CEU Requirements:
All working interpreters must earn 3.0 CEUs in a regular two-year cycle. The regular two-year cycle commends on January 1. CEUs shall be divided into two content areas, Professional Studies and General Studies.

1. You may use KCDHH's summary form by downloading it here (see more information how to download below).
2. If you are member of RID, you can use their CEU tracking services, which requires an annual fee. You can get more information at http://www.rid.org/acet.html.
3. You may choose to use another organization or entity to track your CEUs for a fee; i.e., KU Continuing Education program.

Pre-Approved Activities include but is not limited to:

1. Approved RID or MCIS workshops
2. ASLTA sponsored workshops
3. Kansas Association of Interpreters (KAI) sponsored workshops or conference
4. Gallaudet University Regional Center (GURC) at Johnson County Community College
5. Pre-approved MCIS activity
6. Annual Missouri Statewide Interpreters Conference
7. National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers (CATIE Center) sponsored workshops or conferences
8. Nationally recognized conference (i.e., ADARA, PepNet, etc.)

Important Facts about the CEU policy:

1. This policy applies to one or both portions of the KQAS certification. For instance to maintain one or both of the portions you must accrue the full 3.0 CEUs for the two-year cycle; Example: Within the two-year cycle you want to take the KQAS to achieve a higher level in one of the portions (Transliterating portion); you must continue to maintain CEUs for the other portion (Interpreting), if you don't it will lapse and will not be current.
2. If you plan to attend a workshop and you are uncertain if it has been pre-approved contact the workshop coordinator or the presenter.
3. This policy applies to all interpreters registered, certified and working in the state of Kansas. This includes those who hold an Interpreter Permit (KQAS Level 1 and/or 2) or Provisional Interpreter Permit and those with certification other than KQAS ; i.e., NIC, RID, et cetera.
4. If 3.0 CEUs are not accrued in the two-year cycle one or both of the following will happen:
   a. KCDHH will remove your name from the registry database and your certification will not be valid in the state of Kansas .
   b. Those who with KQAS certification will expire. In order to renew the expired certification interpreters will need to take the entire KQAS test (both the written and performance).

For more information about the CEU policy and the two-year cycle, see the CEU Policy. To download a copy of the summary report you can click on one of the following links.

CEU Tracking Form (pdf format)

CEU Tracking Form (Word format)