Ten Key Mastery prepares students for efficient and productive computer usage when data entry is part of employment. Industry standards dictate 12,000+ KSPH (KeyStrokes Per Hour) with 98% accuracy. Ten Key Mastery is also used outside of educational institutions: United States government, banks, insurance companies, and manufacturing companies, in areas of accounting, secretarial, book keeping, spreadsheets, database maintenance, etc.

Ten Key Mastery is used sucessfully in High School, Vocational, and College institutions to help prepare students for employment. The course consists of 1-minute, 3-minute, 5-minute, and 10-minute timings that teach and reinforce the numeric key reaches. The lessons are automatically scored and recorded when the student meets the standards set by the instructor (the instructor set his/her own grading and accuracy standards. Every lesson contains timed drills and students are encouraged to meet the standards applied by the instructor beginning right with Lesson 1.

Ten Key Mastery has three (3) actual employment tests for students to practice. After completing the skill building exercises, students will be able to compare their skill with the employment tests of three major employers with offices nationwide: A temporary help agency, a major credit card corporation, and a national bank. Students are encouraged to practice and become proficient on these tests. The test from the temporary help agency is alphanumeric and trains students in batch processing. One of the nation’s largest credit card corporations is represented by a test that is used to screen applicants for admittance to their training program. The national bank consulted represents a large chain of banks in Arizona and several other states. They employ a large number of data entry people to verify checks and enter customer data. Their test is also used to screen applicants for admittance to their training program.

The course is divided into twelve (12) sections. Each section can be applied separately or all encompassing.

1. Lessons 1-22 (Learning Numbers) contain 1-minute timings. This section will teach and reinforce and numeric key reaches.
2. Lessons 23 (3-Minute Mixed) 3-minute timing covering all key reaches.
3. Lessons 24 (5-Minute Mixed) 5-minute timing covering all key reaches.
4. Lessons 25 (Temporary Help) A 5-minute alpha and numeric employment test designed to match a national temporary help agency test.
5. Lessons 26 (Credit Card Test) A 5-minute numeric test using +, -, and * (total) keys.
6. Lessons 27 (National Bank Test) A 10-minute timing designed to test student skill and endurance over a longer time period.
7. Optional Timing 1 2-minute timing review of all vertical key reaches.
8. Optional Timing 2 2-minute timing review of all vertical and horizontal key reaches.
9. Optional Timing 3 2-minute timing review of all key reaches.
10. Optional Timing 4 4-minute timing review of all key reaches.
11. Optional Timing 5 1-minute timing review of all key reaches using +, -, and * keys.
12. Optional Timing 6 2-minute timing review of all key reaches using +, -, and * keys.

Standards can be individualized to each type of student so that each student is challenged: the special needs, beginning students, and experienced students can all be graded differently by applying different appropriate for each student type. In additional to individualizing goals, accuracy standards, minimum speeds, etc., the number of lessons assigned can also be individualized. For example, if time commitment is a concern, lessons 25-27 (employment tests) could be omitted.