What does the interpreter test measure?

The content of the test is based on an analysis of what a court interpreter must be able to do. That analysis is based on what staff court interpreters have historically known and done, that they must still know and do, the Judiciary's policy about what staff court interpreters should know and do, professional standards established by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), and the pertinent literature in the field. The test measures the ability to transfer all meaning faithfully from English to the second language and from the second language to English while interpreting in the sight and consecutive modes, and from English to the second language in the simultaneous mode. For a detailed listing of the knowledge, skills and abilities court interpreters must have, see Appendix A.