CRI Continuing Education & Certification 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A court reporting instructor holds both CRI and RMR credentials. How are their CE requirements handled?
- Each credential requires a completely separate 30-CEU submission
- CEUs are pooled — meeting one credential's requirement satisfies both (Correct answer)
- Only the higher credential requires CEUs
- The RMR overrides the CRI and no CE is needed
Correct answer: CEUs are pooled — meeting one credential's requirement satisfies both
NCRA allows a single pool of 30 CEUs to satisfy renewal for all credentials held, as long as ethics hours are included.
Question 2: If a state court reporting association has a CE requirement that differs from NCRA's, what must a dually-licensed CRI do?
- Choose whichever requirement is lower to reduce workload
- Meet only NCRA requirements since they supersede state rules
- Comply with whichever standard is higher or meet both sets independently (Correct answer)
- File a conflict waiver with NCRA to be exempt from state rules
Correct answer: Comply with whichever standard is higher or meet both sets independently
CRIs must satisfy both state and NCRA requirements independently; compliance with one does not automatically satisfy the other.
Question 3: Which of the following CE activities would NOT typically qualify for NCRA credit toward CRI renewal?
- Completing an NCRA-approved webinar on CAT software
- Attending a general business management seminar unrelated to court reporting (Correct answer)
- Publishing a peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Court Reporting
- Presenting at a regional court reporting symposium
Correct answer: Attending a general business management seminar unrelated to court reporting
CE activities must be relevant to court reporting practice or instruction; general business seminars with no connection to the profession are ineligible.
Question 4: Under NCRA policy, what is the maximum proportion of required CEUs that can be earned through self-study activities in one renewal cycle?
- All 30 CEUs may be earned via self-study (Correct answer)
- No more than 10 CEUs
- No more than 15 CEUs
- Self-study is not an approved CE format
Correct answer: All 30 CEUs may be earned via self-study
NCRA does not impose a cap on self-study CEUs; all 30 required units may be fulfilled through approved self-study programs.
Question 5: A CRI candidate who recently passed the RPR exam wants to apply for the CRI. Which additional component is typically required?
- Passing a written knowledge test on instructional methodology
- Submitting a portfolio demonstrating teaching experience and skill (Correct answer)
- Completing 60 CEUs in realtime technology
- Holding a four-year college degree in education
Correct answer: Submitting a portfolio demonstrating teaching experience and skill
CRI applicants must demonstrate instructional competency, usually by submitting a teaching portfolio or evidence of qualifying classroom experience.
Question 6: How does NCRA verify that CE activities submitted at renewal are legitimate?
- By contacting each CE provider directly for every applicant
- Through a random audit system where selected renewals are asked to provide documentation (Correct answer)
- By requiring a notarized signature from the applicant's school administrator
- CEUs are self-reported with no verification mechanism
Correct answer: Through a random audit system where selected renewals are asked to provide documentation
NCRA uses a random audit process; audited members must produce certificates or transcripts, making accurate recordkeeping essential.
Question 7: A CRI teaching court reporting full-time at a community college earns CE credit for classroom instruction hours under which NCRA category?
- Speed development
- Teaching/instruction activity (Correct answer)
- Ethics education
- Self-study
Correct answer: Teaching/instruction activity
Active classroom teaching hours in court reporting programs qualify as instruction activity and earn CE credit toward renewal.
CRI Continuing Education & Certification 4
A court reporting instructor holds both CRI and RMR credentials.
How are their CE requirements handled?