Training for sign language interpreters:
Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd language - PART 1

20 & 21 February 2026

 

Place: Berlin, Germany

Days & times:
Friday 20 February: 9.30 - 16.30 hours
Saturday 21 February: 9.30 - 16.30 hours

Venue
Hotel Rossi
Lehrter Straße 66
10557 Berlin, Germany

Hotel (optional)
Rooms for single use (119 euros per night plus 7,95 euros breakfast) can be booked at the seminar hotel. Confirmed participants will receive by email a special code that they can use for their hotel reservation.

The hotel is located approx. 5 minutes from Berlin Central Station. A spa can be booked for the evenings approx. 200m away, see https://www.vabali.de/berlin

Topic
As a sign language interpreter you are increasingly requested to work into and from English as non-native speakers. During the two day training you will learn linguistic and coping strategies in order to match these demands. The training is a combination of theory and practice and covers:

  • Third language interpreting & international settings

  • Linguistic strategies in formal and informal settings

  • Coping strategies and tools

  • Reflective practices

  • Team interpreting

During the practice sessions you will work from spoken English to your national sign language and vice versa. You are kindly requested to bring video materials in your national sign language. You will receive more information on what to bring once you have registered.

Participant’s profile
You have extensive experience as a sign language interpreter in your national sign & spoken language. You can work with English (minimum of B2 level according to the CEFR framework) as an active and passive working language.

Language
The language of the training is English.

Certificate
Upon completion and full attendance of the training participants will receive a certificate of attendance. The course is approved for credits by the Dutch Registry for Sign Language Interpreters (RTGS), number 34445.

Registration
Early bird: by 15 October: 425 euros
Regular: 16 October - 15 December: 500 euro
Late: 16 December - 15 February: 575 euros
Coffee breaks, snacks and lunch are included. Participants will need to organize their own travel and accommodation. Included in the registration fee and the training are handouts and reading materials which you will receive at the course.
Registration is on a first come, first served basis. A total of 16 places are available.

Payment
To complete the registration, please pay the registration fee by bank transfer at the same day of your registration.
Important: Your place is not confirmed till I have received your registration fee:

Maya de Wit Sign Language Interpreting Consultancy
IBAN: NL41INGB0002312732
BIC:  INGBNL2A
Bank details: ING, PO BOX 1800, 1000 BV Amsterdam, Netherlands
Please add "Part I Training Berlin 2026 + your name" in the description of the payment.

Note: if a fee applies for your bank transfer, please add this to the payment.

Confirmation
Once you have registered and I have received your payment, you will receive a confirmation with further details by email.

Cancellation policy
before 15 October: 50% of the registration fee will be refunded (excluding bank transfer costs)
after 15 October: No refund
Note: Cancellations must be sent by email and confirmed: contact @ mayadewit.nl

Terms & conditions
When you register, your personal data and registration details are in safe hands according to our terms & conditions. Photographs and/or video will be taken at the event. By taking part in the event you grant the Maya de Wit Sign Language Interpreting Consultancy full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their online publicity and social media. If you do not wish to be photographed please let us know.

*Note:
This training has previously taken place in Brussels, Coimbra, Vienna, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen (CFD & FTT), Linz, Athens, Valetta, Utrecht, Nuremberg, Madrid, Berlin, Valencia, Oslo and Siena. You can read here some of the participants' testimonials.