21 N.C. Admin. Code 25 .0207 - MENTORING AND TRAINING EXEMPTION
(a) A
mentoring or training program is approved by the Board if it meets each of the
following criteria:
(1) The program is
operated by a school accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools, or any other accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of
Education;
(2) Each mentor or
trainer used by the program:
(A) Holds a
valid National Association of the Deaf ("NAD") level 4 or 5 certification;
or
(B) Is nationally certified by
the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. ("RID"); or
(C) Has a national certification recognized
by the National Cued Speech Association ("NCSA"); or
(D) Holds a quality assurance North Carolina
Interpreter Classification System ("NCICS") level A or B classification in
effect on January 1, 2000;
(3) Each mentor or trainer used by the
program has five years of professional experience as an interpreter or
transliterator following graduation from an accredited Interpreter Training
Program or following the date on which the mentor or trainer received the
certification or classification specified in Subparagraph (b)(2) of this Rule;
provided that, until July 1, 2008, a deaf person who is certified as an
interpreter by RID may serve as a mentor or trainer without five years of
professional experience;
(4) Each
mentor or trainer used by the program is currently licensed by the Board;
and
(5) The students being mentored
or trained always work under the supervision of a mentor or trainer who meets
the qualifications set out in Subparagraphs (a)(2) through (a)(4) of this
Rule.
(b) A student in a
mentoring or training program approved by the Board must obtain a license from
the Board before the person provides interpreting or transliterating services
for a fee or other consideration outside of the approved mentoring or training
program.
(c) As used in
Subparagraph (a)(3) of this Rule, the phrase "has five years of professional
experience as an interpreter or transliterator" means that the mentor or
trainer has provided interpreter or transliterator services for persons other
than family members and friends, for a fee or other consideration, for a total
of 60 consecutive or nonconsecutive months. Each full month of full-time or
part-time employment as an interpreter or transliterator --- or as a teacher of
interpreting or transliterating --- shall be counted toward the required 60
months of experience.
(d) As used
in Subparagraph (a)(5) of this Rule, the phrase "always work[s] under the
supervision of a mentor or trainer" means that a mentor or trainer is routinely
available to observe and critique the student's performance, to answer
questions, and to demonstrate proper technique. It does not mean that the
student is always accompanied by the mentor or trainer.
Notes
Eff. March 21, 2005;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 22, 2017.
Eff. March 21, 2005.
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