Washington State Registry
of Interpreters for the Deaf

RID Certification Categories:

RID has established a process of certifying interpreters on the basis of an examination by a board of evaluators. The certifications that are currently recognized by RID include:

  • National Interpreter Certification (NIC)
  • Certificate of Interpretation (CI)
  • Certificate of Transliteration (CT)
  • Comprehensive Skills Certificate (CSC)
  • Reverse Skills Certificate (RSC)
  • Transliteration Certificate (TC)
  • Specialist Certificate: Legal (SC:L)
  • Oral Interpreting Certificate (OIC)
  • Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI)

Certification Test (NIC, CDI) Scholarship

Click here for more information about the Scholarship.

Mentorship

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Professional Development

Take the interpreter survey to help us know what workshops and activities are important to you! Print it out and mail it in to the address at the bottom of the survey.

WSRID Lending Library

Check out the new listing of our library.