Court Interpreting
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Virtual Online Orientation Workshops
All remaining July 2024 through June 2025 orientation workshops are at capacity and registration forms are NO longer being accepted for these events. No wait list is currently available.
CICRP event calendars for July 2025 through June 2026 will be released on or about July 1, 2025.
Important information regarding additional orientation workshop schedule details, the orientation workshop registration materials, and an orientation workshop summary document can be found on the Orientation Workshop Information page.
Please be advised that space is limited, and all registration materials will be processed on a first-received basis.
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Written Examination
Review the steps to register for the exam here: Written Exam Registration Steps.
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Oral Performance Examination and Oral Proficiency Interview
All remaining July 2024 through June 2025 exam/interview administrations are closed and registration forms are NO longer being accepted for these events. No wait list is currently available.
CICRP event calendars for July 2025 through June 2026 will be released on or about July 1, 2025.
Per National Center for State Courts protocol, candidates must wait a minimum of six (6) months before retaking the same version of an oral examination in a language in any state or territory. (This applies to candidates retaking oral examinations in languages with multiple versions, as well as candidates retaking oral examinations in languages with only one version.)
Important information regarding additional oral exam schedule details, the oral exam registration materials, and an oral exam summary document can be found on the Oral Performance Exam and Oral Proficiency Interview Information page.
Please be advised that space is limited, and all registration materials will be processed on a first-received basis.
The State Courts System has developed a statewide program to assist judges and trial court administrators in assessing the qualifications of court interpreters. The Court Interpreter Certification and Regulation Program designates interpreters through the use of written and oral language proficiency examinations. The Office of the State Courts Administrator (OSCA) currently offers full oral qualifications examinations in the following languages: Amharic, Arabic, Cantonese, Filipino (Tagalog), French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Somali, and Vietnamese. Abbreviated oral examinations are offered in Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian and Turkish. State certification of interpreters was implemented on May 6, 2008, the designations of Language Skilled and Provisionally Approved were implemented on May 1, 2014.
Quick Reference Links:
- Florida Rules for Certification and Regulation of Spoken Language Court Interpreters
- Registration Application and Information
- Court Interpreter Continuing Education Requirements, Forms and Information
Are you up to date?
In order to receive program announcements and important updates, program participants must notify CICRP program staff of your current mailing and e-mail address within thirty days of a change. Update requests should be submitted in writing by sending an e-mail to interpreters@60654a.com, a facsimile to 850-414-1342, or by mail to Court Interpreter Certification and Regulation Program, Florida Supreme Court Building, 500 S. Duval Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399.