--- title: "CAIS in Japan holds interpreting exams on Interprefy RSI platform" description: "Learn how the Centre for the Advancement of Interpreting Skills in Japan overcame social distancing restrictions adopting RSI for their interpreting exams." image: https://www.interprefy.com/hubfs/Blog%20Header%20(25)-min.png canonical: https://www.interprefy.com/customer-stories/the-centre-for-the-advancement-of-interpreting-skills-in-japan-holds-interpreting-exams-on-interprefy-rsi-platform url: https://ai.interprefy.com/customer-stories/the-centre-for-the-advancement-of-interpreting-skills-in-japan-holds-interpreting-exams-on-interprefy-rsi-platform.md last_converted: 2026-05-12T23:13:57.797Z --- The multilingual communication experience that gives you confidence at every step. 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CAIS aims to improve the satisfaction of all actors within the interpretation industry in Japan, including interpreters, agencies, and companies using interpretation services. The CAIS has been conducting TOBIS tests (Test of Business Interpreting Skills) twice a year since 2005 and provides interpreters with the TOBIS certification, as well as detailed feedback on their performance, helping them to spot their weaknesses and sharpen their interpreting skills. ## The challenge #### Interpreting exams in times of social distancing The TOBIS test consists of short conversations, sentences, and speeches that interpreters need to interpret in the target language in consecutive and simultaneous modes. Before Covid-19, the tests were held in person in Tokyo and Osaka twice a year, but with the pandemic, in-person examinations were no longer possible and an alternative needed to be found. ## The approach #### Using a dedicated and reliable RSI platform for online tests Having tried other online meeting platforms for this exam, CAIS felt they needed a more stable platform that allowed for a higher number of participants. CAIS then asked the Simul Technical Communications department to get Interprefy involved. **Interprefy has helped us by making changes to their platform so that it could be used for this exam. Ideas were given during meetings, so in a sense, this online exam was jointly produced. Yayoi Kamo - CAIS Executive Director says. Nowadays, four tests a day are conducted with around 30 participants at the same time. In their own words, "Interprefy's ability to record and monitor 30 channels of audio simultaneously to accommodate the 30 or so examinees is a major advantage of Interprefy in comparison to other platforms." ## The outcome Interpreters from around the world have been taking their TOBIS exam in Japanese and English on the Interprefy RSI platform since December 2021. By conducting the test through Interprefy RSI platform a large amount of people are able to take the exam. In the past, only people who lived near Tokyo or Osaka, or people willing to come to Tokyo or Osaka could take the exam. But now we have applicants from all over Japan and also outside of Japan. Our mission is to increase satisfaction levels of all the people related to the interpretation industry, so with Interprefy RSI we've made good progress. Yayoi Kamo - CAIS Executive Director points out. Since its implementation in 2021, the Test of Business Interpreting Skills (TOBIS) has been held six times, and a total of 513 examinees have participated. 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