About RID Certification Maintenance Program

The integrity of RID Certification requires a commitment to life-long learning. The Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) is the vehicle used to monitor the continued skill development of certified interpreters. Certification maintenance is a way of ensuring that practitioners maintain their skill levels and keep up with developments in the interpreting field, thereby assuring consumers that a Certified interpreter provides quality interpreting services. The CMP requires participants earn a minimum of 8.0 CEUs (80 contact hours) during each four-year certification maintenance cycle. Participation in the Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) is required of all Certified members of RID, and retention of one's certificate(s) is dependent upon successful completion of each CMP cycle.

The Role of the CMP Approved Sponsor and PINRA

The CMP began operation on July 1, 1994 and relies on RID approved sponsors to help facilitate appropriate educational activities for participants. These activities can be group activities, such as workshops, lectures or conferences, or independent study activities, such as mentoring and self-study. CMP Sponsors are monitored regularly by the RID to ensure that their activities are of high quality and meet the needs of the program and the participants.

Participant Initiated Non-RID Activities (PINRA) include educational activities that an interpreter/transliterator wishes to attend but which are not offered by an RID-approved sponsor. However, PINRA related activities must be offered by an organization with known standards and must have a specific format, educational objectives and purpose.

Benefits of Participant Initiated Non-RID (PINRA) Activities:

• Makes almost any activity an opportunity to earn CEUs
• Enables you to find activities suited to what you want to study

What Qualifies as a PINRA?

• Audited college courses
• Non-credit courses at an educational institution
• Corporate trainings
• Community education
• School district in-services
• Organizational conventions/workshops