The RPR is a certification test given by the National Court Reporting Association.

The Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) examination consists of skills test and a written knowledge test. The written knowledge test is comprised of 105-110 questions that is based on the following four categories (with accompanying percentages of the questions):
Reporting (48%)
Transcript production (44%)
Operating practices (4%)
Professional issues and continuing education (4%)
The written knowledge test is graded on a scaled score, with a passing rate of 70%. This test has a completion time of 90 minutes.

The skills portion of the RPR is based on three testing areas which must each be passed with 95% accuracy with an allotted transcription time of 75 minutes for each category. The categories are as follows:
1) 180 wpm Lit
2) 200 wpm Jury Charge
3) 225 wpm Q & A