COURT REPORTING AND CLOSED CAPTIONING CAREERS
Court Reporters and Court Reporting and Closed Captioning educators promoting homestudy training as the best, most economical, and fastest method to prepare for the careers of realtime court reporters, closed captioners, and CART providers
Studies have shown that the traditional form of training for court reporting has not been successful. Some of these studies were commissioned by the National Court Reporters Association, and others were informal surveys by independent court reporters and captioners, not necessarily with complete empirical data to verify the findings. These studies concluded that the THEORIES being taught were too difficult, outdated, and not up with the current artificial intelligence incorporated in the computer aided transcription software now available. Research conducted led the Future Group to identify and acknowledge a BRUTAL FACT – NCRA is supporting a model of recruitment and education that has never experienced a significant success rate. Continuing modest numbers for admission, graduation, and successful transition to the profession suggest the need to fast-track new approaches and, perhaps, radical changes. The Strategic Issues are drawn from the Future Group’s belief that NCRA needs to take a fresh, objective look at the traditional educational model, as well as alternative approaches. For Help in finding a non-traditional Court Reporting or Closed Captioning program:CLICK HERE
The Theory a court reporting or closed captioning student chooses should be up to date with modern computer aided transcription software, easy to understand, and have a solid foundation in court reporting and closed captioning writing.
These same studies also indicated that traditional schools have an 85 to 90 percent dropout rate and base their programs on two years, when in actuality, the 10 or 15 percent who do graduate take well over three years. This can mean tuition costs of from $25,000 to $50,000. This is especially devastating to the student who drops out mid program and has a huge financial aid loan to repay and does not have a profession to earn the neccesary income to repay the student loans. A quality court reporting, closed captioning, or CART providing program does not have to take 2 to 7 years to complete, and it does not have to cost $20,000 to $50,000. For more information on how you can train for a wonderful career at a reasonable cost CLICK HERE. For the most important freqently asked questions about Court Reporting and Closed Captioning training CLICK HERE.
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NATIONAL COURT REPORTERS ASSOCIATION FUTURES GROUP REPORT
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The following excerpt (for the complete report click the above box) was taken from the NCRA's website and can be seen in its entirety at the National Court Reporting Association's website under the Future Group Report. It is another example of why the prospective student should research all types of court reporting training, Accreditation and NCRA-approval do not necessarily guarantee quality training, that the school will remain open long enough for the student to complete his training, or that the student will be able to pass a certification examination or gain employment.
For more information about court reporting and closed captioning, and how reporters and captioners are able to write at speeds over 225 words per minute click on the following sites, for the best future possible.
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