The NTID note taking training is online at the NTID website, and it is free. To sign up for the training, students must create a username and password and fill out a registration form. The form collects information about the student and their past experience, if any, in note taking. It is not an application form; anybody who wishes to take the training can apply.
The online training sponsored by the NTID consists of an introduction, three training modules, and a final quiz. The first module explains what note taking is while the second covers techniques for taking good notes. The third section deals with collaborating with students and faculty. According to the website, each module takes no more than 90 minutes to complete.
The NTID note taker training also provides students with extra materials to help coordinate and advertise note taking services. The Note Taker Coordinator Handbook, which users can access once they sign up for the training, instructs students and faculty on getting a note taker program started at their home institution since many colleges and universities do not yet offer these services. People taking the training can also access a pre-made flyer to recruit student note takers.
According to a report on DHH note taking by NTID professors, the most important quality of a good note taker is the ability to listen well and concentrate on the material at hand. Notes must be neat, using simple English phrases, as many DHH students are more fluent in American Sign Language than in English. A good note taker will be skilled at recording only the most important material.