Participant Initiated Non-RID Activity (PINRA)

Participant Initiated Non-RID Activity (PINRA)

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Pre-Approved PINRAs for RID CEUs

What is a PINRA?

A Participant Initiated Non-RID Activity (PINRA) is an event (workshop, class, conference, training, etc) sponsored by an organization or institution not associated with RID, that offers professional development opportunities with continuing education credits (CEs) for a professional organization other than RID.  Examples are CEs for teaching certificates, legal aids, and medical professionals. The number of CEs, how they are calculated, and the learning objectives must be clearly documented in the organizations’ advertisement of the training.  RID members have these CEs be translated to RID CEUs, using the pre-approved RID PINRA process via a single, selected RID CMP Sponsor.

How do I get PINRA CEU credit?

PINRAs must be pre-approved by a single-source RID CMP Sponsor before engagement/attendance.  iCEU Central now has a library of pre-approved PINRAs for you to choose from!  Below is a list of organizations’ events have been pre-approved by Ginevra Deianni, RID CMP Sponsor. Professional Studies credit is granted with justification during the PINRA process. RID credit for these pre-approved organizations can only be granted by Ginevra through this iCEU Central PINRA registration within 45 days of completion. 

Note:  If you have a conference or event that you would like to attend that is not from the pre-approved organizations below, contact Ginevra Deianni, RID CMP Sponsor directly at manager@iceucentral.com. She will request the necessary information from you to review & approve the event – which must be completed before you attend.  These customized events each cost $30, regardless of length.

PRE-APPROVED PINRAs from iCEU Central: 

How do I register?

STEP 1:  Choose your workshop from any of the pre-approved organization sites listed below

STEP 2:  Complete the course and receive your Certificate of Completion from that organization

STEP 3:  Register for PINRA transfer credit with iCEU Central within 45 days of completing the course.

STEP 4:  Upload your Certificate of Completion to the iCEU Central PINRA form within 45 days of completing the course.

STEP 5:  Receive confirmation email that your RID CEU credits have been posted to your RID transcript within 3 business days.

COST:

3 hours or less  (0.1 – 0.3 CEUs)

$10

3.5 – 5.5 hours  (0.35- 0.55 CEUs)

$15

6 – 10 hours      (0.6 – 1.0 CEUs)

$20

10.5 – 20 hours  (1.1 – 2.0 CEUs)

$25

20 hours or longer (2.0 CEUs +) & Customized Events

$30

 

PRE-APPROVED PINRA OPTIONS:

The Iris Center is a windfall for any interpreter working in educational settings.  They offer almost 100 FREE on-line modules in topics that are critical to understanding in our field when working as an educational interpreter, such as: Accommodations, Assessments, Assistive Technology, Disability, IEP, Learning Strategies, Student Differences and more!  Create an account for free, put any training you want in your cart, and upon completion get a Certificate with CEs listed.  Choose from titles such as:

 

Wild Iris Education offers the biggest 'bang-for-your-buck' in on-line medical education.  They offer foundational knowledge courses that every interpreters working in the medical field needs to understand, with hundreds of options to choose from, including Cultural competency modules and mental health topics.  Set up a free account and use your RID# for your license # to work through modules and receive a certificate with the CEs listed for RID transfer.  

Pri-Med is a cornucopia of FREE trainings (as well as some for a fee) for medical interpreters to have foundational understanding in medical settings. So all you pay for is the RID CEU processing fee ($10 per 0.1 event).  Choose from categories in Cultural Competency, Geriatrics, Infection Disease, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Pharmacology, Women's Health and much, much more!  Some examples of their free training modules are: 

You can also combine any other smaller trainings of less than 1 hour together from the Pri-Med site to attain a minimum 0.1 CEUs event. (max per combo order: 1.0 CEUs)

CE-Units is a professional development organization offering free and low-cost online training modules in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, and Addiction settings.  Any interpreter working in mental health, counseling or addiction should have strong knowledge in these foundations of the practice.  Create an account for free, register and upon completion, receive a Certificate with CEs listed.  (Use your RID member # for license # request when you set up your profile)

Examples of the hundreds of trainings available:  

 

My ADA Learning offers $5 course with professional CE credits offered for the following courses, with big CEU returns. (For example: the 0.7 CEU training below is only $25 after you add the RID CEU processing fee). As allies and advocates, it is critical that interpreters know how to navigate the basic tenets of the ADA and accessibility laws in the United States.

 

The AccessibilityOnline Webinar Series is FREE and offers 60-90 minute live sessions almost every week that you can join via Zoom to learn more about a variety of topics concerning accessibility to the built environment, information and communication technologies, and transportation. Each webinar offers 0.1-0.15 CEs  and gives a certificate upon completion to participants.  (If asked which CE type you want, you can choose any - RID will accept any of their choices).  Register at their site for any session of interest.  Some examples are below:

 February 2026:

 

CEU by Net offers approximately 50 different courses focused on mental health settings that are critical for an interpreter to have foundational knowledge in when working in this setting.  You can take any individual course for $18 - $22 each (plus 2 free for 0.1 CEUs), or you can pay one $49 fee for unlimited access to any courses for CEUs for an entire year.  All courses offer CEs transferrable through the RID PINRA process.  See examples below:

 

What date is the PINRA event listed on my transcript?
RID CMP guidelines require that the PINRA event be posted to your transcript on the date of completion listed on your Certificate of Completion within 45 days.  *You must send attendance & completion documentation within 45 days after completing the training*.  Failure to submit documents within 45 days results in forfeiture of the CEU for that activity. 

 

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