NVRA Realtime Verbatim Reporter

Yes. NVRA states that 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. Student membership is not listed among the eligible categories for this particular exam, so confirm your membership class before registering.

Only one. You may dictate any and all segments, and all submitted segments will be graded, but any passing segment results in certification. If your strongest material type is jury charge, you can lean on that segment while still submitting the literary and two-voice question-and-answer segments as extra chances.

You need 95 percent accuracy. Segments are graded in full-minute increments comprising five consecutive minutes, so the eight-minute dictation yields several possible five-minute windows. The lowest error total on a continuous five-minute segment is considered the score. In practice, one rough patch outside your best window does not necessarily sink you.

No. NVRA states plainly that no editing is permitted following the end of the dictation. Whatever your system produces by the time the dictation ends is what gets graded, so build practice habits around accuracy in the moment rather than post-dictation correction.

All three RVR segments run at 180 words per minute: literary, jury charge, and two-voice question and answer. That differs from the CVR ladder, which NVRA lists at 180 wpm literary, 200 wpm jury charge, and 225 wpm two-voice question and answer. The RVR trades the speed ladder for the realtime, no-editing constraint.

NVRA requires continuous membership to retain its certifications. If membership is not maintained, the certification is revoked, and retesting would be required in order to regain certification. Renewal also requires 20 continuing education credits during each two-year cycle, with requirements defined in NVRA's CE Handbook.

No. NVRA's published certification page does not state a retake policy for a failed RVR attempt. Complete information is said to be in the NVRA Rules, Policies, and Procedures Manual for each designation, linked from the Test Schedule Downloads tab, so check that manual and the testing schedule before assuming a waiting period.

Practise uninterrupted eight-minute takes at 180 wpm in all three material types, then score yourself on your best continuous five minutes rather than your overall average. Because no editing is allowed, drill clean output under time pressure instead of correction speed. NVRA sells practice material you can use for realistic timing.

Treating it like an edited transcription test. Candidates who plan to fix names, numbers, and punctuation afterward are working against an explicit rule: no editing after the dictation ends. The other frequent trap is practising only the comfortable material type. Since any passing segment counts, breadth across literary, jury charge, and two-voice work protects you.

NVRA states that in most states having certification or licensing requirements, its certifications are accepted in lieu of state testing, which means a certified reporter can move or work from state to state without retesting. Requirements vary by jurisdiction, so verify with the specific state board rather than relying on the general claim.