Candidate Examination Handbook

Congratulations on taking the first step toward becoming a credentialed healthcare interpreter. The Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI) welcomes you to our healthcare interpreter credentialing program.

Our primary goal is to provide a process that will enhance the profession of healthcare interpreting and in turn benefit the communities that are in need of healthcare interpreters. CCHI has brought together the necessary stakeholders through a non-profit organization whose main mission is to develop and administer a national, valid, credible, vendor-neutral credentialing program for healthcare interpreters. CCHI has researched and built its program based on data from the field that reflects the knowledge, skills, performance and expectations for healthcare interpreting. You can find more information on CCHI on this website.

CCHI’s Candidate Examination Handbook has been prepared for the use of individuals who are applying to CCHI to participate in its credentialing program or have been determined eligible for CCHI’s examinations.