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96percent accuracy
NCRA's online skills test for the Certified Realtime Captioner requires 96 percent accuracy at 180 words per minute, over five minutes.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Test duration: 5 minutes Required speed: 180wpm Accuracy required: 96%”
Certified Realtime Captioner (CRC), National Court Reporters Association, NCRA, n.d., Online Skills Test.
Open the original- What it measures
- Human captioners doing CART work must pass this kind of skills test before they are certified.
- What it does not show
- It is a pass mark on a timed test. It is not an average accuracy measured on live events.