About the CareerCERTIFICATE
IN COURT REPORTING
CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER-AIDED TRANSCRIPTION
About the CareerCourt reporters traditionally work in a law-related setting such as a court or a deposition. They prepare an accurate written record of trials, depositions and other legal and business proceedings. This record, called a transcript, is the official record of any trial. Today’s court reporters are officers of the court and highly trained professionals who continue to educate themselves to meet national and state requirements, as well as to keep abreast of the business, legal and technological environment.
A court reporter not only reports history, but also contributes to it through technology that keeps all parties in litigation working at a swift pace and enables counsel to quickly analyze each day’s events.
Through their skill with a stenotype machine and computers, court reporters can provide an instant-text service for live television broadcasts. This service, also used in classrooms and doctors’ offices, is called real-time captioning and is primarily for the benefit of people with hearing impairments. The same skills allow a court reporter to provide captioning for cyber-conferences.
These certificate programs are designed to provide the theoretical knowledge and technical proficiency to enable a student to take advantage of new and challenging career options. Good English skills are important. Students in the Computer-Aided Transcription program will learn medical and legal terminology, as well as how to develop shorthand skills and use of computers.
The Court Reporting certificate is designed to give students the highly refined stenotype machine and transcription skills that prepare them for jobs in county and state courts, with government agencies, or with private firms. Students may enter the Court Reporting Certificate Program only after completion of the Computer-Aided Transcription certificate.
