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A lot of things are going on in the field of interpreting at the moment.On the one hand the recession is taking it's effect.The government is cutting down in different fields and in my opinion rightly so.Because as a nation we simply can not afford to go on spending the money we do not have.Some of you may have different views on this.But that is what I believe. And its not that I won't be affected by it. Definitely I will. But still I think that if we all share a bit of the pain for the benefit of the country, ultimately it will benefit all of us.
On the other hand I have heard some news about some other changes taking place in the North/ North West England.Apparently some police forces have given out their contract for the interpreting service to an agency. I do not know how much or what sort of effect it will have on the interpreters. If you live in that part of the country and want to share your views or experience, I would be interested to know.
One thing I have a strong view about is that the properly qualified (i.e DPSI) interpretrs' rights should be protected.There was a national agreement in 2007 about the criminal justice system only using qualified interpreters from the NRPSI register.But what I have been hearing lately is that that agreement is not being strictly followed. I know that lot of NRPSI registered interpretrs are not happy about it and that includes me too. I would be interested to hear your views about it.
Also there is a forum(but it is only open to interpreters on the NRPSI register)now for the interpreters.If you want to have a feel about the current hot topics in the field, you could visit the forum.
Another thing that is happening is because of the recession a lot of people are trying their luck in this field believing it to be recession free.I personally do not think our field is completely recession free. And the other thing is as I have mentioned before, just because somebody speaks two languages, that does not make them an interpreter. There is more to it. And I still notice unprofessional behaviour of the interpreters in the course of my work. That only vindicates my point of gaining a professional qualification before starting out in the field and if those people are 'qualified' that again proves my arguement that it is not an 'easy' profession.
Please do not get me wrong. I have a lot of sympathy for the people suffering due to the present economic climate.That's why I have started a blog on 'self development'. You will find a lot of helpful tips and helpful information on the blog. You can take a look by clicking on the link 'view my complete profile' and then visiting the blog. Why don't you give it a go?
