Class & Testing Schedule

2026 LAS WEBINARS AND SYMPOSIUM

Webinars held from noon to 1:00 pm (Virtual)

  • January 29: Welcome and Ethics
  • February 26: Criminal and Civil Terminology (Language Specific) (Spanish)
  • March 26: Essential Language Basics

April Symposium (In Person) – Thursday, April 30th – Las Cruces

  • ADA: Presentation (Scribing)
  • Ethics (Jeopardy)
  • Language Access as Core Court Infrastructure
  • False Cognates

Webinars held from noon to 1:00 pm: (Virtual)

  • May 28: Tú vs Usted
  • June 25: Ethics
  • July 30: General Vocabulary
  • August 27: Cultural Competence

September Symposium (Virtual) – Thursday, September 24th

  • Ethics: To do or not to do?
  • Building Vocabulary (Language Specific) (Spanish)
  • ADA Presentation
  • Justice System Intepreter (JSI) Program Presentation
 

2026 COURT INTERPRETER CERTIFICATION REQUIRED TRAINING & EXAMINATIONS (SPOKEN LANGUAGES)

Apply here.

Justice System Interpreting: February 9th, May 11th, August 10th, & November 9th, 2026

 

Language Access Specialist Certification: February 9th, May 11th, August 10th, & November 9th, 2026

 

Introduction to Court Interpreting

  • Start Date: January 19th. Registration Deadline: January 12, 2026

  • Start Date: April 20th. Registration Deadline: April 13, 2026 

  • Start Date: July 20th. Registration Deadline: July 13, 2026 

  • Start Date: October 19th. Registration Deadline: October 12, 2026 

 

Court Interpreter Certification (Written Examination) Location: Albuquerque, NM

  • March 13th. Registration Deadline: February 2, 2026

  • June 12th. Registration Deadline: May 4, 2026

  • September 18th.  Registration Deadline: August 3, 2026

  • December 11th. Registration Deadline: November 2, 2026

 

The two acceptable options for taking the oral exams are:

  • Full Test: Administration of all three test sections at one time.
  • Two-Phase Test: Administration of the simultaneous section as Phase One and, for candidates who pass to move on, sight translation and consecutive as Phase Two.

 

Court Interpreter Certification (Simultaneous Examination) Location: Albuquerque, NM

  • March 13th.  Registration Deadline: February 2, 2026

  • June 12th.  Registration Deadline: May 4, 2026

  • September 18th.  Registration Deadline: August 3, 2026

  • December 11th.  Registration Deadline: November 2, 2026

 

Court Interpreter Certification (Sight-Translation & Consecutive Interpreting) Location: Albuquerque, NM

  • March 13th.  Registration Deadline: February 2, 2026

  • June 12th.  Registration Deadline: May 4, 2026

  • September 18th.  Registration Deadline: August 3, 2026

  • December 11th. Registration Deadline: November 2, 2026