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What are the start-up costs involved in becoming a scopist?
These are the start-up costs associated with scoping: A quality computer. Cost: $700-2000. The rule of computer equipment is “get the most bang for your buck”: An Intel Pentium computer with the largest hard drive, the fastest processor, and the most RAM you can afford. For more specifics on equipment needed to run CATalyst software, […]
Continue readingCan I take one section of the course at a time? Do I have to pay for sections I don’t need to take?
Internet Scoping School is set up so that you, the student, choose and purchase only the units that you need. To protect the integrity of the program, we do require testing out of punctuation, medical terminology*, and/or notereading before granting access to an abbreviated version of the course. Each test is $50, and should you […]
Continue readingWhat is the Word Skills Test? What if I get a low score on it?
The Word Skills Test is found at the end of our Industry Fundamentals™ portion of the course. We recommend anyone brand new to the court reporting and scoping world enroll in Industry Fundamentals™ before enrolling in our full course. It’s $197, requires no commitment to a payment plan, and you can apply the full price […]
Continue readingDoes Internet Scoping School help me get clients?
Students are taught how to proactively market themselves within the course. Proactive means we do not teach you to sit there and wait for work to land in your lap, and no one hands you a job at the end, but we do teach you exactly how to find and secure as many clients as […]
Continue readingWhat kind of support will I receive as a student/graduate?
You will receive lifetime access to our student support group on Facebook where you will have access to not only me, but other students and ISS graduates (working scopists!). Lifetime support (and lifetime updates) is one major feature other scoping courses do not offer. Instead, they require re-enrollment and re-payment of tuition. ISS will never ask you to […]
Continue readingHow long will the course take me to complete?
If you can put in 15-20 hours per week, you may be able to finish the course within about six months. How long it takes to finish depends heavily on your ability to digest and retain the material. As the most complete and thorough scoping course, we go into great depth in each section, and we teach a very thorough […]
Continue readingWill electronic recording make scopists obsolete?
For years, we’ve heard speculation that electronic recording will replace the court reporter and eliminate the need for scopists. Here’s my take on that: While electronic recording is said to be less expensive, someone will still need to be there to run the computer and be responsible for the production of an accurate transcript — […]
Continue readingTraining for Scoping Certification
I’m Linda, and I served on the National Court Reporters Association’s Scopist Task Force as well as the Scopist Certification Subcommittee that wrote the first scopist certification exam. Although our team completed the exam, the NCRA chose not to administer it at that time.Our committee’s first assignment was to define, in detail, the competencies a […]
Continue readingWhy do I need training to become a scopist?
Hate to break it to you, but there’s no faking being a scopist. There’s no good way to “wing it.” If you’re brand new to the court reporting world — even if you’re a trained editor or proofreader in some other field — you need to understand that scoping is completely different than traditional editing. You […]
Continue readingWhy is ISS the best scoping course?
Why is ISS the best scoping course? That’s easy!Internet Scoping School is the best scoping course because it’s all-inclusive.So what’s included in the cost of our training course?Reduced price on Case CATalyst software key. Includes a year service contract and Audiosync capability.FREE access to all updates or bonuses that we add in the future.A listing in our exclusive online student […]
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