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Certification

National Court Reporters Association Certifications:
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  • CCP, Certified CART Provider
Requires: Written knowledge test regarding CART and realtime skills test of literary material 180 words per minute (wpm)

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  • CBC Certified Broadcast Captioner
Requires: Written knowledge test regarding broadcast captioning and realtime skills test of literary material at 180 wpm.

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  • CRR, Certified Realtime Reporter
Requires:  Must hold a current RPR certification and pass the realtime skills test of literary material at 180 wpm until November 2011.  Thereafter, must pass a realtime skills test of Q&A material at 200 wpm.
  • RPR, Registered Professional Reporter
Requires:  Judicial written knowledge test, skills tests of testimony at 225 wpm, jury charge at 200 wpm and literary at 180 wpm

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