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Founded as the Institute of Linguists in 1910, the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) received its Royal Charter in 2005, and is a professional association for language professionals. CIOL supports linguists throughout their careers, and promotes proficiency in modern languages worldwide. Professional grades of membership are: Associate (ACIL), Member (MCIL) and Fellow (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

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Donald Adamson Donald Adamson (born 30 March 1939), is a British literary scholar, author and historian. Books which he has written include ''Blaise Pascal: Mathematician, Physicist, and Thinker about God'' and '' The Curriers' Company: A Modern History''. H ...
(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 *
Diana Wallis Diana Paulette Wallis, (born 28 June 1954 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is a British former Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber. Wallis was first elected in 1999 and re-elected in 2004 and in 2009. ...
MEP (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


See also

* '' The Linguist'' – Magazine of the Chartered Institute of Linguists * List of UK interpreting and translation associations


References


External links

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Chartered Institute of Linguists

Find-a-Linguist service
- search CIOL's members to find a Translator, Interpreter etc. **CIOL'
Code of Professional Conduct
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