Professional Associations

At ARCH Language Network, we are committed to providing the best interpreters, translators and language services for our customers. In pursuit of this goal, we have established corporate partnerships and memberships that augment and support the work we do and assist in providing high quality training and education for our interpreters and translators.

Today our corporate memberships include:

• Cross-Cultural Communications (CCC)
• The Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP)
• National Council on Interpreting Health Care (NCIHC)
• International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA)
• American Translators Association (ATA)
• Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association (UMTIA)
• Interpreting Stakeholder Group (ISG)
• Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHIT)

Cross-Cultural Communications (CCC)

The CCC provides training, technical assistance, writing and consulting services to agencies and individuals that serve linguistic and cultural minorities. CCC helps organizations like ARCH Language Network to enhance their services to immigrants and refugees. The CCC and ARCH Language Network have partnered together to develop a 40 hour professional training for bi-lingual and freelance interpreters. Please contact The Community Interpreter for information.

Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP)

The CCHCP is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help underserved communities gain full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate. CCHCP provides the Bridging the Gap medical interpreter training program.

National Council on Interpreting Health Care (NCIHC)

The NCIHC is an organization that promotes and enhances language access in health care in the US. NCIHC certifies that organizations and individuals are qualified to provide interpreting services. NCIHC certification enables ARCH Language Network to provide quality interpreting services within the health care system.

International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA)

THE IMIA is an international organization that provides supporting services to help professional medical interpreters offer skilled interpreting services for linguistically diverse patients in health care. The IMIA defines educational requirements and qualifications for medical interpreters and establishes professional standards of practice for medical interpretation, and widely publishes information to the medical interpreting community.

American Translators Association (ATA)

The ATA is dedicated to advancing the translation and interpreting professions and through professional development services for individual translators and interpreters. Its members span 90 countries and include translators, interpreters, teachers, project managers, web and software developers, language company owners, hospitals, universities, and government agencies. The ATA offers a certification exam to translators in 24 language combinations.

Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association (UMTIA)

The UMTIA is a chapter of the American Translators Association representing Minnesota and areas of Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota. UMTIA provides educational opportunities for spoken language interpreters and translators and supports the development of qualifications and regulatory practices for the field.

Interpreting Stakeholders Group (ISG)

The ISG is a Minnesota organization devoted to improving interpreter services for Limited English Proficiency Clients. Areas of focus include healthcare, social services, education and legal services.

Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHIT)

CCHIT is a non-profit organization for interpreters and users of interpreter services that provides a vendor-neutral certification program for healthcare interpreters.

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