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PRESS RELEASE for COURT REPORTERS from www.courtreportingandcaptioningathome.com

The Court Reporting and Captioning at Home, home study program is announcing the introduction of its Broadcast Closed Captioning Program for transitioning Court reporters.
The program will be introduced in January, 2011, and will be designed specifically for court reporters wishing to transition to Broadcast Closed Captioning. The Program will be comprehensive including the latest captioning techniques, as well as extensive television programming practice and tests. Real Time accuracy is one of the main goals of the closed captioning training program. FOR DETAILS
 VISIT www.closedcaptioningschools.com or call 877 253 0200

By Bob Moulesong Times Correspondent nwi.com | Posted: Sunday, November 28
The Great Recession has shown no favoritism, taking its toll on almost every career field. But one field that is still thriving, with jobs in high demand, is the legal field. In particular, court reporters and paralegals are still in high demand, locally as well as nationally.
Court reporting is an interesting, challenging profession that offers a wide-open job market, flexible work schedule, and excellent income potential. Sophisticated technology has created exciting work in broadcast captioning and realtime court reporting. Some of the areas in which court reporters may work, besides a courtroom, include judicial reporting, broadcast captioning, stenointerpreting, and webcasting.
"Reporting is a profession which offers independence, flexibility, mobility, excellent income, and challenging, exciting work environments.
Court reporting students who complete a court reporting training program can make $70,000 or more annually."
The Department of Labor projects that job opportunities for court reporters will grow as fast as the average for all occupations. A recent ruling by the FCC requiring that all television programs be captioned is creating a huge demand for broadcast captioners. The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act has created a tremendous need for stenointerpreters on college campuses.
The job market for traditional reporters, those who write trials, depositions, village board meetings, etc., remains wide open. The average reported income for court reporters around the country was over $64,000, with many realtime reporters earning in the six figures.





  •  Court Reporting News taken from the National Court Reporters Association Tech Tracker email 07/2010..... WHY ELECTRONIC RECORDING IS NOT A VIABLE METHOD FOR THE COURT SYSTEM

    Various court systems in some states have tried electronic recording for several years in difficult economic times. Invariably, the cost ends up being substantially more than machine court reporters, and the results of failed equipment and poor     quality transcription services bog down the entire legal system. The following story is only one of many examples of the flawed logic in using Electronic Recording to produce a legal transcript.


    Inaudibles and Indiscernibles Stall Third District Case.. FROM NCRA'S TECH TRACKER NEWSLETTER......07/2010

    In the Third District, appellant Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company filed a motion to correct the record due to the approximately 10,000 inaudible and indiscernibles that riddle the trial and sidebar transcripts. The errors were not spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors, but substantive mistakes. According to the motion, no court reporter was present during the trial, and the audio discs taken of the proceedings were sent to a transcription service. The District Court pursued its own review of the transcripts and learned that several audio discs were missing from the trial. According to the motion, "Despite the District Court's best efforts, the record is not certifiable at this point." The appellants requested an extension to review the transcript once the District Court has produced a certified record.
    GA Board No Longer Offers State Certification Testing

    Posted From      http://www.gccra.org/

    Effective January 1, 2009, the Georgia Board of Court Reporting will no longer offer certification testing.  Those desiring to test must take the NCRA or NVRA exam. Applicants must then apply to the Board of Court Reporting to acquire a Georgia certification.  Both the NCRA and NVRA tests will be held in Georgia, but you may take the exam in any state you wish. 

        

    You may check the GCCRA calendar for testing dates in Georgia or you may visit the websites of NCRA and NVRA for testing schedules. 

    Eligibility for Certification
    Any person who meets the following criteria is eligible for certification as a Georgia court reporter:

    1. Has attained the age of 18 years of age;
    2. Is of good moral character;
    3. Is a graduate of a high school or has had an equivalent education.

        

    Certification Instructions:

    1. Complete and submit to the Board of Court Reporting the Application for Certification and the Georgia Test;
    2. Attain a passing score on the Georgia Test;
    3. Attach the certification fee of $125.00 for processing;
    4. Mail the Exam Passage Verification form directly to the licensing agency, NCRA or NVRA.  The Board only accepts the Exam Passage Verification form from the licensing agency.


    From CRAH Student News; 02/03/2010

     

    Chris.... News on my Court Reporting Career
    I'm getting married soon, and I'm excited but busy planning and paying for everything.  At the same time, I am in the early stages of starting my own court reporting business.  I am continuing to work for the same court reporting firm as before, but I will be operating this as a side business which I hope will become very profitable.
    ................................
    My father, who believes very strongly in this court reporting course, purchased the Court Reporting at Home program for me my junior year of high school.

    I was amazed how simplistic the lessons were and how quickly I was learning and progressing.  I completed theory in roughly four months and passed the first four speed levels (60-120 wpm) in the next four months.

    I passed the National Court Reporters Association's Written Knowledge Test while I was still in high school, and then I completed my 225s.  At 18 years old I went from being a court reporting student to a professional court reporter.  I was employed by a court reporting firm after interning with them for only two weeks.

    I've even appeared on the local news on two occasions while reporting a hearing in court.

    I would not have been able to get where I am today without the Court Reporting at Home program and
    Support Department.

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