QA Rater Recruitment

2011 Rater Training Schedule

FRID is currently seeking talented members interested in furthering our profession by rating QA candidate tapes. This is a valuable service to our members and to the Deaf community.

FRID Rater training -

• To become a rater, individuals must complete FRID rater training
• Rater training will be held at least once a year
• Not all rater training participants will be invited to become QA raters

Interpreter Rater Qualifications:

• Nationally Certified
• Experience working in a variety of settings 
• A letter of reference from either a Deaf consumer or a certified member in good standing attesting to your professionalism and your ability to remain neutral and unbiased.

Deaf Rater Qualifications:  (Can be a deaf interpreter or deaf consumer.)

• Be consumer of a variety of interpreting/transliterating services 
•  Have experience in evaluating interpreters (please include a statement to this effect in your cover letter) 
• A letter of reference from a deaf consumer, certified member in good standing of RID, employer or other professional attesting to your ability to remain neutral and unbiased
  Criteria for All Raters:
• Willingness to commit to spending anywhere from 1 to 1.5 hours to evaluate each candidate's tape 
• Willingness to rate and return tapes in a timely manner as specified in the Rater Contract 
• Promise to follow the NAD-RID Code of Professional conduct and the RID Ethical Practices System guidelines.

Complete the attached application and return it with a letter of reference to –

QA Rater Training

P. O. Box 4500

Tampa, FL 33677

Any questions should be directed to:

Tanesh Smith, NIC, QA Chair

QA@FRIDcentral.org