This 20-hour course will cover the following topics, specifically as they relate to legal transcription:
- Parts of speech
- General spelling rules
- Confusing words
- Capitalization
- Formatting
- Punctuation
A deep understanding of the English language, as well as spelling, grammar, formatting, and punctuation, is necessary to succeed as a court reporter/transcriptionist. This course will review familiar concepts as well as introduce new ones in order to best prepare you to handle complex legal transcription assignments.
To reinforce each concept immediately, the course features 344 audio transcription sentence exercises throughout, plus practical quizzes/tests at the end of every section.
NOTE: This CEU course content is included in other courses we offer, like the Legal Transcription course.
There are no equipment requirements for this online course.
- AAERT credits are calculated as 2.0 CEUs.
- This course provides 1.4 total credits toward your NCRA continuing education requirements. Exact Breakdown: NCRA Credits are .4 CEUs + 1.0 PDCs: Please note, you can only submit up to 1.0 PDC per 3-year cycle. NCRA CE Program Rules
BlueLedge is an AAERT approved training center, preparing students for national certification in digital court reporting and legal transcription.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the job opportunity?
There is a growing demand for court reporters and transcriptionists in the court systems as well as by private firms across the United States and the world. The nature of the court reporting and transcription industry is that you truly can work anywhere, as there are always needs.
What defines a good digital court reporter?
What does AAERT approval mean?
BlueLedge has passed a rigorous evaluation process by the nationally recognized governing association for digital/electronic reporters and legal transcriptionists to ensure the highest quality education for our students.