How can i become a certifieid translator in the state of NY without going to college?

Question

I am still in High school and i have 5 years of experience in french and 3 years in italian and am a native speaker of haitian creole.

Answer 1

Are you looking for becoming a translator or interpreter? There might be different things you would have to concentrate on. If you want to become a translator it is very important to get good grammar and linguistic skills, large vocabulary and also technical skills. Nowadays it's almost unimaginable to provide translation services without good knowledge of how to use specialized software. You would also have to get more knowledge in specialized field (which ever you choose to specialize at - medical, software, technical, marketing advertisements etc.)

If you want to become an interpreter you would have to have solid knowledge of specialized terminology in a field you'd like to work. Also you should be able to switch easily from one language to another. As an interpreter you have to have quick linguistic reactions since you do not have time to consult the dictionary. If you take a job in an unfamiliar to you field it will be to draining both for you and your clients.

High school education would not provide that knowledge to you.

Answer 2

Actually there are NO states that require a college degree to become a police officer. Some departments require a degree, but this would be an individual department requirement. But there are not any states that require a degree in order to become a certified peace officer. In fact most agencies don't even require one. Most of the ones that do are federal agencies. You need to ask about a specific department, or better yet go to their website, if you want to know their requirements. There are literally thousands of different agencies in this country, all with different requirements. In my department we do not require a degree, in fact technically our minimum requirement is a GED. But you will find most of the people who end up actually getting hired have either a college degree or military experience, or both. The only thing we require a degree for is advanced promotions, deputy chief, chief, etc. A degree will help immensely with the lower promotions, but is still not a requirement. This is how the vast majority of agencies are. Those who seem to think that "most" police agencies in the U.S. require a degree are incredibly misinformed.

Answer 3

That won't be enough for some jobs. We have been hiring translators but not certified and they say it is very hard. Client is Spanish but working for a company in Brazil so they speak Portuguese and they work with other people in other countries. Our translator keeps hearing words and wondering why she doesn't know them when she only knows English and Spanish. Also the terms used for ship repair aren't part of normal school teaching so they don't always know the terms in English or Spanish.
Even with 9-10 years of Spanish it is hard.

Answer 4

I know in many states the jobs that require bi-lingual have tests that they give to the applicants. You should check out the jobs you might be interested in.