This course provides specialist knowledge for interpreting in healthcare settings. The purpose of this micro-credential course is to upskill people who interpret, advocate or mediate for refugees and migrants, as well as clinicians and healthcare managers/planners.

The course focuses on the role of an interpreter in a healthcare setting and the specifics of the Irish health care system with attention to refugee and migrants' entitlements to healthcare. The importance of doctor-patient communication will be covered with a focus on the role of interpreters to support communication between them. Interpreter wellbeing will also be discussed.

It is the first micro-credential in a package of multiple micro-credentials that we aim to develop, which will be stackable towards a graduate diploma in healthcare interpreting.

The programme is open to anyone interested in upskilling in the area of healthcare interpreting, e.g. people working as interpreters or planning to do so in the future, as well as advocacy workers, social workers, migrant activists, clinicians and healthcare planners with a level 8 qualification in any area.

Language requirements for non-Native English speakers: C1 or C2 (IELTS or equivalent).

It is the student's responsibility to ensure they meet these requirements.