2026 Onsite Testing Schedule


 January 17-18   San Jose, California  
 February 14-15   Jacksonville, Florida  Ontario, California
 March  14-15  Columbia, South Carolina  
 April 18-19  San Jose, California  
 May 16-17   Nashville, Tennessee  
 June 13-14  Houston, Texas  Ontario, California
 July 11-12  Indianapolis, Indiana  
 August  Little Rock, AR (convention)  
 September 12-13  San Jose, California  
 October 10-11  Des Moines, Iowa  
 November 14-15  Atlanta, Georgia  
 December 12-13  Dallas, Texas

Important Testing Documentation - Download and Read Prior to Testing:

Certified Verbatim Reporter 

CVR, CVR-S, CM, CM-S Policies & Procedures
 (Revised 02/22/2023)

Realtime Verbatim Reporter

RVR, RVR-S, RVR-M and RVR-M-S
(Revised 02/22/2023)

Registered CART Provider - Master

RCP-M Policies & Procedures
 (Revised 02/22/2023)

Registered Broadcast Captioner - Master

RBC-M Policies & Procedures
(Revised 02/22/2023)

TESTING REGISTRATION:

LINKS TO REGISTER:

IN-PERSON TESTING: Register early, seating may be limited at some test location

From the CALENDAR on the Right, Select the Testing Event for Details and Registration Form for the following tests: 

CVR/CVR-S/CM/CM-S/CLT/CLS/RVR/RVR-S/RVR-M and RVR-M-S

REMOTE TESTING: 

Broadcast Captioning and CART Testing:

RBC-M and RCP-M Test Registration                                                                                              

Realtime Verbatim Reporter or Realtime Verbatim Reporter-Master:

RVR, RVR-S, RVR-M and RVR-M-S Test Registration

  RVR/RVR-S: Candidates must hold a valid CVR®/CVR-S, or CVR®-M, and be a General, Military, or Honorary member of NVRA in good standing to test for the RVR®/RVR-S. Candidates must pass the Dictation Skills Test consisting of the dictation and submission of at least one of three eight-minute segments with accuracy of 95 percent. No editing is permitted following the end of the dictation. The segments are a 180 word-per-minute literary, a 180 word-per-minute jury charge, and a 180 word-per-minute two-voice question and answer. Segments will be graded in full-minute increments comprising five consecutive minutes. The lowest error total on a continuous five-minute segment will be considered the score. Candidates may dictate any and all segments, and all submitted segments will be graded. Any passing segment will result in certification.  RVR-M/RVR-M-S:  Candidates must hold a valid CVR®/CVR-S, or CVR®-M, and be a General, Military, or Honorary member of NVRA in good standing to test for the RVR-M®/RVR-M-S. Candidates must pass the Dictation Skills Test consisting of the dictation and submission of one eight-minute segment with accuracy of 96 percent. No editing is permitted following the end of the dictation. The segment is a 200 word-per-minute two-voice question and answer. The segment will be graded in full-minute increments comprising five consecutive minutes. The lowest error total on a continuous five-minute section will be considered the score. NOTE:  Members currently holding a Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR) NCRA designation shall be granted a Realtime Verbatim Reporter - Master - Stenotype (RVR-M-S) certification without examination upon receipt of a $50.00 processing fee, NVRA General Member dues ($225), and documentation to verify current NCRA certification.  This reciprocity agreement ended December 31, 2024.

$185.00 USD

Important Testing Documentation - Download and Read Prior to Testing:

Certified Verbatim Reporter 

CVR, CVR-S, CM, CM-S Policies & Procedures
 (Revised 02/22/2023)

Realtime Verbatim Reporter

RVR, RVR-S, RVR-M and RVR-M-S
(Revised 02/22/2023)

Registered CART Provider - Master

RCP-M Policies & Procedures
 (Revised 02/22/2023)

Key to Testing Abbreviations:

Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR)
Certified Verbatim Reporter - Stenotype (CVR-S)
Certificate of Merit (CM)
Certificate of Merit - Stenotype (CM-S)
Military Verbatim Reporter (MVR)
Military Verbatim Reporter - Stenotype (MVR-S)
Realtime Verbatim Reporter (RVR)
Realtime Verbatim Reporter - Stenotype (RVR-S)
Realtime Verbatim Reporter - Master (RVR-M)
Realtime Verbatim Reporter - Master - Stenotype (RVR-M-S)
Registered Broadcast Captioner - Master (RBC-M)
Registered CART Provider - Master (RCP-M)


Voice writers work as CART providers and Captioners nationwide.  Voice writing court reporters are able to practice in state court systems in the following states and the District of Columbia: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona (with VR system), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC.  In addition, voice writing court reporters work in the Federal Judicial System nationwide, the Military Court System internationally, and the U.S. Congress.