Captioning and Court Reporting

This program was formerly known as Legal and Realtime Reporting

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Captioning and court reporters are highly skilled professionals who can capture speech at speeds of 225 words per minute and higher. Using an electronic shorthand machine and sophisticated computer technology, reporters translate a conversation virtually simultaneously to the printed word. This unique and amazing skill is often mistaken for voice recognition, providing printed text in a variety of settings—broadcast captioning of live television programming; courtrooms and other legal proceedings; business conferences; and the classroom.

Captioning and court reporters open doors for those with hearing loss, allowing students to hear lectures at colleges and universities and enabling people to attend and interact at meetings and other events. They find their work personally rewarding.

Discover a Unique Career:

• high demand for skills
• job flexibility
• challenging profession
• flexibility to travel or work from home
• knowledge of a new "language"
• sophisticated technology
• education through Canada's only accredited program
• ability to capture spoken word at 225 wpm

Be a Valued Professional:

• the "ears" for the hard of hearing - a real-time or broadcast captioner
• part of the justice system - a legal or court reporter

Captioning and court reporting is a profession like no other. Mastering this high-level skill opens a world of opportunity. NAIT grads work in legal or real-time settings at home or around the world - Australia, United States, Europe, Bahamas, Asia, Africa and the International Criminal Court at the Hague.

NAIT Grads Say .....

• "I can sum up my career experience in about four words - challenging, gratifying, rewarding and very flexible." - Janice Plomp, CART provider
• "Every day is different. I always sayI thought I've heard it all, but that isn't really true because every day there's something new that comes up that you've never heard before." - Ernie Kummel, NAIT grad and employer