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

Mehran (EN > Faris)

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

• 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