Shorthand Education in Japan

IFIPIntersteno2009 Beijing Congress

Steno Education Forum 16th August Tsuguo Kaneko

Declining CandidatesCertification of GraphicShorthand SpeedAnd AccuracyTestBy IncorporatedJapan ShorthandAssociation

A C S P % ’90 2805 2542 1160 45’95 2075 1883 797 42’00 1106 1028 433 42’05 596 565 279 49’06 612 572 265 46’07 565 592 249 42’08 573 537 241 44 A : Applicants C : Candidates S : Successful P : Passing rate

Authorized Graphic Shorthand System

(1) Ishimura system(2) Iwamura system(3) Kumasaki system(4) Kotani system(5) Nakane system(6) Nissokuken system(7) Sangiin system(8) Shugiin system(9) Waseda system (By Japan Shorthand Association) Besides,Yamane system is succeeded in Kansai Univ.

Ishimura Kotani

Advanced Machine Shorthand

(1) Speed Warpro system(2) Hayatokun (Sokutaipu) system (3) Caver system

Speed WarproHayatokun(Sokutaipu)

CAVER

Suzu

ki

Vocational College & School

(1) Waseda Iryou Fukushi Senmon Gakko

(2) Nakane Sokki Gakko

(3) Speed Warpro School

(4) Word WarpSpeed Warpro

Hayatokun

Goals

◎ Goal Skill ☆ Speed goal 320/M ～ 240/M ☆ Success rate maybe 20% ☆ training period 2 years ◎ Goal Job

　　 Journalist(W) General(N) Realtime Captioner (SW,WW) W:Waseda N:Nakane SW:Speed Warpro WW:Word Warp

Realtime Captioner

School and College

◎ System W : Waseda system(G) N : Nakane system(G) SW : Speed Warpro(E) WW : Hayatokun(Sokutaipu,E)

G : Graphic Shorthand E : Electronic Machine Shorthand

Nakane Script

Waseda

Script

SchoolSchool Hours Waseda : 　 480– 570 H/Y Nakane : approximately 400 – 500 H/Y Speed Warpro : (1) 450 M/W (2)90 M/W Word Warp : (1) 660 M/W (2) 330 M/wSchool Style Commuting Correspondence

Place

Waseda : Tokyo http://www.wasedasokki.jp/Nakane : Tokyo Speed Warpro : Tokyo,Nagoya,Osaka,Fukuoka http://www.speed-wp.co.jp/Word Warp : Osaka http://www.wordwarp.co.jp/

Curriculum 1st year 2nd year Total

☆ Basic subject 270 120 390 ☆ Specialty subject 480 600 1080

(Shorthand 480 570 1050) ☆ Relative subject 90 90 180 ☆ Elective subject 0 60 60

Total 840 870 1710 Waseda Shorthand Iryou Fukushi Senmongakko

Tuition FeesWaseda 820,000 yen Nakane Speed Warpro Hayatokun 35,000 (entrance fee), 26,250 /month, 3,000(Machine rental,100,000(Garanty)

Kansai Univ.Shorthand Club

Mimaki

The RepresentativeNishino

Shorthand is Sports

Shorthand club in High school

shimotani

National Shorthand Contest

Shorthand is sports

Trend away from Shorthand

○Shorthand became low Productivity Job○Substitution : Transcriptionist with Tape recorder & PC○Investment and Gain ratio declining○Great Hardle to pass Exam.○Hard to build skill

Our Mission

○Succession to Shorthand Culture○Creation in New Value of Shorthand○Reform of Shorthand Technology and

Technique○Social Communication

Research and Development☆More easy to learn,more easy to write fast

and to transcribe correct☆New application and charm☆ Increase Added Value☆ Innovation in ICT

◎Powerful Leadership◎Share mutual Dream and Hope◎Collaborate Grobal Goal

What can we collaborate now ?

To Raise Shorthand reporters Status ,there is a possibility to work jointly for Global standard of record producing in International Standard Organization

To share concept of Verbatim ReportingTo share Requirement of Verbatim Reporting c.f. Record keeping is defined Record management Standard by ISO

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