Table 1Transition record

interpretertosign language interpreter

A interpreter already meets 69% of what the sign language interpreter role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From interpreter

69%

Overlap1

To sign language interpreter

21 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

32 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 32

This move: 32 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the sign language interpreter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the interpreter profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sign language interpreter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a interpreter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held interpret languages in conferences communication, collaboration and creativity
already held translate spoken language simultaneously communication, collaboration and creativity
already held interpret spoken language between two parties communication, collaboration and creativity
already held translate spoken language consecutively communication, collaboration and creativity
already held translate spoken language communication, collaboration and creativity
already held translate texts communication, collaboration and creativity

All 21 carried skills, including the 10 the sign language interpreter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 arts and humanities 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held communication related to hearing impairment required
required, not held sign language required

optional, not held fingerspelling optional
optional, not held lipspeaking optional
optional, not held voice interpreting optional

02 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held hearing disability required

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held screen reader required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held analyse text before translation optional
optional, not held communicate using non-verbal language optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held support people with hearing impairment optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sign language interpreter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held grammar knowledge
already held linguistics knowledge
already held preserve original text skill
already held semantics knowledge
already held show intercultural awareness skill
already held speak different languages skill
already held translate language concepts skill
already held translate spoken language skill
already held translate spoken language simultaneously skill
already held translate texts skill
already held body language knowledge
already held conduct scholarly research skill
already held consult information sources skill
already held court interpreting knowledge
already held interpret languages in conferences skill
already held interpret spoken language between two parties skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge
already held translate spoken language consecutively skill
already held use word processing software skill
already held write research proposals skill
already held write scientific publications skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held fingerspelling optional
optional, not held lipspeaking optional
optional, not held voice interpreting optional
optional, not held analyse text before translation optional
optional, not held communicate using non-verbal language optional
optional, not held support people with hearing impairment optional

33 held skills the sign language interpreter role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role answer incoming calls skill
not needed by the target role chuchotage interpreting knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
not needed by the target role communicate with target community skill
not needed by the target role create subtitles skill
not needed by the target role develop a translation strategy skill
not needed by the target role develop technical glossaries skill
not needed by the target role follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities skill
not needed by the target role follow interpreting quality standards skill
not needed by the target role interpret languages in live broadcasting shows skill
not needed by the target role interpreting modes knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role manage a good diction skill
not needed by the target role master language rules skill
not needed by the target role medical terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role memorise large amounts of information skill
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
not needed by the target role perceive context when interpreting skill
not needed by the target role perform bilateral interpretation skill
not needed by the target role perform sight translation skill
not needed by the target role perform sworn interpretations skill
not needed by the target role phonetics knowledge
not needed by the target role preserve meaning of original speech skill
not needed by the target role provide advocacy interpreting services skill
not needed by the target role provide interpreting services in tours skill
not needed by the target role spelling knowledge
not needed by the target role tape transcription knowledge
not needed by the target role technical terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role type texts from audio sources skill
not needed by the target role unseen translation knowledge
not needed by the target role update language skills skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held communication related to hearing impairment required
required, not held hearing disability required
required, not held screen reader required
required, not held sign language required
optional, not held fingerspelling optional
optional, not held lipspeaking optional
optional, not held voice interpreting optional

Index

Other moves recorded from interpreter

Full index of moves from interpreter

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.