SUCCESS OF AQUINAS GRADUATES

The Aquinas Graduates – where are they now?

Here are just some of the successes of Aquinas graduates.

A Filipino interpreter was hired as a permanent Madam Registrar at New Westminster Court.

A Burmese/Karen interpreter was hired by a legal firm immediately upon completion of the training.  She moved to Alberta and worked as an interpreter in various provincial courts.  In 2018 she was hired as a Hearing Office Judicial Clerk at the Edmonton Provincial Court.  The Aquinas certificate was accepted by the Edmonton Provincial Court.

A Polish interpreter was hired as a court interpreter in the English Courts in Liverpool, England without interpreting experience in Canada.  The Aquinas certificate was accepted by the English Courts.

A Tamil interpreter was hired as interpreter/translator by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.  He was the first graduate to be designated as a certified court interpreter by the Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia.

A Farsi interpreter was the second graduate to be designated as a certified court interpreter by the Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia.

A Jarai interpreter was hired by the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Many graduates are now working as contractor court interpreters with the BC Courts.

Graduates are now working as contractor interpreters with the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.

Graduates are now working as contractor interpreters with the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia for its driver licensing exams.

Many graduates are now working as contractor interpreters with various interpreting agencies.