New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.

Certification Maintenance Program (CMP)

NJRID, Inc. is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities.

Testing measures skills and competence at the time the interpreter was tested. Once certified, members must maintain their certification through continuing education and membership in RID. This is required of all certified members, including RID certified interpreters and transliterators, NIC certified interpreters, NAD certified interpreters and certain interpreters from external organizations under contract with RID.

To maintain your certification, you must:

• Pay certified (active) dues and fees every year
• Meet the requirements of the Certification Maintenance Program (CMP)
• Pay NAD dues each year if you are a NAD certified interpreter

The following is a list of fees for NJRID, Inc. continuing education activity sponsorship:

CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITY	NJRID MEMBER FEE	NON-NJRID MEMBER FEE
Sponsored Activity - NJRID Sponsored	$0.00	N/A
Sponsored Activity- Outside Entity	$25.00	$50.00
Participant Initiated Non-RID Activity	$10.00	$25.00
Academic Coursework	$10.00	$25.00
Independent Study	$25.00	$50.00

For more information on this program or for applications contact: Karen Kearns CI/CT, NJRID CMP Chair

All checks for the CMP activities should be made payable to: NJRID, Inc. and mailed along with the application to Karen Kearns, CI/CT, PO Box 191, Montville, NJ 07045