January 2023 Updates
Hello and Happy New Year!
The Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) has some Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) updates to share.
First, the Wisconsin BEI program is now offering the BEI master test. This means all tests that are a part of the BEI testing system for hearing interpreters are now available in Wisconsin. The BEI testing system includes the Test of English Proficiency (TEP), and the three performance tests (basic, advanced, and master).
Second, we are now following a new regular test schedule. The TEP and performance tests will be offered quarterly. Therefore, the test schedule for 2023 will be as follows:
- January 2023: TEP administered
- February 2023: Performance tests (basic, advanced, and master) administered
- March 2023: Performance tests rated; no testing offered
- April 2023: TEP administered
- May 2023: Performance tests administered
- June 2023: Performance tests rated; no testing offered
- July 2023: TEP administered
- August 2023: Performance tests administered
- September 2023: Performance tests rated; no testing offered
- October 2023: TEP administered
- November 2023: Performance tests administered
- December 2023: Performance tests rated; no testing offered
Testing schedule details
Due to the new testing schedule, there has been some confusion regarding the test dates and times available, so we wanted to provide more information.
TEP
The TEP will be offered on two days within the test month. There are two test times per day (10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.). This means there are a total of four test times available per test month. Multiple people are able to take the TEP in each time slot.
Performance tests
The basic, advanced, and master level performance tests will be offered on two days within the test month. There are four test times per day (9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.). Any level performance test can be taken during any of the available times. Only one person is able to test per time slot.
Online schedules
Current test dates for the TEP and the performance tests are now posted to our website. Please see the TEP webpage and the performance test webpage to find the 2023 test dates.
Certification maintenance
Finally, continuing education units (CEU) will be required to maintain a Wisconsin BEI certification. We anticipate having CEU details finalized by February 1, 2023. We will communicate those details with the BEI email list and post them on the BEI website as soon as we can.
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