CERTIFICATION MAINTENANCE 

RID’s Certification Maintenance Program was established in July, 1994. Its main purpose is to “promote and monitor” the ongoing skill development of all recognized certified interpreters. To accomplish this, RID depends on approved sponsors to provide and oversee appropriate educational activities.  NorCRID is an approved sponsor and processes both CEUs (Continuing Education Units) and ACETs (Associate Continuing Education Tracking system).

If you have questions or need help with your CEUs contact the NorCRID CMP committee at:

There are two categories under which CEUs fall: Professional Studies & General Studies. Over the course of a 4 year cycle, each certified interpreter must complete 8 CEUs to maintain their certification; six of these must be in the Professional Studies category.

You can earn CEUs in the following ways:

• Sponsor Initiated Activities
• Participant-Initiated Non-RID Activities
• Academic Coursework
• Independent Study Activities

For further information on procedures and materials needed to start processing your CEUs, follow the links below:

Sponsor Initiated Activities

Earning CEUs at a Sponsor Initiated Activity is easy.  There are 3 simple steps:

• attend the event
• BRING OR KNOW YOUR RID MEMBER NUMBER
• complete the paperwork at the close of the event

Participant Initiated Non-RID Activities (PINRA)

A PINRA is any structured activity that is not RID sponsored, and is not a college course for which you are earning credit.  This leaves the field wide open, and, like an Independent Study, allows you to choose from areas of study that specifically address your individual interests.

Examples of PINRAs are:

• In-service workshops
• Community classes
• Conferences
• Audited college courses
• Non-credit college classes

NOTE: PINRAs must be approved PRIOR to the activity. PINRA paperwork cannot be completed after the activity has taken place.  Contact us at least 3 weeks prior to the scheduled activity.

What we need from you BEFORE the activity:

1. A copy of the workshop, conference or course agenda, or other documentation that identifies content and hours
2. A PINRA form, filled out and SIGNED
3. Processing fee: $10.00 per activity (payable to NorCRID)
4. Proof of registration

AFTER the activity:

1. A document verifying your attendance, i.e. a letter from the registrar, workshop leader or college instructor.

Academic Coursework

Paperwork for academic courses taken and completed within your CEU cycle, may be completed within that cycle.  We will need the following from you in order to process your paperwork:

1. The RID Academic Coursework form completed and signed (for each course).  We will send the form upon request.
2. Proof of your college’s accreditation – this can be copied from the college catalog (usually a sentence or two printed in the front of the catalog)
3. Course description, including number of college units to be earned
4. Processing fee:  $10.00 for each course/activity processed (payable to NorCRID)
5. At the completion of the course, a copy of your college transcript or a copy of your grade sheet showing a “C” or above if taking for a grade, OR showing “credit” if taking the course credit/no credit.

When calculating the number of earnable CEUs for a college course, remember:

• 1 semester unit = 1.5 CEUs
• 1 quarter unit = 1 CEU

Independent Study Activities

NorCRID does not process Independent Study Activities (IS) at this time.  RID, Inc maintains a complete listing of sponsors approved to handle IS on the RID web site at www.rid.org.  Interpreters who wish to earn IS CEUs can contact any of these sponsors regardless of their geographical location.

Although NorCRID does not process Independent Study Activities at this time, we are happy to assist you with your Academic Coursework and Participant Initiated Activities.  NorCRID provides Sponsor Initiated Activities throughout the year, including NorCRID’s Annual Conference which is held in the fall. Watch the web site and NorCRID News for details.

If you have more questions or need help with your CEUs contact the NorCRID CMP committee at: