Chartered Institute
of Linguists
Becoming a Chartered Institute of Linguists Business or Corporate Partner allows your organisation to show that it supports languages, linguists and the work CIOL is doing around the world. By aligning with CIOL's industry values and sharing this commitment with your own customers and partners, you will enable people and other organisations to see your commitment to languages and the languages profession.
Thank you for your interest in joining one of our network committees. Please complete the online eligibility check below which will be considered by the network committee in conjunction with the Head of Membership. To support our volunteers we have comprehensive policies and guidance including:
The CIOL Qualifications Level 6 Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) has been the benchmark qualification for public service interpreting for over 30 years, and is now available fully online.
When members of public, businesses and public authorities need a certified translation of a document that is not in English, it is important to choose a qualified, registered translator or translation company.
This expectation is clearly set out by the UK Government at https://www.gov.uk/certifying-a-document or by clicking the gov.uk logo below.
CIOL’s new mentoring platform is proving popular and a good number of members have signed up as mentees, looking for support and guidance from fellow members. If you are unsure of the types of things you could ask your mentor, or if your conversations with a mentor have become repetitive, here are a set of questions that could really help you keep things interesting and valuable for you and your mentor.
Find out more about becoming a mentor or a mentee by logging in to access the platform here.
British Academy-led proposals for the education and skills component of a UK-wide national languages strategy, including recommendation which support CIOL's work towards the creation of an accessible cross-sector framework for language competence and qualifications.
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CIOL is committed to setting, maintaining and upholding the highest standards of professional conduct. It sets out the standards and behaviours expected of its members and Chartered Linguists in the Code of Professional Conduct, which all members and chartered linguists agree to abide by when they join CIOL. The professional conduct procedures apply to all current CIOL members and to all registered Chartered Linguists.
