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A passing Language Proficiency Assessment can demonstrate your language abilities to others in an official format. For some companies, this can mean a pay raise for a bilingual employee. Also, the assessment provides validity to any work you may be doing in a language other than your primary language. Note that even if the assessment determines you are proficiently bilingual, this does not mean you are a certified interpreter. See the Medical Interpreter Program for more information on interpretation training.
The Language Proficiency Assessment (LPA) test individuals language proficiency through an intense three level testing. Levels 1 and 2 are both online. The first measures client's fluency in English, second measures fluency of a different language. If client passes both of these with an 85% or better, HEC's oral assessor provides real-life interpretation testing via
telecommunication. Successfully passing all three levels demonstrates bilingual fluency. To gain skills and certification as a Medical Interpreter see Medical Interpreter Program.
The Health Education Center offers assessments in:
- Arabic
- Behavioral Spanish
- Creole
- French
- German
- Hindi
- Italian
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Quiche
- Russian
- Spanish
- Vietnamese
Costs: $175 per person
Cost of this assessment is covered the following employers: If your employer is NOT on the list below, you will be billed separately for this assessment.
- Charter Oak
- Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut
- Child Guidance Clinic of Child & Family Agency of Southwestern Connecticut
- First Choice
- Hartford Healthcare
- L&M Hospital
- Community Health & Wellness Center of Torrington
