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Signature 
Who is Signature? Signature is a national charity and the leading awarding body for deaf communication and language qualifications in the UK. With over 40 years’ experience, we’ve supported more than 500,000 people to learn British Sign Language. All Signature qualifications are nationally recognised and accredited by Ofqual (The office of the Qualifications and Examinations regulator). In 2019 Signature was announced as the winner of ‘Awarding Organisation of the year’ by the Federation of Awarding bodies.


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www.signature.org.uk

NRCPD is 
The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People
The NRCPD is the national regulator of over 1,600 language service professionals including British Sign Language/English Interpreters and Translators, Lipspeakers, Notetakers, Speech to Text Reporters and Interpreters for Deafblind People. Our primary purpose is to protect Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and maintain public confidence in language services across the UK. To achieve this, we register language service professionals and set the minimum standards for them, investigate complaints about their fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of language services nationally.

www.nrcpd.org.uk

ASLI
What is ASLI? ASLI is the Association of Sign Language Interpreters in the United Kingdom. Established in 1987, we are a professional membership association and support network for British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters and translators in the UK. Our membership includes those who work as interpreters and translators, those training to become interpreters and translators, and individuals and companies who support our aims. We encourage members to maintain and enhance their practice by offering opportunities for continuous professional development (CPD).

www.asli.org.uk