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CCBC receives grant for interpreter program

The EARN funding will allow CCBC to work with strategic industry partners to support up to 250 local interpreters.


From The Dundalk Eagle 

The Community College of Baltimore County has received a $150,000 Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) grant for its Interpreter Preparation Program, which helps interpreters prepare for a new licensing law which will come into effect in 2025.

With the passing of the Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act (SB346), all interpreters in the state must be licensed by 2025 or they must discontinue services. In preparation, CCBC has designed four new continuing education courses to help interpreters prepare for certification exams for either the Center for Assessment of Sign Language Interpreters or the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment exams.

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