CART & Captioning Careers (CCC) program is a 3-part online, self-paced, all-encompassing program that guides you to your new career led by a trainer with over 20 years of experience in the industry and the owner of a captioning & court reporting company.
CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) and captioning provide accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing community, as well as those who watch TV or streaming on mute. Live realtime captioning is used for news broadcasts, conferences, college lectures, city council meetings, televised sporting events, and more.
Court Reporting Careers gives you the skills needed for onsite and remote court reporting, as an official or freelance writer. Focus on preparing you for the national test upon completion.
The CCC program typically takes students 6 months to complete all 3 parts. The CRC program takes around 6-8 months to complete and has 4 parts. It includes informative video lessons for each step that include detailed, step-by-step printouts that work for any style of learning. You will submit weekly assignments where your skilled trainer walks you through feedback, improvements and guidance every step of the way. Live weekly sessions with your trainer helps to keep you on track in your career to serve the deaf and hard of hearing or legal community!
Email us at: info@captioningcareers.com
The course is broken down by segment and lessons that will help you to accomplish each goal and milestone before moving on to the next. It is completely self paced with video lessons and written content for each topic.
We start with Voice Writing Foundations, learning to use the Dragon software, and dictation basics, including breathing, phrasing, custom words and basic speeds.
Then we progress to your CAT (Computer Aided Transcription) software, SpeechCAT, which is included in the cost of your tuition while training for 6 full months.
The course is broken down by segment and lessons that will help you to accomplish each goal and milestone before moving on to the next. It is completely self paced with video lessons and written content for each topic.
We start with Voice Writing Foundations, learning to use the Dragon software, and dictation basics, including breathing, phrasing, custom words and basic speeds.
While in other segments, you will also start on the English for Court Reporters portion. This segment hones in on your grammar and punctuation needed to be a proficient professional for accurate transcript production.
Then we progress to your CAT (Computer Aided Transcription) software, SpeechCAT, which is included in the cost of your tuition while training for 6 full months.
We heavily focus on your national test to certify you before completion.
We love what we do and want to give you an idea of how fulfilling it can be to start a career that helps the deaf and hard of hearing community and what it's like to work as a captioner/CART provider.
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Video recordings with step by step demos.
PDF guides, resources, and learning tool.
Weekly live practice sessions for questions/feedback with your instructor outside the course via Zoom.
Detailed review of submitted work.
Easy to use platform.
*other items needed later in training, not listed.
Dragon 16 Professional software (Only available for Windows, not MAC). Contact: liz@audioscribe.com
PC computer - 32g RAM (or better) Lenovo or gaming computer is recommended. *new computer preferred. Recommended choice HERE.
Microphone of your choice. Noise cancelling. Recommended choice HERE, HERE or HERE.
Headphones of your choice.
Ethernet connected Internet at business level speeds, not Wi-Fi.
*other items added later in training, not listed.
Dragon 16 Professional software (Only available for Windows, not MAC). Contact liz@audioscribe.com
PC computer - 32g RAM (or better) Lenovo or gaming computer is recommended. *new computer preferred. Recommended choice HERE.
Steno mask. Options HERE or contact: liz@audioscribe.com
2 different sound cards for your mask. Recommended: HERE and HERE.
Microphone of your choice. Noise cancelling. Recommended choices: HERE, HERE, HERE.
Transcription headphones of your choice (3m corded)
Two books for the grammar portion HERE and HERE. *Books are recommended, not mandatory. You will take Margie's class to pass national and state testing.
Must have strong English/grammar skills. *no English/grammar prerequisites are taught in the captioning portion. CR does have an overview, but you must already have foundational, college level English skills.
Must have time to dedicate at least two hours per day, 5-days per week to complete the course in a timely manner. This will be your dictation/practice time to build the skills you learn here.
Must have strong computer literacy. *no basic PC computer literacy prerequisites are taught.
Must have an AA or work history equivalent *email or call us to inquire what this can include.
Jodie Casal - CCR, CVR, RPR, RBC-M, RCP-M, CSR
Jodie will be your course instructor, and will guide you to achieve your goals of being a CART/Captioning provider or court reporter.
She's captioned everything from the Republican National Convention, Fox News, City of Fort Worth, Liberty University, The Super Bowl, NASA and many others, at a scholarly level. She is a court reporter, both onsite and remote, nationally.
She is both a machine and voice writer, training others in the art of voice writing in a field she LOVES!
As an alpha trainer for The AudioScribe Corporation, she is honored to teach others the gift of this rewarding career. She owns a captioning/CART & court reporting firm.
STEP 1: COURSE APPLICATION
We want to make sure that you're a good fit for the CART & Captioning or Court Reporting Careers program, and that you're committed to the requirements we've outlined above.
To get started, click the button below to enter your information and answer a few short questions. Our team will get in touch with you within 48 hours via email. (We can also set up a phone call at your convenience, if you prefer.) Feel free to email us at: info@captioningcareers.com
STEP 2 : PAYMENT & COURSE LOGIN SETUP
Once we confirm you are a good candidate and you give us the green light, you will purchase the equipment on the list above.
You'll pay the monthly course fee and you are then sent your username and password to access the program (you'll get an email to do this).
That's it! You're ready to get started on your new, flexible, lucrative, helpful career in CART & Captioning or Court Reporting!
We're excited to take you on this journey of a career we love so much!
Above you will find the forms to apply. If you need to speak to us sooner, please contact us.
Email: info@captioningcareers.com