08/06/2026
Signature Level 6 Diploma in Sign Language Interpreting and Translation (INTRA6) Part 1 course, based at Manchester Deaf Centre.
Last weekend BSL Link for Communication was sad to say goodbye to their 2025 / 26 cohort. This group of 15 enthusiastic and motivated individuals comprised of 6 Deaf and 9 hearing students - the majority based in the Midlands, and further North. We are delighted that students are keen to join our courses; it is testimony to the high quality (friendly and accessible) training that we aim to provide.
Saturday saw this hard working group taking mock assessments in Translation, BSL / English Interpreting and Deaf Relay (Intralingual) interpreting, in order to gain experience before starting Part 2 of this Diploma. We are very grateful to those that gave up their time to support with the assessment roleplays on Saturday - a happy group of students (and ‘facilitators’) went out for a drink in the evening to ‘toast’ the end of a successful day, and the course itself!
We would also like to thank Byron Campbell (our lead trainer) for another successful course, and also to thank all the ‘visiting’ speakers / signers that contributed over the 8 teaching weekends. The range of subjects and skills that they delivered between them was fundamental in making the course interesting and enjoyable for all.
We are hoping it’s definitely a case of ‘au revoir’ rather than goodbye, as we are aiming to commence delivery of the INTRA6 Part 2 course this September, and are looking forward to working (once again) with some of this year’s cohort.
If you have completed Part 1 of the Signature INTRA6 and are interested in attending the Part 2 course, please contact: [email protected] for further information.
