The County of Ventura will require a current, valid typing certificate and photo-copy to be submitted with the application every time a recruitment announcement indicates typing is required. To provide equal consideration for all applicants, there will be NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY.

If not verified when submitted, the original certificate will be held during the application screening process, and returned to the applicant by mail as soon as processing has been completed.

Tests must meet the following criteria:

1. Must be a five (5) minute timed exam.
2. Must be conducted under proper test procedures.
3. Must be taken within 24 months prior to submission.
4. Must be proctored and administered at a qualified location. (We do not accept unproctored, on-line typing tests)

Because different testing locations have been using different formulas to compute net words per minute, the County prefers to receive certificates reporting gross words per minute and the number of errors made. If a certificate showing net words per minute is received and no computation information is available, the certificate may be rejected.

The County of Ventura computes net words per minute by dividing the gross number of keystrokes by five (5) to produce the gross number of words. We then divide that number by five (5) to produce the gross number of words per minute. Any errors are then subtracted at the rate of 5 keystrokes (1 word) per error to give the final result in net words per minute.

To view the typing locations, please click HERE for details.