Attachment_(8)_Interpreter_Qualifications_Matrix.pdf

Attachment (8)

INTERPRETER QUALIFICATIONS MATRIX

The Interpreter Qualifications Matrix (Matrix) is a table that describes by language, state, closest EOIR court site, and interpreter name the basic qualifications of all the interpreters who are available to be utilized by the Contractor to perform interpreting services under this contract. The Matrix must be completed within 60 days after award.

The qualifications to be listed in the Matrix are comprised of four primary areas: 1) interpreting experience; 2) certification and education; 3) interpreter evaluation report results; and 4) other.

Interpreting Experience

This section must be divided into four areas of expertise: 1) consecutive interpretation; 2) simultaneous interpretation; 3) court interpreting; and, 4) Immigration Court interpreting.

For each of these areas the Matrix must reflect the following periods of working experience: 1) none; 2) less than one year; 3) one to five years; and, 4) more than five years.

Certification and Education

This section must indicate whether the interpreter has Federal Court Interpreter Certification, State Court Interpreter Certification, or NAJIT/JITCE Certification.

Include the date of certification and the name of the state(s) where the interpreter is certified. For education qualifications, this section must indicate whether the interpreter has a bachelor’s, master’s or Ph.D. degree relevant to court interpreting, such as in Interpretation, Translation, Linguistics, English, a foreign language, etc. Include the date, type of degree, major field of study, and the name of the university from which the degree was earned.

Interpreter Evaluation Report Results

This section must include the results of the written evaluation report of the interpreter evaluation conducted as referenced in Section C.3.7. It should include information on the interpreter’s language proficiency in both English and the foreign language, and interpretation skills in consecutive, simultaneous, and sight interpretation. It must also include the results of the first time interpreter (initial EOIR assignment) evaluation.

Other

This section should include the date of the interpreter’s last completed EOIR assignment, as well as whether a waiver request related to the one year of judiciary experience requirement has been submitted to and approved by EOIR.