Requesting CEUs for Participant Initiated Non-RID Activities (PINRA)

Prior to the activity:

1. Choose the activity you want to attend. As long as the activity is educationally beneficial to you as an interpreter, it can earn CEUs.

The activity does not have to pertain strictly to interpreting. It can be a workshop, seminar, regional or national conference of another profession or a formal in-service training by an employer.

If in-service training is mandatory for your job, the training cannot be used to acquire CEUs.

2. Complete the Participant Initiated Non-RID Activities form (PINRA). Attach pertinent documentation from activity, such as but not limited to:

a) Agenda

b) Program Book

c) Brochure announcing event

Once this information has been received, you will be advised of the Content Area (Professional Studies or General Studies) and the number of CEUs to be earned.

The PINRA form and supporting documentation must be received PRIOR to the start of the activity or CEUs will not be awarded.

3. Payment: If you are a SCRID or Affiliate Chapter member, the cost of each activity is $25, upon membership verification. If you are not a member, the cost is $50 per activity. This is non-refundable. Make checks payable to SCRID or pay online.

Payment must be received before CEUs can be awarded.

Offline checks also accepted, please click Buy Now for instructions.

Upon completion of the activity:

4. Attain a certificate of attendance or documentation such as an agenda or program book (of each event) signed by the presenter or organizer as proof of your attendance. Your certificate may be made by you (sample certificate). Please make sure the following are on it:

1) Your name
2) Presenter’s name
3) Title of event/activity/workshop
4) Dates of event/activity/workshop
5) Start and end times (you cannot earn CEUs while on breaks and lunches)
6) Signature of presenter or organizer

5. Submit a copy of the above documentation to your Sponsor within 30 days of the completion of activity. The Sponsor will then send your completed paperwork to the RID National Office.

SCRID is audited by RID to determine if RID’s procedures/guidelines are adhered to for approving workshops/events. Failure to pass the audit would result in SCRID losing sponsorship. We ask you keep this in mind as we work together to gather information for sponsorship.

PINRA form and documents may be submitted by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or mail to:

Maren Jensen
Attn: SCRID
P.O. Box 280088
Northridge, CA 91328-0088

* Make copies of everything you send for your record