Interpreter Training:
Helping bilingual professionals gain credentials and confidence.
Use your bilingual skills and help others in multiple sectors. Team sponsorships and scholarships may be available.
The Language Lab instructors are licensed by Cross Cultural Communications and provide nationally accredited interpreter training programs.
For discounts or sponsorships that may be available to you, email info@thelanguageaccesslab.org.
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NEW: Scholarships and Incentives
Partnering creates access & opportunity.
The Language Access Lab cannot do this work alone. Through meaningful partnerships with local employers, we are opening the doors to discounts and scholarships while connecting bilingual professionals to corporations seeking a diversified workforce.
If you are bilingual and interested in becoming a professional interpreter, you may be eligible to a discount or scholarship. Download the Eligibility Requirements for more information or email us at info@thelanguageaccesslab.org if you have any questions.
In 2026, The Community Interpreter training is offering the following scholarships and discounts:
Mini grants for volunteers and staff of Allen County, IN, nonprofits in partnership with The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation.
One Burmese Maternal Health Fellowship in partnership with Healthier Moms and Babies. The Burmese Maternal Health Fellowship is a specialized dual-credential career pathway created through a partnership between The Language Access Lab and Healthier Moms and Babies (HMB). Designed to address the critical need for professional interpretation in prenatal and infant care for Allen County’s Burmese community, the fellowship provides a selected individual with full professional training and a direct link to employment.
Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana is offering up to 3 scholarships to individuals interested in working with their organization as part time/ contract interpreters in legal and semi-legal settings. To learn more about VLP, go to Volunteer Lawyer Program of NE Indiana | Empower Through Legal Aid.
Group discounts and corporate sponsorships are available. Email sponsor@thelanguageaccesslab.org if your organization has multiple staff members interested in taking our interpreter training.
Interpreter Training Programs
The Language Access Lab offers multiple interpreter training programs and new ones are continuously being rolled out.
The Community Interpreter
This nationally accredited program is designed for interpreters and bilingual professionals working in healthcare, education, social services or government.
Coming Soon: The Language of Justice
The Language of Justice is the first national three-day program designed to train community and court interpreters to perform legal interpreting for nonprofit and community services.