A trilingual certificate holder must maintain all prerequisite certifications and satisfy the five-year recertification requirements to maintain his or her certification. Each certificate holder must earn 10.0 continuing education units (CEUs) (100 clock hours) during the five-year certification period.
Holders of a BEI General Certificate and a Trilingual Certificate must satisfy
- 5.0 CEUs (50 clock hours) in interpreting-related topics;
- 3.0 CEUs (30 clock hours) in trilingual-related topics; and
- 2.0 CEUs (20 clock hours) in ethics-related topics.
Holders of only a BEI Trilingual Interpreter Certificate must satisfy
- 3.0 CEUs (30 clock hours) in trilingual-related topics; and
- CEUs requirements for requisite certificate issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or NIC.
A DARS DHHS staff member may notify a certificate holder at least 60 days before the expiration date. A certificate holder's failure to receive notice does not prevent the expiration of a certificate. To renew, the certificate holder must
- complete Form 3911, Five-Year Recertification, or Form 3922, Multiple-Certificate Five-Year Recertification, and attach
- a check or money order for the renewal fee,
- copies of CEU documentation earned during the certification period,
- a valid copy of a RID or NAD-RID certificate card (if not BEI certified), and
- mail the renewal form, fee, and CEU documentation to DARS DHHS.