Developments and growth envisaged

The Register is currently made up of the names and contact details of nearly 2000 public service interpreters (PSI's) in almost 100 languages. Members of the public service disciplines will recall the birth of their own professions, and how they did not emerge fully-fledged in a short space of time. NRPSI Ltd is endeavouring to meet responsibly a pressing social need as quickly as possible, without jeopardising quality and standards.

The Register was established on the basis of ten years' collaborative development work with the public services. NRPSI Ltd welcomes an on-going collaboration with them, with other-language-speaking groups and with fellow linguists.

Among the improvements envisaged are:

  • increasing the number of registered interpreters, the range of languages and the geographical spread
  • establishing mechanisms for Continuing Professional Development of interpreters
  • implementing a support network for Public Service Organisations.