Hi Reader,
If you follow World Speaks – or any of our team members – on social media, you’ve probably seen posts like this:
“World Speaks is looking for Vietnamese translators and interpreters! If you know someone, send them our way!”
“World Speaks is looking for Korean translators and interpreters! Please share with your network.”
“We’re looking for more ASL interpreters! Please pass this message along if you know someone!”
Here’s what these posts don’t tell you: the need for interpreters and translators is growing.
Over the last decade, Nebraska nonprofits, civic organizations, and businesses have expanded or incorporated language access into their programs, leading to more interpretation and translation requests and more opportunities for people in our community to access services in their own language.
Because of this growth, we need more interpreters and translators to help us meet the language access needs of our friends and neighbors.
That’s where our new Community Interpreter Course: Foundations of Community Interpreting comes in. Launched in 2025, the course helps multilingual people across Omaha learn how to become interpreters.
While it’s common for multilingual people to interpret for friends and family on the fly, the course takes them beyond informal interpreting and into the world of professional interpretation skills. Participants learn common interpretation techniques, professional ethics, and the framework of language justice. This gives them their first steps toward a meaningful career as a community interpreter.
Our next training is in the works for this summer & fall! If you’d like to give us input for when our future trainings happen, take our survey by clicking the button below.
