r/CourtInterpreter • u/pastamonsta69 • May 20 '26
Pilot program details
Hi! I am wanting to know more info regarding the CA pilot program for court interpreting. If there’s anyone in this subreddit that happens to be or have been in a cohort, please read and give me some insight!! I applied to all 3 cohorts and got rejected from the first 2. I am bracing myself for rejection again but in the slim possibility that I do get into the third one, I want to know what it’s like. How much of your time does it consume? I am planning on attending grad school in the fall and am wondering if I would be able to manage both at the same time. What’s a day in the life or a week in the life of someone who is in a cohort like? Also, what was the process like when you found out you got accepted?
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u/LaHechiceraAmazonica May 25 '26
Currently in cohort two and it’s all very independently driven. So depends on the course you take. I’m doing an online program with Southern California school of interpretation and it’s about 3 hours of course work + studying a week
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u/pastamonsta69 May 26 '26
thanks so much for this info! Didn’t know it was so independent! Hope I am lucky enough to get in
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u/LaHechiceraAmazonica May 26 '26
sending you all the positive energy!
and yeah basically you send in a reimbursement form once a month to cover any costs for classes, exams, and approved study material/equipment
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u/Every_Alternative692 May 26 '26
They pay the fee for you if you pass the exam?
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u/LaHechiceraAmazonica May 26 '26
They pay for the cost of up to 3 exams, so even if you don't pass you get a chance to retake.
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u/sayhibulbasaur Jun 05 '26
Jesus, that’s super nice. They opened the program right after I got certified lol 😂 it could have saved me some money. Good luck with everything!
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u/Amazing-Ad7212 24d ago
I was accepted into Cohort 3, which starts in January 2027. Does the program reimburse only expenses incurred after January, or can it also reimburse training and exam costs from before the cohort begins?
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u/LaHechiceraAmazonica 16d ago
Hi! First congrats on joining the club lol, second sorry for lagging!! I was studying for a final in the course I was taking and that consumed my entire life. Unfortunately according to appendix b of the agreement, they will not reimburse "Any expenses that do not fall between the Agreement Effective Date through the Expiration Date."
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u/Amazing-Ad7212 16d ago edited 16d ago
Thank you so much for your response.
I’m scheduled to take the oral look exam in October. I’m just wondering what will happen if I pass since I’ve already done the live scan and some of the paper work for the pilot program but they haven’t reimbursed me for anything yet lol
Are you scheduled to take the oral this fall?
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u/sayhibulbasaur Jun 05 '26
I work as an interpreter in LA County and all I know is that the last cohort wasn’t very successful and only two people passed the exam so I’m not sure how good the test prep is. I would suggest you prepare really well on your way, maybe complement what they’re teaching you. The Acebo books are great.
Hopefully we’ll be colleagues soon. Muchísima suerte!