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#AddCCHI
Power of Certification
CCHI is dedicated to supporting professional interpreters who value the power of education and certification. We understand that many interpreters work across settings – in health care, courts, Workers’ Compensation, schools, etc. At the same time, many interpreters are also professional translators. We know that some CCHI certificants also hold another language professional certification, e.g. of ATA, RID, state or federal court interpreter, etc.
We commend and support all professionals who seek certification in more than one specialty! CCHI waives its application fee of $40 for those applicants who otherwise meet our eligibility criteria and who already hold a certification* from ATA, RID, BEI, Federal or State courts, the state of Washington for medical interpreters, or NBCMI (CMI language-specific credentials only). All applicants must sit for and pass CCHI’s certification exams in order to earn CCHI certification.
In addition, CCHI is offering #AddCCHI applicants a special examination fee of $150 for CoreCHI™, ETOE™, or CHI™ exams throughout 2025. This means that CCHI’s performance-based certifications (CHI or CoreCHI-P) cost $300, and the knowledge-based CoreCHI certification costs $150.
*By certification, we mean that a person has met specific eligibility requirements and passed a language-specific performance examination administered by the above mentioned certifying entities, and maintains the certification in accordance with the entity’s renewal requirements.
Amplify your impact – #AddCCHI certification to your credentials!
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Who is eligible
Application fee waiver ($40):
- Any applicant who meets all of CCHI eligibility requirements AND whose certification by ATA, RID, BEI, Federal or State courts, state of Washington for medical interpreters, or NBCMI (CMI language-specific credentials only; Hub-CMI holders do not qualify for this discount) is in good standing (active) on the date of their CCHI application. (e.g., An applicant submits an application to CCHI on 2/26/2023, and their other certification expires on or after 2/26/23, they qualify for the waiver. If the applicant’s other certification has expired before 2/26/23, they must pay the full fee.)
- Applicant must have completed 40 hours of healthcare interpreter training (as part of our eligibility requirements).
- The applicant must pay the CoreCHI™ examination fee at the time of the application. CCHI will not consider applications without the exam fee payment.
- CCHI reserves the right to discontinue this offer at any time and without any prior notice.
Examination special fee of $150 (time-limited offer):
- Candidates must submit their application and pay $150 for the CoreCHI™ exam by 12/31/2025 (by 11:59 pm EST).
- Candidate’s application must meet CCHI’s criteria. If the application is rejected due to ineligibility, CCHI will retain $40 processing fee and refund $110 to applicant. If your application is accepted, the $150 fee is non-refundable. Candidate must take the CoreCHI™ exam within 6 months of the application approval, otherwise they will have to pay the exam fee again.
- Candidates pay the fee of $150 for the oral performance CHI™ or ETOE™ exam by 12/31/2025 (by 11:59 pm EST) and must take the corresponding exam within 12 months of passing the CoreCHI exam.
- The ETOE™ exam discount offer does not apply to CHI™ credential holders.
- Any exam fee is valid only for the first administration of an exam (i.e. it is not valid for a retake).
- Candidates who fail the exam, will pay the full retake exam fee of the corresponding exam (see current fees at the Fees webpage).
- CCHI reserves the right to discontinue this offer at any time and without any prior notice.
This offer does not apply to holders of education certificates or interpreters who passed various screening tests or are “qualified” by processes that do not require a language-specific performance exam. It applies only to interpreters who are certified by a U.S. entity certifying interpreters or translators such as ATA, RID, BEI, Federal or State courts, state of Washington for medical interpreters (non-expired), or NBCMI (CMI language-specific credentials only; Hub-CMI holders do not qualify for this discount).
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How to get this special benefit
1. Review CCHI’s eligibility criteria to make sure you meet our requirements and read CCHI Candidate’s Examination Handbook to learn about the certification process and CCHI policies.
2. Email CCHI your intention to get certified and attach a proof of your other certification (as a pdf or image file) at apply@cchicertification.org. The document verifying your certification can be a certification certificate or badge/card and must contain your name (matching your current ID), the certification entity info, and the certification expiration/validity date.
3. CCHI will review your letter of intent and provided documentation within 10 days and email you instructions on how to complete and submit the online application.
4. Once CCHI receives your application, CCHI will review your application within two weeks.
5. You will receive your Notice to Schedule your exam within one week of the application approval for the CoreCHI™ exam and within one week of payment for a CHI™ exam.
If you have any questions about this special opportunity, please contact us at apply@cchicertification.org.