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Audio Transcription Level 2

About the course

Audio Transcription Level 2 is the best of all the audio typing courses. If you’ve some experience or have completed Pitman Training’s Audio Transcription Level 1 course, it will enhance your skills to the highest standards.

In six tried and tested lessons, you’ll transcribe a variety of documents concentrating on changing line spacing; special marks, brackets and vertical spacing; placing text and data in columns; dealing with the dictator’s hesitations, corrections and missing text; increasing your timing; and moving between different types of document without hesitation.

You’ll have the luxury of being able to work at your own flexible pace with one-on one help from course advisors and you’ll choose your own hours.

You’ll have honed your audio typing skills to the highest levels, which the Pitman Training name on your CV guarantees to future employers.

Course Info

Duration AROUND 12-14 HOURS (Actual course duration will vary from individual to individual, based on prior skills and application)

Training Type Course

Study Type In centre

Awards & Qualifications

Awarded 14 CPD points upon successful completion

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Is this course right for me?

Is this for you?

This course is for anyone wishing to build on

their audio transcription skills and ideal for anyone keen to work in an Office Administration role.

Awarded 14 CPD points upon successful completion

Duration AROUND 12-14 HOURS (Actual course duration will vary from individual to individual, based on prior skills and application)

Course Content

There are six lessons within this course:

Lesson One: Transcribing a letter, memo and report, including the changing of line spacing.

Lesson Two: Transcribing a variety of documents which include special marks, brackets and vertical space, routing of documents.

Lesson Three: Transcribing a variety of documents, including those which include the display of text in columns.

Lesson Four: Transcribing documents from dictation including hesitations, corrections and missing text.

Lesson Five: Transcribing documents and timing to help increase speed.

Lesson Six: Transcribing a variety of documents without a break and timing.

Course Overview

Aims and Objectives

To achieve audio transcription skills to an employable level.

Career Path

If you’re choosing to progress your skillset further with our Level 2 Audio Transcription course you can be assured that with dedication and attention to detail you’ll have a professional skill that employers will appreciate.

Pre-Requisites

Prior to starting this course you will need to have word processing experience and some basic audio transcription skills (ideally the Audio Transcription Level 1 course).

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