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PREAMBLE/AIM
The aim of the examination is to test candidates' ability to produce mailable documents at 40 words per minute and be able to apply such skill in solving practical office problems.
Warming Up
5 minutes for warming up on the material supplied by the Council in the examination paper. The time taken for typing the preliminary passage will not be included in the time for the examination.
Speed and Accuracy Test Details
The speed and accuracy test will be set at 40 words per minute and will carry 10 percent of the total marks. The syllabic intensity of the passage will range between 1.35 and 1.40.
Production Test Details
The production test will consist of a maximum of 5 tasks and will start after all the scripts for the speed and accuracy test have been collected and duly initialed by the invigilator.
Total Standard Words
The total standard words for the examination (both tasks and accuracy test) will ranfe between 1350 and 1450.
Instructions Attracting Penalties
The total number of instructions attracting penalties will range between 40 and 50.
DETAILED SYLLABUS
Tasks may be presented in a mixture of manuscript, typescript and printed drafts with interpolations and manuscript correction signs.
Correspondence - Letters and Memoranda
With insets, continuation sheets, subject headings, enclosures, attention lines, including private, personal, confidential and indicating distribution of carbon copies.