MeCRA

MeCRA Seminar

srlauer — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:21:10 +0000

November 3, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn By the Bay, Portland, ME

TRAIN Tracks 1-3
Taking Realtime Awareness and Innovation Nationwide
Hands-On Workshop
Heidi C. Thomas, FAPR, RDR, RMR, RPR, CRR, CBC

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These sessions will focus on new strategies to enable court reporters to become realtime capable. It will introduce instructions on overcoming psychological barriers to providing realtime, equipment/setup for realtime, strategies for cleaner realtime writing, and the benefits of providing realtime services.

Participants need to bring:
Steno machine with realtime cable
Laptop
Power strip

Course Objective
To increase the number of court reporters providing realtime by providing small-group, hands-on instruction in a comfortable setting

Course Content
Realtime setup
Writing skills
Dictionary management
Research/prep tools
Self-evaluation Methods

Teaching Methods
Lecture with supporting Powerpoint
Hands-on hardware/software setup
Hands-on writing instruction
Supporting handouts
Q&A session

Skills Test

srlauer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:50:23 +0000

RPR and RMR Literary, Jury Charge, and Testimony skills tests
CRR, CCP, and CBC skills tests
Administered at NCRA-sponsored testing sites
Reporter member = $160; Reporter nonmember = $200
Student member = $125; Student nonmember = $200

Exam Dates	Registration Dates
May 5, 2012	March 6 – April 6, 2012
August 9, 2012*	June 5 – July 6, 2012
August 25, 2012**	July 2 – July 31, 2012
November 3, 2012	September 4 – October 5, 2012
* Annual Convention CRR
** Only RPR and CRR offered

For more information, please visit the NCRA website: http://www.ncra.org/Certifications/content.cfm?ItemNumber=8594&navItemNumber=11217

Written Knowledge Test

srlauer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:37:27 +0000

RPR, RMR, RDR, CBC, CCP and CLVS written knowledge tests
Administered at Pearson Professional Centers by Pearson VUE
Candidate must register through NCRA, and then schedule the actual date and location through Pearson VUE
Reporter member = $175; Reporter nonmember = $200
Student member = $140; Student nonmember = $200

Exam Dates	Registration Dates
January 9-21, 2012*	December 5, 2011 – January 5, 2012
April 9-21, 2012	March 6 – April 6, 2012
July 9-21, 2012*	June 5 – July 6, 2012
October 8-20, 2012	September 4 – October 5, 2012
* Only RPR and CLVS offered

For more information, please visit the NCRA website: http://www.ncra.org/Certifications/content.cfm?ItemNumber=8594&navItemNumber=11217

NCRA Convention

srlauer — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:44:41 +0000

For more information: http://ncraonline.org/Meetings/Annual/future/