RID Written Knowledge Exam replaced January 2021

CASLI has stopped the RID Written Knowledge Exam in December 2020, and begun the CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam, which is slated to begin administration in January of 2021.

“Both knowledge exams assess a candidate’s knowledge for interpreting in typical community settings, so they essentially assess the same thing. The main differences between the NIC knowledge exam the new CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam is that the NIC knowledge exam is an English-only multiple choice question exam and the new CASLI Generalist Exam is for both Deaf and hearing candidates is bilingual and comprised of both MCQ and case studies. Half the questions or items on the exam will be in ASL and a half will be in English.

There are two parts for the new knowledge exam: the fundamentals of interpreting, which is the multiple-choice question exam, and the ethical decision making and cultural competency case studies exam, an exam with eight case studies assessing an interpreter’s decision-making abilities. These two tests together make up our new CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam. Also, the approach to the new exam is also the knowledge that you need to apply to the actual interpreting work: what you need to apply to the interpreting work. Studying and preparing for the knowledge exam is actually about improving your interpreting knowledge and skills.”

https://www.casli.org/2020/11/13/for-our-nic-candidates-november-16-2020/

CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam Study Guide:

https://www.casli.org/exam-preparations/casli-generalist-exams-content-outline-and-preparation-guide/