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Practicums allow you to gain hands-on experience by using the skills you learn in the classroom in real-world workplace situations. As a student in the Program of Sign Language Interpretation you will complete three practicums - one in the first year and then throughout your final semester.
The first practicum course is held at a retreat setting in the Lower Mainland attended by students, faculty and staff. Members of the Deaf community and people who are unfamiliar with sign language are invited to attend, affording students their first opportunity to put theory into practice and interpret for real people.
During your final semester in the program, you will be teamed with professional interpreters in their work setting. Practicum placements include sites across Canada and in the US. You will experience three different practicum sites. Faculty members provide guidance and support while you are in the field. Between practicums, you will return to the college for classroom study.
INTR students have participated in practicum experiences at a variety of locations, including:
British Columbia
BC Provincial School of Deaf
Burnaby South High School
Courtenay School District, Vancouver Island
Douglas College
Mountain Secondary School
Okanagan University College, Kelowna
Oyama Elementary School Simon Fraser University
Sooke School District, Vancouver Island
South Slope Elementary School
Still Interpreting, Inc.
University College of the Fraser Valley
Uplands Elementry School
Vancouver Community College
Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Various independent practitioners in private practice, in various cities
National
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Calgary, AB
Deaf Outreach Program, Toronto, ON
E.C. Drury School, Milton, ON
Freelance Interpreters Consolidated, Inc., Calgary, AB
George Brown College, Toronto, ON
Independent Interpreter Referral Service, Winnipeg, MB
Interpreters United, Halifax, NS
Kelsey Institute, Saskatoon, SK
Manitoba School for the Deaf
Queen Elizabeth Secondary, Calgary, AB
Sir William Van Horn Sr. Secondary, Calgary, AB
Various independent practitioners in private practice in various cities
International
Austin Community College, Austin, Texas
Bay Area Communication Access, San Francisco, California
Bellevue City Community College, Seattle, Wash
JC Ilsley High School, NS
Ohlone College, Freemont, California
Puyallup School District
Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, Wash
Seattle Children Theatre, Seattle, Wash
University of Washington
Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Wash
Various independent practitioners in private practice in various cities
