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CRC: Certified Realtime Captioner

The captioning credential, for broadcast and CART work.

Issued by
National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
Skills legs
  • Realtime literary: 180 wpm, 5 minutes
Accuracy required
Not stated on the page we read
Written test
A CRC workshop plus a Written Knowledge Test.
Prerequisites
None stated
Renewal
3.0 continuing education units every three years.

Components per NCRA: a CRC Workshop, the Written Knowledge Test and a five-minute realtime test at 180 wpm.

Sources

  1. NCRA Certification overview (checked 2026-11-08)

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