The Trainee Interpreter will be working towards becoming a Member of the Register. Trainee Interpreters will have attained BSL skills that have been assessed at Level 4 NVQ or equivalent, together with an agreed standard of English skills.

They will have completed an Interpreter Training Programme recognised by the Independent Registration Panel (IRP) or, alternatively, are in the process of working through an assessment programme for the Level 4 NVQ in Interpreting (BSL/English).

They should have a good knowledge of the Deaf community and interpreting issues, and have achieved the required language skills, but they may not yet have the amount of practical experience of interpreting required to meet the standards to reach NVQ level 4.