Court Support Services Opens Door to Careers in Justice
Posted by Jason White on Thursday, July 17, 2014
Under: College Education
Did you know that getting your foot in the door of the Canadian justice
system in order to launch a career can be achieved in as little as one
year? Thanks to Centennial College's Court Support Services program,
students obtain all of the know-how they need to obtain jobs as court
reporters or court clerks. Both of these positions allow students to
gain a good overview of how the justice system functions, which may
allow for advancing in the field through additional training at college
level.
This Ontario College Certificate program offers both court reporter and
court clerk training through a proactive approach that sees students
obtain theoretical training which then apply to mock scenarios and a
simulated courtroom setting at Centennial College's Progress Campus and
practical, career-oriented assignments. To further enhance this
training, students also visit family, criminal, small claims and
municipal court settings as well as various tribunal hearings. During
these trips, they get to observe how court clerks and court reports
carry out their duties.
The Ministry of the Attorney General has approved the courses that
students attend in this offering. As such, students are guaranteed to be
getting relevant knowledge that is recognized by the Ministry of the
Attorney General (Ontario Court of Justice, Ontario Superior Court of
Justice), municipal courts, tribunals and boards, official examiners and
court reporting services. Among these courses are: Court Clerk -
Family, Court Monitor, Current Issues in Canadian Law, Introduction to
Word Processing, Court Registrar - SCJ - Civil/Criminal, Court Monitor,
and more.
Students who successfully complete this municipal court training
are prepared to complete tasks associated with being a court reporter,
including: recording depositions and other proceedings for attorneys;
taking notes in shorthand or use a stenotype or shorthand machine that
prints letters on a paper tape; verifying accuracy of transcripts by
checking copies against original records of proceedings and accuracy of
rulings by checking with judges; providing transcripts of proceedings
upon request of judges, lawyers, or the public; records verbatim
proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies, committee meetings, and
other proceedings, using computerized recording equipment, electronic
stenograph machines, or stenomasks.
They also master tasks associated with being court clerks who: prepare
dockets or calendars of cases to be called, using typewriters or
computers; answer inquiries from the general public regarding judicial
procedures, court appearances, trial dates, adjournments, outstanding
warrants, summonses, subpoenas, witness fees, and payment of fines;
prepare and issue orders of the court, including probation orders,
release documentation, sentencing information, and summonses; prepare
documents recording the outcomes of court proceedings; and more.
In : College Education
Tags: court clerk training municipal court training