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13 October 2018 • NVRA eVoice
ALL ABOUT
TESTING
Congratulations to 2018 Remaining Certifications Offered
our newly certified Testing Schedule by NVRA
professionals:
November 3-4 – Jacksonville, FL Each of these certifications has been
Certified Verbatim December 1-2 – Atlanta, GA developed in response to increasing
Reporter (CVR): requests from our membership. Basic
Joy Dawson, CVR 2019 Testing information on each certification is
Teresa Jenkins, CVR Schedule Announced below.
Emily Landry, CVR
January 12-13 – Charlotte, NC • C ertified Legal Transcriptionist
Registered CART February 9-10, Little Rock, AR (CLT)
Provider (RCP-M): March 16-17 – Augusta, GA
Erica Cook, RCP-M April 13-14 – Toronto, Canada The test for Certified Legal Transcrip-
May 18-19 – Atlanta, GA tionist (CLT) is comprised of a com-
This is a partial listing of new June 22-23, Little Rock, AR plete transcript production of a
certificants. Some testers have July 24-25 – N ew Orleans, LA –
opted out of listings on social twenty-minute dictation of a
media or in eVoice. Please Convention proc eeding that must be passed
notify NVRA if you were August 17-18 – Savannah, GA with 98% accuracy (72 errors
excluded and wish to be listed September 14-15 – Cleveland, OH allowed). The dictation includes an
in a future publication. October 19 – 20 – Kansas City, MO opening statement, jury charge,
November 2-3 – Jacksonville, FL question and answer testimony, and
December 7-8 – Atlanta, GA a closing argument.
On-site Testing for • C ertified Legal Scopist (CLS)
Certifications The test for Certified Legal Scopist
NVRA now offers on-site testing for (CLS) is comprised of a scoped
the following certifications: transcript production of a twenty-
minute dictation of a proceeding
• C VR, CVR-CM, RVR, RVR-M, CLT that must be passed with 98%
(Certified Legal Transcriptionist) and accuracy (72 errors allowed). The
CLS (Certified Legal Scopist). dictation includes an opening
statement, jury charge, question
• T he Registered Broadcast and answer testimony, and a closing
Captioner-Master (RBC-M) and the argument
Registered CART Provider-Master
(RCP-M) tests are offered online The CLT and CLS test a
(remotely) only. transcriptionist’s and scopist’s
ability to transcribe and edit a
New Certification recorded file and produce an
Highlights error-free transcript. The NVRA
Dictation Skills Tests are
The following new NVRA certifications professionally recorded and
are now available during each testing simulate actual court proceedings
event. and transcripts.
• C ertified Legal Transcriptionist A Written Knowledge Test for
(CLT) both certifications covering a
wide range of subjects related to
• C ertified Legal Scopist (CLS) the world of court reporting will
• R ealtime Verbatim Reporter – also be administered. The Written
Master (RVR-M) (continued on page 14)
