The Interpreter’s Lab was deliberately named as it was intended to be a place of exploration and invention. We support our members and students in many ways, from the courses and workshops to special masterclasses, to one-on-one conversations about building your career and negotiating contracts. We do it because we love interpreters and interpreting.

The Membership Program was developed as a way of making all the services and programs we offer not only better, but also more accessible to you in a friendlier, easier to navigate, suite of benefits.

No, you do not have to be a member to register for a course or one of monthly workshops. You can still purchase and register in any one of our courses, without any obligation to become a member. However, membership can save you substantially on the registration fees. Members receive 15% to 20% off of courses.

The goal of the membership program was to put all our great programs into one easy to navigate menu. Members will have access to extra support we provide, such as guidance and coaching, as well as reduced pricing on everything we have at The Lab.

The Basic Membership includes:

1. Access to Monthly speakers' series (50% off)
2. Access to MemberPortal (members-only area)
3. Access to Private Online Community Hub
4. InterpreterStudy Hall
5. Invitation/attendance to Annual December Community event
6. Monthly Open Office Hours

What is included in the Premier Membership?

The Premier Membership includes:

1. Access to Monthly speakers' series (60% off)
2. Access to MemberPortal (members-only area)
3. Access to Private Online Community Hub
4. InterpreterStudy Hall
5. Invitation/attendance to Annual December Community event
6. Monthly Open Office Hours
7. Annual Masterclasses
8. Reduced pricing on Core Educational Programs (15% - 20% discounts)
9. Career Planning with Director or Instructor/mentor
10. Guided Mentorship with Instructors (1.5 hours)
11. Access to the Recordings of all sessions 
12. Access to Resource Sharing
13. InterpreterExamination Preparatory Session (e.g.: CILISAT, ILSAT, and others)
14. Reduced pricing on CILISAT exam

Beyond the financial savings, which are significant (up to $3000 in savings) being a member means being connected to a community of interpreters and getting the advice and support you need from experts in the field.

The activation fee is a one-time fee that all members pay to initiate their membership. The fee for Basic Membership is $129 and $149 for Premier Membership. If you are a member in good standing, this fee will not have to be paid again, and all of the member benefits will apply.

No, as long as you remain a member in good standing, this fee will not have to be paid again, and all of the member benefits will apply.

Your membership is calculated from the date you became a member. For example, if you become a member on July 15, 2022 your membership renews on July 15, 2023.

Basic Memberships are billed monthly and Premier Memberships are billed annually. These monthly or annual fees are typical of any membership. At TIL these fees cover the costs of providing the monthly Professional Development Speakers Series, the Office Hours, subsidize the mentorship and coaching, and all of the administrative and technical support required to sustain the program.

Once you become a member, you will gain access to your Member Portal. From there you will be able to access all the member benefits, depending on which membership tier you purchased.

As a member you automatically registered in the monthly Speakers Series. You will be sent a login for the Zoom session and will be given periodic reminders about the session.

No, you do not have to attend every session. However, if you want a Certificate of Attendance for your CEUs or PDUs, as required by your organization, then you must attend the session.

If you require a Certificate of Attendance, you must attend the session.

Certificates will be sent to you, via email, typically 2-3 weeks after the session.

Quarterly Drop-in and Debrief Sessions is a quarterly event that will be topic-specific but open for discussion and changes depending on the issues at hand.

The goals of these sessions are:

1. To provide a forum for interpreters to share and learn from each other in a safe space

2. To provide a space to debrief about challenging situations (ethics/difficult customers or clients/ working conditions, etc.)

Schedule:

1st Friday of the month 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. PST (Oct 7)

2nd Wednesday of the month 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. PST (Oct 12)

Schedule and process will be provided through your member portal.

The sky is the limit! Your mentorship or coaching needs will be matched to the right mentor. While our instructors are well informed, expert and experienced in their professional life.

All the recordings can be found in your member portal.

All the resources can be found in your member portal.