About Council for Interpreter’s Quality and Competence
◆Who we are
Council for Interpreter’s Quality and Competence (CIQC) was established in October 2017 to play a role in Japan’s globalization and contribute to the revitalization of the Japanese economy by contributing to followings;
- Research on interpretation
- Standardizing the quality of interpretation
- Development of the interpreting industry
- Dissemination of accurate information about interpreting
- Quality assessment of interpreters
- Improvement of the status of interpreters
◆What we do
- Research the quality of interpreting, and operate to improve and standardize those quality
- Research to assess the quality of interpreters and interpreter agencies
- Operate to promote the improvement of the status and treatment of interpreters
- Organize seminars to disseminate accurate information on interpreting
- Operate to promote international mutual understanding through communication
- Organize seminars about training and education of interpreters
- Conduct testing for quality certification：Test of Universal Interpreting (TOUI)
- Compensation insurance scheme for interpreters
- Research and development projects related to next generation interpreting
- Interchange and cooperate with organizations in related fields
◆Council for Interpreter’s Quality and Competence
| Name of Organization | Council for Interpreter’s Quality and Competence: CIQC |
| Head of Board | Kenichi YOSHIKAWA |
| Boards | Yukiko FUJII
Noriko YAMADA Hitoshi ISAHARA |
| Audit | Kazuki TAKETANI |
| Address | Forecast Shinjuku South 4th Floor 4-3-17 Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160-0022 Japan |
| Contact | TEL: 03-6273-1475（Business Hours：10am – 5pm Weekdays） |
| Established | October 13th, 2017 |
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