Founded as the Institute of Linguists in 1910, the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) received its

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in 2005, and is a

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for language professionals. CIOL supports linguists throughout their careers, and promotes proficiency in

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s worldwide. Professional grades of membership are: Associate (ACIL), Member (MCIL) and

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(FCIL); three pre-professional grades are: Student Affiliate, IoLET Affiliate and Career Affiliate. The IoL Educational Trust (IoLET) is a registered

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and accredited awarding organisation. From 2019 it has traded as CIOL Qualifications. As a Chartered body, CIOL holds the register of Chartered Linguists in the public interest, a source of qualified, practising and experienced professional linguists. Members and Fellows may apply to be on the Chartered Linguist register if they fulfil the required criteria. CIOL's patron is

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Some notable living Fellows and Honorary Fellows

* Donald Adamson (Hon FCIL) * Tim Connell * Baroness Coussins (Hon FCIL) * David Crystal (Hon FCIL) *

Andrew Dalby Andrew Dalby, (born 1947 in Liverpool) is an English linguist, translator and historian who has written articles and several books on a wide range of topics including food history, language, and Classical texts. Education and early career D ...

(Hon FCIL) * Baroness Garden (Hon FCIL) * John Gillespie * Stephen Hagen (Hon FCIL) * Riccardo Moratto * Sir Ivor Roberts * Peter Sutton *

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(Hon FCIL) * Michael Worton (Hon FCIL)

Examinations

The CIOL's associated charity IoL Educational Trust (trading as CIOL Qualifications) is a language assessment and regulated awarding body. Among other things, the qualifications are useful for court and police interpreting. These are: * Certificate in Bilingual Skills (CBS) –

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equivalent for practical bilingual skills * Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) – Level 6; typically required for court interpreting * Diploma in Translation (DipTrans) – Level 7 – the gold standard qualification for working as a translator * Diploma in Police Interpreting (DPI) – Level 6 – interpreting for the police throughout the UK

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Chartered Institute of Linguists

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Translation associations of the United Kingdom

Some notable living Fellows and Honorary Fellows

Examinations

See also

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