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Ed:K-12 Certification

Ed: K-12 (Educational Certificate: K-12)

Holders of this recognition certification have demonstrated the ability to expressively interpret classroom content and discourse and the ability to receptively interpret student or teen sign language. It is not limited to any one sign language or system. This certification is issued to interpreters who work with students and teenagers who use predominately American Sign Language (ASL), Manually-Coded English (MCE) and Pidgin Sign English (PSE). Holders also demonstrate proficiency in the voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice interpreting skills of interpreters who work in the elementary and secondary school classroom setting.

The examinations for this certification are developed and maintained by the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)  and is administered by Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

• Ed:K-12 Application