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NIC Exam Preparation

This year we offered four opportunities for NIC Interview and Performance Exam preparation. The final program in this grant year's series will be offered in May:

This series of programs is funded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division.
NIC Intensive: Hands on Preparation
May 2-4, 2008 with Julie Simon

This intensive hands-on program will provide simulated testing situations to dispel anxiety and fears surrounding the NIC examination. One-to-one feedback and suggestions for specific skill improvement will also be a key part of this program.
Registrants will receive a confirmation letter with a participant profile that they must complete and return by April 28th.
Please download the flyer by clicking here.
Download the registration form here!

NIC Interview Prep
September 15, 2007 with Joe Lucas
This first seminar in our DHHS-funded series for NIC certification preparation guides participants through an in-depth exploration of the interview portion of the NIC exam.
Activities included discussing the rubric that the raters use, viewing the NIC practice DVD to become familiar with the format of the test and engaging in hands-on small group practice to develop responses to several ethical scenarios.

NIC Performance Prep Seminar Series
Dates vary by location; Duluth, Grand Rapids, St. Cloud, Faribault

This program encourages participation by interpreters living in Greater Minnesota, by offering the same program at four different locations: Duluth, Grand Rapids, St. Cloud, and Faribault.

Facilitated by Doug Bowen-Bailey, Dana Seville, Beth Schultz and Deanna Fischer.

We are no longer accepting registration for this program, but please check out the next program in this series: The NIC Review!

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NIC Review: Preparing for Examination
March 15-16, 2008 with Todd Tourville

Download the flyer and registration form here!

This workshop will guide participants through an analysis of the new certification testing paradigm, offer opportunities for practice and prepare them for the next step of taking the test.

  • Review what constitutes a successful approach to the interview and performance portions of the exam.
  • Formulate, rehearse and model appropriate ethical decision-making responses for the interview.
  • Analyze the differences in discourse patterns of ASL and English and discuss how these differences are mediated to create an equivalent message in the target language.
  • Formulate, rehearse and model language options for expressive and receptive work using the mock scenarios on the NIC Practice DVD.
Priority registration for participants who attended previous workshops in this series.