Language and Interpreter Assessments

CyraCom can help you assess the skills of your staff interpreters, dual-role bilingual employees, or other bilingual professionals.

Why Choose CyraCom’s Assessment Services

If Your Staff Does Any Interpreting, You Need to Know They’re Qualified

The 2016 mandate from the Affordable Care Act’s Section 1557 does not allow hospital staff to interpret unless they are “qualified” and have interpreting listed as part of their official job duties. Even if your organization is not in the healthcare industry, it’s still a good idea to invest in assessment to verify your bilingual staff’s fluency and qualifications.

Make sure that your employees are qualified to interpret. Our assessment program will help you properly vet and document their skills.

Language and Interpreter Assessments

Language Proficiency Assessment – Available in over 45 languages

This assessment tests how well a candidate speaks their secondary language. CyraCom designed this assessment using the standards established by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR), a US federal organization that coordinates and shares information about language-related activities.

It tests a candidate’s:

Grammar
Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Fluency
Cultural Appropriateness and Functional Expertise
Strategies

Interpreter Skills Assessment – Available in over 20 languages

Our Interpreter Skills Assessment tests how well a candidate can interpret clinical-themed messages between their two working languages. It also assesses their medical vocabulary knowledge.

The test takes 20-40 minutes over the phone and covers: