Join us

  • If you are an experienced conference interpreter, apply for regular membership.
  • If you are just starting out on your career as a conference interpreter, and you have completed a university course in conference interpretation and/or acquired some experience in the profession, apply for pre-candidate status.

Why become an HDKP member?

  • Networking
  • Opportunity to access market information
  • Opportunity to work on improving conditions for interpreters
  • Opportunity to participate in the decision-making on all HDKP initiatives
  • Opportunity to have your contacts listed on the HDKP web page

How to apply for membership in the Croatian Society of Conference Interpreters:

  1. Fill in the membership application form and the sponsors’ declaration forms (only available in Croatian)
    Note: Only HDKP members with at least 5 years’ seniority who listened to the applicant’s interpretation at least once in the last 3 years may act as sponsors. Each language pair has to be covered by at least 2 sponsors but one person can sponsor several language pairs.
    Example:
    Applicant’s language combination: A-Croatian, B-English, C-German
    The following language pairs must be covered by at least 2 sponsors each:
    – from English into Croatian (sponsors must have English as their A, B or C language)
    – from German into Croatian (sponsors must have German as their A, B or C language)
    – from Croatian into English (sponsors must have English as their A or B language)
    An HDKP member with, for instance, English B and German C can sponsor all 3 language pairs from the example above.
  2. Submit a list of days worked (only available in Croatian) in order to prove that the required interpreting experience criterion has been met (at least 75 days of interpretation in the last 5 years, including at least 20 days of consecutive and 20 days of simultaneous interpretation and at least 25 days with HDKP members). The list does not have to be exhaustive, but must at least meet the 75 days requirement.
  3. Submit a copy of the applicant’s undergraduate or master’s degree certificate
  4. Submit a CV
    In case an applicant is unable to meet any of the admission requirements for reasons that can be justified (specificities of the job position, insufficient number of HDKP members with the required language combination, a rare language etc.), he or she can request a waiver for a specific requirement in writing. The final decision shall be made by the HDKP Assembly.
  5. The application accompanied by supporting documents as well as all queries regarding membership should be emailed to the HDKP Membership and Mentorship Committee at clanstvo@hdkp.hr.
    For more detailed information on membership applications please refer to the Rules on the Admission of New Members and the Mentorship System (only available in Croatian).

Why become a HDKP precandidate?

  • Networking
  • Opportunity to access market information
  • Opportunity to use the mentorship system (advice of experienced colleagues at the beginning of one’s career)
  • Opportunity to participate in the operation of HDKP’s bodies

How to become a HDKP precandidate?

  1. Fill in the application form (only available in Croatian) for pre-candidates
  2. Submit a short CV
  3. Submit proof of your undergraduate or graduate degree
  4. Submit proof of your postgraduate degree in conference interpreting (no interpreting experience required)

Additional requirements for applicants who do not possess a postgraduate degree in conference interpreting:

    3.a Submit proof of a university-level degree
    3.b Submit a list of days worked (only available in Croatian) as proof of experience in conference interpreting
    (at least 20 days of conference interpreting in the past 3 years),
    3.c Submit a written declaration (only available in Croatian) by at least one HDKP member with at least
    5 years’ seniority, certifying that the applicant really works as a conference interpreter and abides by professional standards and the HDKP’s Code of Conduct.

The application documents and all queries regarding pre-candidatures and the mentorship system should be emailed to the HDKP Membership and Mentorship Committee at clanstvo@hdkp.hr.
For more detailed information on pre-candidatures and mentorship please refer to the Rules on the Admission of New Members and the Mentorship System (only available in Croatian).