Continuing Education
The two tables below detail the continuing education credit approvals NAJIT has received for the conference. The first table explains approvals by state or organization, including maximum credit hours. The second table shows specific approvals for each session. Please use the search field to narrow your viewing options.
NAJIT currently seeks continuing education approval from the following states and organizations: American Translators Association (ATA), Arizona, California (CIMCE), Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.
If you would like to request NAJIT to seek approval from a state or organization not listed, please contact us at info@najit.org.
An attendee may earn up to 14.25 continuing education credits by attending two pre-conference workshops and the main conference.
Continuing education approvals by state or organization:
| ATA | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CEP credits for ATA. ATA will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13 credits. | |||
| Arizona | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Arizona. Arizona will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| CCHI | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits by CCHI. CCHI will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| CIMCE | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CIMCE credits in California. California will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Colorado | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Colorado. Colorado will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| Delaware | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Delaware. Delaware will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| Florida | The Florida Court Interpreter Certification and Regulation Program has approved NAJIT's Annual Conference Sessions for Continuing Interpreter Education credits. Credit will be given for participation in educational activities that are (1) relevant to the work of the courts, (2) enhances the individual participant's ability to perform his or her work as an interpreter, and (3) are otherwise in compliance with Florida policy requirements. | |||
| Idaho | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Idaho. Idaho will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| IMIA | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits by IMIA. IMIA will grant credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 1.1 credits. | |||
| Iowa | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Iowa. Iowa will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| Kentucky | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Kentucky. Kentucky will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| Maryland | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Maryland. Maryland will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| Massachusetts | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Massachusetts. Massachusetts will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Michigan | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Michigan. Michigan will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Mississippi | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Mississippi. Mississippi will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| Missouri | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Missouri. Missouri will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| Nebraska | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Nebraska. Nebraska will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| Nevada | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Nevada. Nevada will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 12.5 credits. | |||
| New Mexico | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in New Mexico. New Mexico will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| North Carolina | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in North Carolina. North Carolina will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Ohio | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Ohio. Ohio will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| Oklahoma | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Oklahoma. Oklahoma will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Oregon | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Oregon. Oregon will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Pennsylvania | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits for The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). RID will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Tennessee | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Tennessee. Tennessee will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Texas | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Texas. Texas will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Utah | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Utah. Utah will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. | |||
| Washington | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Washington. Washington will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Wisconsin | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Wisconsin. Wisconsin will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 credits. |
Continuing education approvals by session:
| Friday, June 3 | 9:00am - Noon EDT | Consecutive Interpreting Skills Building | Prof. Karen Borgenheimer | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IMIA, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (SB), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (FL), TX, UT, WA (P), WI |
| Friday, June 3 | 9:00am - Noon EDT | Complex Depositions, Domestic and Abroad, Boothcamp-style Workshop [ETHICS] | Tony Rosado | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (E,LS), OH, OK, OR (LS), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (E), WI |
| Friday, June 3 | 9:00am - Noon EDT | Analyze This: Analyze, Prepare & Interpret | Agustin Servin de la Mora and James Plunkett III | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (SB), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (FL), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Friday, June 3 | 9:00am - Noon EDT | Removal Proceedings… A World Apart | Francesca Samuel and Marilyn Lovo | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, OR (LS), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Friday, June 3 | 9:00am - Noon EDT | Wordfast Pro for Beginners | John di Rico | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, PA, RID (PS), TN (FL), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Friday, June 3 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Simul is Simul. Or is it? | Katty Kauffman | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (SB), OH, OK, OR (E), PA, RID (PS/-L), TN (G), TX, WA (E), WI |
| Friday, June 3 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Setting and Leveraging International Standards for Court Interpreting | Christopher Mellinger and Aimee Benavides | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Friday, June 3 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Consejos de Palabras Mayores | Antonio MartÃn, Alberto Gómez-Font, Xosé Castro Roig | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IMIA, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (LS), OH, OK, OR (LS), PA, RID (PS/-L), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Friday, June 3 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | The Poetry of Legal Language | Janis Palma | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Friday, June 3 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Tips and Trick for Accent Reduction | Nora Diaz | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IMIA, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (SB), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS), TN (FL), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 9:00am - 10:00am | The legal Duty of care: What is it and how does it impact our role as judiciary iterpreters? [ETHICS] | Janis Palma | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (E), OH, OK, OR (E), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (E), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Best Practices for Checking Your Work | John di Rico | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, PA, RID (PS), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Consecutive Basics: Memory, recall and notes | Katty Kauffman | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IMIA, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (SB), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS), TN FL), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 9:00am - 10:00am | In Search of the Correct Spanish | Alberto Gomez-Font, Xose Castro Roig | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IMIA, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (LS), OH, OK, OR (LS), PA, RID (PS), TN (G), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 10:30am - Noon | Don't stay silent! Vocal Health for Interpreters [ETHICS] | Elizabeth Guinle-Salter & Sarah Schneider | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IMIA, KY, MA, MD, MI, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (E), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS), TN (G), TX, WA (E), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 10:30am - Noon | Deliberate practice for simultaneous interpreters: Practical Tools for improving performance | Gabriela Siebach | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IMIA, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (SB), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS), TN FL), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 10:30am - Noon | Legal False Cognates/Spanglish in the Courtroom [ETHICS] | Ernest Nino-Murcia | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (E,LS), OH, OK, OR (LS), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (E), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 10:30am - Noon | Translating Success: Mastering the basics of entrepreneurship | Jason Knapp | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CO, DE, IA, ID, KY, MD, MS, NE, NM, NV (G), OH, OK (G), PA, RID (GS), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Translated Transcripts as Evidence: The quest for best practice [ETHICS] | Dr. David Gilbert | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (E), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Automation Tasks in Word | Antonio MartÃn | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CO, CCHI, DE, IA, ID, KY, MD, MS, NE, NM, NV (G), OH, PA, RID (GS), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Interpreter? Interrupter? How to be an effective Interpreter for Cross Examination | Tianlu Redmon | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 2:15pm - 3:15pm | How to build your network before you actually need it | Judy Jenner | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CO, DE, IA, ID, KY, MD, MS, NE, NM, NV (G), OH, OR (G), PA, RID (GS), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 3:45pm - 5:15pm | Native Mexican Languages and Spanish Relay Interpreting [ETHICS] | Remedios Bashi and Rosario Patricio Martinez | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IMIA, KY, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (E,LS), OH, OK, OR (LS), PA, RID (PS), TN (G), TX, WA (E), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 3:45pm - 5:15pm | Improv(e) Your Legal Interpretation | Javier Castillo, Jr. | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 3:45pm - 5:15pm | Legalization of Documents + Sight Translation | Prof. Karen Borgenheimer | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (SB), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (FL), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Saturday, June 4 | 3:45pm - 5:15pm | Small Business Best Practices for the Interpreneur | Tamber Hilton, ESQ. | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CO, DE, IA, ID, KY, MD, MS, NE, NM, NV (G), OH, OR (G), PA, RID (PS), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Sunday, June 5 | 8:00am - 8:45am | NAJIT Town Hall | .75 Hours | ATA, AZ, CO, DE, IA, ID, KY, MD, MO, MS, NE, NM, NV (G), OH, TX, WI | |
| Sunday, June 5 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Don't do it? Avoid hurting your professional image in social media [ETHICS] | Tony Rosado | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, IA, ID, KY, IMIA, MA, MD, MS, NE, NM, NV (E), OH, OR (G), PA, RID (GS), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Sunday, June 5 | 9:00am - 10:00am | The Check Interpreter: Turning the foe into a friend | Jessie Liu | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Sunday, June 5 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Making Real-Time Automatic Speech Recognition work for you | Nora Diaz | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (GS), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Sunday, June 5 | 9:00am - 10:00am | HIPPA Compliance: What Freelance Interpeters Need to know [ETHICS] | Gustavo Negrete | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, IMIA, MD, MI, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (E), OH, OK, PA, RID (PS), TN (G), TX, WA (E), WA (E), WI |
| Sunday, June 5 | 10:30am - Noon | To Omit or Not to Omit? It Depends. [ETHICS] | Agustin Servin de la Mora and James Plunkett III | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CCHI (PB), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (E), OH, OK, OR (E), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (E), WI |
| Sunday, June 5 | 10:30am - Noon | Nuts and Bolts: Things that drive you nuts and make you want to bolt! | Sandra Caldwell | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, OR (E), PA, RID (PS), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |
| Sunday, June 5 | 10:30am - Noon | Fundamentals of Immigration Law for Court Interpreters | Tamber Hilton, ESQ. | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CA (CIMCE), CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NE, NM, NC, NV (G), OH, OK, OR (G), PA, RID (PS-L), TN (G), TX, WA (P), WI |
| Sunday, June 5 | 10:30am - Noon | Hit the Road! A traveling interpreter's tips for a seamless and profitable business trip | Nattalia Paterson, PhD | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CO, DE, IA, ID, KY, MD, MS, NE, NM, NV (G), OH, PA, RID (GS), TN (G), TX, WA (G), WI |