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Occupation

561232 Machine Shorthand Reporter

Latest release
OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
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Reference period
2024, Version 1.0

561232 Machine Shorthand Reporter

Records and reproduces the spoken word in court and parliamentary proceedings, television programming and for the deaf and hard of hearing using handwritten shorthand, stenotype shorthand machines, computer-assisted transcription software, and sound recording equipment.

Specialisations

  • Braille Transcriber
  • Court Reporter
  • Hansard Reporter
  • Realtime Reporter
  • Stenocaptioner

Skill level: 4

Main tasks

  • Records proceedings in shorthand using computerised equipment and shorthand writing machines
  • Transcribes recorded information
  • Proofreads and corrects transcripts
  • Reproduces the spoken word, environmental sounds and song lyrics as captions in audiovisual productions
  • May read portions of transcripts during proceedings