433—2.7 (216A) QGI eligibility; qualified general interpreter training program.
	 2.7(1) Minimum criteria for QGI eligibility. In order for a person to be eligible to become a QGI and to enroll in a QGITP, the person shall:
	  a.   	 Have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent;
	  b.   	 Be 18 years of age or older;
	  c.   	 Have no criminal background;
	  d.   	 Have passed the APLT in Spanish and in English.
	 2.7(2) For an organization to become an ATA, the organization’s QGITP curriculum must demonstrate the ability to build competency in the following areas:
	  a.   	 Culture;
	  b.   	 Interpretation methodology;
	  c.   	 Professionalism and ethics;
	  d.   	 Reading translation skills;
	  e.   	 Interpreter self-evaluative assessment tools and techniques;
	  f.   	 Overview of state and national interpreter certification and credentialing requirements; and
	  g.   	 Idioms, slang, and linguistic origin and development.
	 2.7(3) The ICLA shall accredit the QGITP, and the ATA that will develop such program shall be under ICLA supervision.
	 2.7(4) In addition to the curriculum requirements, a QGITP must include a practice laboratory and a comprehensive exit evaluation.
	 2.7(5) Contact hour requirements. In order to be approved by the IDLA, a training program curriculum must consist of a minimum of 150 student contact hours, of which 30 are supervised practice hours.