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, 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.
IN PERSON ATTENDEES: An attendee may earn up to 15 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 14 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 CEAP credits by CCHI. CCHI will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 15.5 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 15 credits. [Certificates come as two separate events] | |||
| 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 15 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. | |||
| Georgia | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Georgia. Georgia will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 13.5 credits. | |||
| Idaho | PENDING | |||
| 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 15 credits. | |||
| Louisiana | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Louisiana. Louisiana will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 15 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 15 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 14.25 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 14.25 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 15 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 14.25 credits. | |||
| Oregon | Oregon Court Language Access Services has pre-approved the 2024 pre-conference and conference seminars according to Oregon policy requirements. Please contact the Oregon Judicial Department?s Certification and Training Program for more details. Interpreters will need to provide proof of attendance, course description, and number of contact hours upon completion of the conference to Court Language Access Services. | |||
| 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 14.25 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 14.25 credits. | |||
| Tennessee | NAJIT's Annual Conference has been approved for CE credits in Tenessee. Tennessee will grant hour for hour credit for approved sessions for a possible total of 14.25 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 14.25 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 15 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 14.25 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 15 credits. |
Continuing education approvals by session:
| Friday, May 17 | 9:00am - Noon | Anatomy of a deposition [ETHICS] | Judy Jenner | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO,MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(E), PA(E), RID (Legal), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Friday, May 17 | 9:00am - Noon | Interpreting at the Speed of Court: Techniques to Keep Pace with Fast Speakers [ETHICS] | James Plunkett III | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI (PB), CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Friday, May 17 | 9:00am - Noon | How to prepare for an interpreting exam. | Corinne McKay | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(GS), TN(FL), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Friday, May 17 | 9:00am - Noon | Second Sight: A new approach to sight translation for simultaneous | Agustin Servi?n de la Mora | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI (PB), CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(FL), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Friday, May 17 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Improving your Memory | Javier Castillo, Jr. | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI (PB), CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(FL), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Friday, May 17 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Empowering Legal Interpreters with AI Tools [ETHICS] | Tianlu Jia Redmon | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(E), PA, RID(Legal), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Friday, May 17 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Mastering the Courtroom: A Comprehensive Guide to Immigration Proceedings | Francesca Samuel and Marilyn Lovo | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(Legal),TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Friday, May 17 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Language Building Blocks for Expert Performance in the Simultaneous Mode and Beyond [ETHICS] | Janis Palma | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI (PB), CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA,MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(FL), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Friday, May 17 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Building a Note Taking System from the Ground Up | Ellen Wingo | 3 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI (PB), CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(FL), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 8:00am - 8:45am | KEYNOTE SPEECH - Staying Solvent While Stayine Sane: Creating a fulfilling and lucrative language career in the age of AI, MT, and priced-based competition | Corinne McKay | .75 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CO, DE, KY, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV, NM, OH, PA, RID(PS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 9:00am - 10:00am | You and AI: A bright future for forensic transcription/translation | Dr. David Gilbert | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(E), PA, RID(Legal), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Is This Chair Taken? Weighing Seating Options for Team Consecutive Interpreting in the Courts | Ernest Nino-Murcia | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(E), PA(E), RID(Legal), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 9:00am - 10:00am | The Interpreter as Expert Witness: What to expect when you are called in to testify as an expert | Janis Palma | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Mastering Resilience: Navigating Stress in Remote Deposition Interpreting | Tianlu Jia Redmon | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 10:30am - Noon | Language and Culture: Understanding U.S. Sports Idioms | Javier Castillo, Jr. | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(FL), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 10:30am - Noon | Mentoring The Future: Training Novice Court Interpreters in Skill Building [ETHICS] | Judith Costello | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, TN(G), RID(PS), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 10:30am - Noon | Witness Management: Tips and Best Practices for Consecutive Interpretation of Witness Testimony | Ernest Nino-Murcia | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(Legal), TN(FL), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 10:30am - Noon | Protecting the courtroom record: The interpreters rols in the courtroom (A Judge's viewpoint) [ETHICS] | Honorable Jose Salinas and Manpreet Kaur | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA(E), RID(Legal), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 2:15pm - 3:15pm | The Use of Personal Pronouns for Direct Discourse in Legal Settings with Interpretation [ETHICS] | Dr. Georganne Weller | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(LS), PA, RID(Legal), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Making a Difference: How to Contribute to the Professionalization of Interpreting | Gabriela Siebach | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Interpreting gadgets: a new device for note-taking | Judy Jenner | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 2:15pm - 3:15pm | What would work best for me, being a freelancer or an employee? | Heidi Cazes | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NE, NM, NV, OH, PA, RID(GS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 3:45pm - 5:15pm | The Ethics of Court Interpreting Compared with Conference, Escort, and Military Interpreting [ETHICS] | Lili Selden, PhD and Niery Grace Bardakjian, PHD | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(E), PA(E), RID(Legal), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 3:45pm - 5:15pm | To Omit or Not to Omit: it depends [ETHICS] | Agustin Servi?n de la Mora and James Plunkett III | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI (PB), CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(E), PA(E), RID(PS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 3:45pm - 5:15pm | Court proceedings for Portuguese interpreters | Nattalia Paterson, PhD | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA(E), RID(PS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Saturday, May 18 | 3:45pm - 5:15pm | Team Interpreting in the Courtroom: Implementing Collaboration and Interdependence strategies. | Chantal Portillo, PhD, and Richard Hall | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(FL), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Sunday, May 19 | 8:00am - 8:45am | NAJIT Town Hall | The NAJIT Board of Directors | .75 Hours | ATA, AZ, CO, DE, KY, LA, MD, MS, NE, NM, NV, OH, PA, UT, WI |
| Sunday, May 19 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Administrative Office of the Courts (AOUSC) Update | Javier Soler | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CIMCE, CO, DE, GA, LA, FL, KY, MD, MI, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, TN(G), UT, WA, WI |
| Sunday, May 19 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Ask not what your association can do for you but what YOU can do for your association! | Nattalia Paterson PHD | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CO, DE, GA, LA, FL, KY, MD, MI, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(GS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Sunday, May 19 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Resilience in Interpreting | Eliane Sfeir-Markus | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, GA, LA, FL, KY, MD, MI, MA, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Sunday, May 19 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Achieving Language Access for All: Raising standards for interpreters of all languages through a language-neutral interpreter skills exam | Johanna Parker | 1 Hour | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, GA, LA, FL, KY, MD, MI, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(G), PA(M), RID(GS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Sunday, May 19 | 10:30am - Noon | Don't Agonzie, Organize! Experiences in advocacy | Panel | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MI, MA, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR(E), PA, RID(PS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Sunday, May 19 | 10:30am - Noon | Habits of Highly Effective Notetakers | Ernest Nino-Murcia | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CCHI, CIMCE, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NV, NM, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(PS), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Sunday, May 19 | 10:30am - Noon | OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR! What Constitutes Evidence in a Court Proceeding | Tony Rosado | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CIMCE, CO, DE, KY, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NV, NM, OH, OK, OR(G), PA, RID(Legal), TN(G), TX, UT, WA, WI |
| Sunday, May 19 | 10:30am - Noon | AI Technology for Interpreters and Translators [LN] | Nestor Wagner | 1.5 Hours | ATA, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, OH, OK, OR(G), TN (G), UT, WA, WI (PENDING: CIMCE, NV, PA, TX, RID) |