Federal Youth Letter
The Federal Youth Writing (BJS) is a competition organized annually by the Federal Youth for Computers, Shorthand and Media (BJCKM) in the German Stenographers Association since 1974, which is carried out decentrally in the local stenography associations, schools and other educational institutions. In the disciplines of shorthand , keyboarding , Season writing , text editing and spreadsheet occur each year several thousand participants against each other.
purpose
The purpose of the event was initially a sporting competition in the disciplines of shorthand and typing . In 1996 the competition rules were fundamentally renewed. In addition to the purely motor skills, the entire area of word processing has been covered since then . This extension enabled better promotion of the German language as well as additional promotion of efficient work on personal computers. Thus, the competition contributes on the one hand to the preservation of cultural assets such as shorthand , on the other hand to the learning and consolidation of modern working techniques. In addition, participation in the federal youth letter encourages young people in schools and clubs to further improve their performance in the respective disciplines.
Disciplines
Shorthand
In the shorthand category , three- or five-minute constant announcements in 40, 60 or 80 syllables / minute and announcements with increasing speed from 60 to 130 syllables / minute (basic class), from 100 to 205 syllables / minute (practical class I) and from 160 up to 300 syllables / minute (practitioner class II) are offered, the recordings of which are to be transferred into longhand.
Touch and relay letters
With touch typing , a text is copied from a template for 10 minutes, which is not only about speed, but also about accuracy. Furthermore, a team competition is offered in the form of a relay letter.
Text editing
The text editing competition was first offered in 1996, until 2015 under the name author correction . Changes are made to a given text based on a template for 10 minutes. The changes are also based on the formatting in the document. The standardized correction symbols are used.
Spreadsheet
A spreadsheet test competition was offered for the first time in 2012. After the successful test, the spreadsheet has been a regular part of the federal youth letter since 2014.
Participants and award ceremony
In order to take into account the age difference of the young people, seven age groups (A to G) were introduced. A distinction is also made between the organizers, schools and associations. This means that not only the winners in the various disciplines can be determined, but also depending on the age, venue and federal state. Adults can also participate outside of the competition.
Disabled participants
The federal youth letter includes people with disabilities. The participants from facilities for the disabled , mostly physically handicapped young people from facilities such as B. Schools for the blind are considered separately. In the 2011 Federal Youth Letter, 231 disabled people took part.
Honor
All participants who have passed in the respective categories receive a certificate of achievement. In addition, the best nationwide in every age group and in every discipline are invited to an award ceremony. While in the first few years the award ceremony always took place in Bonn, nowadays the winners are invited to different locations. In 2017 the award ceremony took place in Bonn , in 2018 the national winners were invited to the Duisburg-Nord landscape park . The BJCKM plans to hold the award ceremony for the 46th Federal Youth Letter 2019 in Münster .