Court reporting: Alternative careers for trained court reporters - Education - Online Education

Court reporting training takes anywhere from between two to three years to complete. This training usually includes courses on language and terminology in addition to the basic skills training for transcription which includes the use of transcription tools and techniques- like shorthand writing, the stenograph and CAT (computer aided transcription). The expert use of these tools is a necessity to any court reporter whether they wish to work in the judicial system of not. Court reporting schools online or on-campus conduct comprehensive training for prospective reporters who can then opt to take a test for certification in order to improve their employment prospects (as most employers, whether from the judicial line of not, require these certifications as proof of competency). Certification testing usually requires a knowledge test be taken and a display of typing skills (225 to 250 or more works per minute). Initial certifications are awarded by the national associations t he NVRA and NCRA (certification from either one depends upon the reporting / transcription techniques preferred by the reporter). Work for court reporters and trained transcribers/steno-typists outside of the judicial system is often referred to as captioning work.

Careers in Captioning & CART

Captioning is the process, through a variety of techniques to, to display the spoken word on screen or in a video, as text delivered in real time. Additional information and non-speech elements are also part of this process so that viewers may access this information. Captioning is also used to aid the hearing impaired understand what is being spoken; according to VisWiki; 'Captions' aim to describe all significant audio content - spoken dialogue and non-speech information such as the identity of speakers and, occasionally, their manner of speaking - along with music or sound effects using words or symbols'. Captioning is also called 'subtitles for the hard or hearing'. CART is the abbreviation used for the process of 'Communication Access Real-time Transcription' or 'Computer Aided Real-time Transcription'.

Captioning techniques are regularly taught at traditional court reporting campuses as well as in online court reporting training and court reporting courses that offer bachelor's and associate degrees in transcription.

Careers

A trained court reporter can take up a job in captioning for a variety of industries related to audio-visual media. These careers may include real-time transcription for public events (concerts, declamation or political speeches etc), webcasts and religious or educational services. The following are some of the work areas that require transcription services of high quality and are options for a lucrative career or freelance work in order to increase income;

Tele-visual and video:

Television and Video soundtrack including speech are transcribed using stenotypes and translated to appear on screen in real-time. This is common with live broadcasts (sports, public addresses etc).

Webcasts and Video streaming:

Live webcasts are captioned and subtitles used in streamed videos. This is also known as web commentary in text of a live event in real time.

DVD and movies:

Subtitles for DVD documentaries and movies and other video clips.

Videogames:

Likewise, in-game audio is also transcribed and displayed in text.

Theater:

Text-display in live theater is relatively new and often requires live transcription

Media monitoring services:

Media monitoring services capture and transcribe the speech in news casts and from other public affairs programs so that the text is made available for searching.

Reference:

Wikipediawww[dot]viswiki[dot]com/en/Closed_captioningwww[dot]ezinearticles[dot]com/?Court-Reporting-Schools-Provide-Rewarding-Career-Opportunities&id=286102www[dot]worldwidelearn[dot]com/online-education-guide/criminal-justice/court-reporting-major.htm

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