CERTIFICATION TESTING
AAERT's ongoing certification program for electronic
court reporters and transcribers is a test of our members'
professional skills by written and direct practical
examination, with either an analog or digital
focus.
2008 Examination Schedule:
Click
here to view the
standard test day schedule.
Date / City
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Address | Proctor |
Saturday, October 25, 2008:
Click here for a printable application for an October 25 test registration. Application deadline: Wednesday, October 15. |
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| Tucson, Arizona |
Microbusiness Advancement Center 330 North Commerce Park Loop Tucson, Arizona 85745 |
Kimberly McCright, CET**D |
| Wilmington, Delaware |
New Castle County Courthouse 500 North King Street Wilmington, Delaware 19810 Note |
Sherry Simmons, CER |
| Orlando, Florida |
Orange County Courthouse 425 North orange Avenue Orlando, Florida 32801 Note |
Steve Simon, CERT |
| West Palm Beach, Florida |
Palm Beach County Courthouse 205 North Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Note |
Carlos Santiso, CERT |
| Logansport, Indiana |
Holiday Inn Express 3939 Market Street Logansport, Indiana 46947 |
Gail Malm Armstrong, CERT |
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Mercerville, New Jersey
(near Trenton) |
RWJ Hamilton Center 3100 Quakerbridge Road Mercerville, New Jersey 08619 |
Sharon Dunham |
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AAERT 2900 Fairhope Road Wilmington, DE 19801-1624 |
Contact AAERT's Treasurer,
866.420.7966 (toll-free, Pacific Time), if you would like to fax your application and remit via credit card. |
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For questions concerning the certification process, contact Certification Committee Chair Steve Simon, CERT, at ctadss1@ocnjcc.org. |
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NOTE: Submitting a registration form and / or
fees does NOT complete the process!
Applicants must receive advance notice from the Certification Committee before they can sit for any examination. The Committee will also provide instructions and test-related materials to eligible applicants.
AAERT does not supply equipment or
computer hardware / softwarefor either reporters or transcribers who are taking the tests. |
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This copyrighted (1996, 2003) 246-page manual
is available in PDF format as an Internet download; $45.
Click here for an overview of the Guide's table of contents.
Electronic reporting / transcribing is an industry with a varied clientele; therefore, no single manual can address all situations or cover all bases. This selection covers at least a wide range of professional skills required for proficient electronic court reporters / transcribers. Transcript formats center on federal district court transcript requirements and practice.
Whether reporters, transcribers, or both, we share a professional goal: turning ephemeral human communications (messy and disorganized as they almost always are!) into a permanently accessible record -- on paper or disk, via tape or video -- and on what is yet to come!
Sometimes there are no "right" or "wrong" solutions to particularly sticky problems, and we are left with questions of professional good judgment -- while keeping in mind that our product must always be an undistorted, reliable reflection of proceedings, at the same time useful and helpful to our clients.
Those who master a field not only know what they are doing, but also why. Thus, certain sections contain remarks on developments over time. These may even spark your curiosity to delve further into some of the esoterica people lump together as "the law."