Interpreters' Graduation Ceremony, 8th September 2023
On 8th September we celebrated the graduation of our community interpreters who were on our courses this summer. The online course,...
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- Feb 13
Interpreter Graduation - Feb 2023
On Friday 3rd February, we had our graduation party for our newly trained interpreters who completed our Introduction to Community...
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- Jun 16, 2022
NHS orientation videos - Kurdish & Tigrinya
Voices in Refuge Interpreters recently collaborated with the Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum's ITM project and some local NHS...
voicesinrefuge
- Jul 2, 2020
Online Interpreting Training - Video
In the video below, our training facilitator introduces our online interpreting training course. If you are interested, please fill in...
voicesinrefuge
- Jun 12, 2020
What to expect during an interpreting session- Everything will be interpreted
Our interpreting service is centred on a series of essential principles that focus on the belief that everyone has the right to speak and...
voicesinrefuge
- Jun 1, 2020
Do's & don'ts of working with an interpreter
Clear communication between parties is essential during an interpreting session. We’ve complied a video in English and in Slovene about a...
voicesinrefuge
- May 20, 2020
The right way to introduce yourself as an interpreter - an opening statement
An opening statement enables to establish the interpreter’s professional authority and sets the expectations or rules for the...
voicesinrefuge
- May 15, 2020
Online Interpreting Training - Introduction
Throughout the year, we run Introduction to Community Interpreting in Refugee and Asylum Seeker settings training courses. These courses...
voicesinrefuge
- Apr 1, 2020
A Slovene speaking Mandarin? Meet our trainer!
I have always felt intrigued by the sounds and rhythms of foreign languages. As a child growing up in Yugoslavia, later Slovenia, I...
voicesinrefuge
- Mar 30, 2020
Remembering Leo Keely
We were so sad to hear about the death of Leo Keely. Leo was fundamental in our change from a small volunteer project into a Community...
voicesinrefuge
- Feb 19, 2020
ViR- from the intern's perspective
Internship at Voices in Refuge, summer/autumn 2019 As a student of Intercultural Linguistic Mediation, I was deeply surprised by the idea...
voicesinrefuge
- Feb 14, 2020
Welcome to Voices in Refuge's blog!
One of Voices in Refuge's most important and challenging goals is to encourage clients and organisations to treat interpreters as trained...
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