Continuing Education

Vancro offers workshops, trainings and mentorship opportunities.

Please see the list of what we are offering and click on the links below to get detailed information.

3.22.23 - 5:30-7:00pm EST

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3.24.23 - 6:30-8:00pm EST

Light blue flyer with yellow accents and the Accessible Integrated Media, Vancro, RID and Carter Enterprise Solutions logos. In big letters the title reads: Navigating an ITP during the Pandemic Panel Discussion! CEUS .15. 6:30-8PM ET March 24, 2023. Online Event. Open Discussion, Safe Space. Discussion Topics: Navigating the interpreting profession as a novice interpreter. Advice for mentors and ITP professors. Experiences from former ITP students. On the right there is a circular photo of a diverse group of students smiling and giving the thumbs up symbol. The disclaimer at the bottom reads: VTRID IS AN APPROVED RID CMP SPONSOR FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. THIS WORKSHOP IS OFFERED FOR .15 CEUS IN THE PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AREA AT THE “LITTLE TO NO” CONTENT KNOWLEDGE LEVEL. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE. THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THIS ACTIVITY IS: INTERPRETERS. AS ALWAYS, VTRID IS COMMITTED TO OFFERING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION AND BIAS.” Register at AIM4ASL.com.

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3.25.23 - 6:30-8:00pm EST

Black and orange flyer with Vancro, RID, ACET and TerpsROCK logos and a photo of presenter Andre Robinson who is wearing glasses in a jean jacket with a cityscape background. The flyer says: TerpsROCK Interpreter Support Initiative Presents: Don’t Censor Me: Interpreting Profanity and Explicit Content for the Deaf Consumer. Andre Robinson, also known as DJ Deaf Tunez, is a viral sensation. Dre was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. Growing up Deaf, he learned early he could do anything except hear. DJ by night, Dre has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University Massachusetts of Dartmouth and a Master of Social Work from Simmons University. His passion has always been working and giving back to the community. Doing this interactive workshop, Dre will guide participants in a discussion of why interpreters shouldn’t omit information. What to do when profanity, derogatory remarks, and other explicit content is being communicated, how culture impacts these situations and how to express sign variants of common swear words and other explicit connect. Participants will have an opportunity to role play and practice what they’ve learned. The details are presented on the left in an orange box. Saturday, March 25th, 2023. 11am-2pm EST. Workshop offers .3 CEUs. Observation certificates available for ITP students. $40 general rate. $25 Students Rate. To register visit: www.myastteacherrocks.com. The disclaimer at the bottom says: VTRID is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This workshop is offered for .3 CEUs in the Professional Studies area at the “little to no” content knowledge level. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance. The target audience for this activity is interpreters. As always, VTRID is committed to offering educational opportunities free from discrimination and bias.

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