ITI/NCVT Stenographer Secretarial Assistant (AITT Theory) study plan

Write out the full Pitman consonant stroke table from memory, naming each stroke's direction and thickness rule

Transcribe 15 minutes of slow dictated matter daily using only consonants, then insert the correct vowel signs and check against the printed passage

Type three 5-minute timed passages on the home row and record gross words per minute plus error count in a log

Set up a shorthand notebook with dated pages and a personal error list of strokes you confuse most often

Apply the rules for joined consonants, upward and downward r, and l to 40 new words and write them three times each

Drill the grammalogues and phraseographs for the first 60 most frequent words until you can read them without hesitation

Type 10 minutes daily with a target of 30 gross WPM and under 5 errors, correcting your posture and key-reach habits

Read back your own shorthand from the previous day and mark every outline you could not read fluently

Take dictation at 50 words per minute for two continuous minutes and transcribe the result within 15 minutes

Use halving, doubling, and the -ing and -tion principles correctly in 30 practice sentences

Type three business letters at 35 gross WPM with 97 percent accuracy, using proper spacing after punctuation

Identify and correct your five most frequent shorthand errors and your five most frequent typing errors

Draft a notice, an agenda, and minutes of a mock meeting following a standard house format

Write a formal business letter and an email on the same subject and state three differences in tone and structure

Prepare a daily engagement diary for a manager covering five appointments with travel and preparation time blocked

Practise receiving callers and handling a telephone enquiry using a scripted five-step routine

Format a 3-page report in a word processor with headings, a table, page numbers, and a mail-merge letter to 5 recipients

Build a spreadsheet that totals, averages, and sorts a 20-row petty cash list, then print it with a header

Classify 25 sample records as active, semi-active, or dead and assign retention periods to each

Index 20 files using an alphabetic and a numeric system and explain when each is preferred

Push dictation to 65 words per minute for three minutes and transcribe with at least 95 percent accuracy

Correct and rewrite five flawed business letters for clarity, courtesy, and conciseness

Draft a reminder letter, a collection letter, and a letter of enquiry using correct salutations and complimentary closes

Summarise a one-page business document into a 60-word precis that preserves all key figures

Explain the essentials of a valid contract and identify offer, acceptance, and consideration in five short scenarios

Distinguish a cheque, a bill of exchange, and a promissory note and state the parties to each

Post 15 transactions into a simple cash book and balance it, then extract a trial balance

Prepare a two-column trading account and profit and loss account from given figures

Identify five workplace hazards and the control measure for each, and state the correct fire extinguisher for three fire classes

Draft a one-page business idea note covering product, customer, cost, and price for a secretarial services venture

Complete two full mock tests under exam timing and mark them against the syllabus weightings

Take a final 80 WPM one-minute sprint and a 5-minute typing test to confirm peak speed and accuracy