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14 October 2018 • NVRA eVoice

ALL ABOUT TESTING

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Knowledge Test must be passed with a minimum score of continues to advance the understanding, practice,
80%. The required areas of knowledge are transcript education and professional standards of verbatim
format, transcript production, spelling, vocabulary, legal reporters, CART providers, broadcast captioners and
terminology, medical terminology, punctuation, word related professions by promoting ethical behavior,
usage, and number usage. professional development, and educational opportunities.

• R ealtime Verbatim Reporter – Master (RVR-M) NVRA conducts certification testing several times each
The RVR-M was created to satisfy current requirements year. Whether seeking certification in order to obtain
employment, to receive increases in compensation, or
for the highest pay grade in federal courts. It consists of simply to stand out, NVRA certification testifies to a
an 8-minute Q&A dictation at 200 words per minute person’s professionalism and skills. With certification
with 96% accuracy. NVRA will continue to offer the testing, NVRA is testing real world skills, not theoretical
Realtime Verbatim Reporter (RVR) exam (8-minute Q&A skills. An NVRA professional that is certified displays the
dictation at 180 words per minute with 95% accuracy) in
addition to the RVR-M. highest professional standards, skills, and abilities.

Details and criteria for each of these new certifications can Visit the website for details and registration information:
be found online at https://nvra.org/nvra-certifications. In
addressing our members’ concerns and needs, NVRA https://nvra.org/testing

NEW RBC-M AND RCP-M

READINESS WORKSHOPS

Want to add more initials after your name?

NVRA has what you need to get prepared for the Registered Broadcast
Captioner–Master (RBC-M) and the Registered CART Provider-Master tests.

NVRA has two new readiness workshops posted on the www.nvra.org
website under the Shop NVRA tab.

Find out what you need to be successful for both the Skills Test and the Written
Knowledge Test (WKT) for the RCP-M and the RBC-M.

We also have Study Guides for the WKT and dictation practice you can download.

Get prepared and be ready to pass the RBC-M and RCP-M.

Go to
www.nvra.org
Open the Shop NVRA tab.
Click on NVRA Practice Materials.