TS 13034

TS 13034 is a vocational standard that defines the typist occupation and the person who performs it, classifies the occupation, and addresses the minimum tools and equipment used in the job, together with the measurement and evaluation of the typist’s required attributes. In practical terms, it frames typing as a professional activity based not only on keying text, but also on accuracy, speed, consistency, and suitability for business correspondence.

Occupational scope and technical context

The focus of this standard is to describe what the typist role includes and what basic equipment is needed to carry it out. In general technical terms, typing work depends on producing text in a clear, orderly, and consistent format, with attention to writing conventions and document presentation. In vocational standards of this kind, classification helps distinguish levels or duty profiles, while the minimum equipment concept brings the basic working tools into a common framework.

Measuring and evaluating required attributes

An important feature of the standard is that it addresses how the typist’s required attributes are to be measured and assessed. In practice, this means considering elements such as speed, accuracy, text layout, adherence to correspondence rules, and effective use of the equipment in a controlled way. From a general occupational perspective, typist performance is judged not only by typing rate, but also by error rate, formatting quality, and the overall quality of the resulting document.

• Definition and classification of the typist occupation
• Minimum tools and equipment used in the profession
• Required characteristics of a typist
• Measurement and evaluation of those characteristics