Policy Governing Continuing Education for Court Interpreters

• Chief Justice Directive 05-05

Upcoming Events:

Office of Language Access in partnership with Our Courts Colorado

February 2026

• THE RULE OF LAW. CEAA# 26001. February 9, 2026 12:00 pm-1:00 pm. To register for this FREE and VIRTUAL event, please click on the link to fill out this form. https://forms.office.com/g/scaXj1DhJ7

May 2026

• AN INTRODUCTION TO U.S. IMMIGRATION COURTS. CEAA# 26002. May 21, 2026 5:00 pm-6:00 pm. To register for this FREE and VIRTUAL event, please click on the link to fill out this form. https://forms.office.com/g/uaxXAs4EFg

August 2026

• SEE YOU IN COURT: THE LIFE OF A CIVIL LAWSUIT. CEAA# 26003. August 12, 2026 12:00 pm-1:00 pm. To register for this FREE and VIRTUAL event, please click on the link to fill out this form. https://forms.office.com/g/21XuzZETCH

November 2026

• LAW AND ORDER: THE LIFE OF A CRIMINAL CASE. CEAA# 26004. November 19, 2026 5:00 pm-6:00 pm. To register for this FREE and VIRTUAL event, please click on this link to fill out this form. https://forms.office.com/g/TVYzr2cuSD

   

Approved Activities and Events

• List of Pre-Approved Volunteer Events
• List of Approved Activities

Pre-Approved Continuing Education Providers

Interpreters may attend events sponsored by these providers and receive continuing education credit without requesting prior approval. However, a CEAA# request form must be submitted prior to the end of the compliance period if the activity does not already appear in the List of Approved Activities.

• Colorado Judicial Department Office of Language Access (OLA)
• National Association of Judicial Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)
• American Translator’s Association (ATA)
• Nebraska Association of Translators and Interpreters (NATI)
• New Mexico Translators and Interpreters Association (NMTIA)
• The University of Arizona- National Center for Interpretation (NCI)
• Cross-Cultural Communications
• TransInterpreting
• Athena Sky Interpreting
• Blue Urpi
• American Pie Seminars
• The Court Interpreters LLC
• National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
• Linguist Education Online (LEO)
• Colorado Interpreters & Translators Association (CITA)
• De La Mora Institute of Interpretation

Approval Request Forms

• Approval Request Form - Submitted by an Individual
• Approval Request Form - Submitted by the Provider
• CEAA # Form for approved provider activities only

Continuing Education Compliance

• 2024-2026 CE Compliance Form
• List of Approved Activities
• 2024-2026 CE Compliance Instructions

Ideas for Courses or Independent Study

• Sample Topic Areas