Optical Character Recognition Workflows
Scanned documents are useless to a search engine until the text is extracted, and extraction quality varies enormously with input quality. This course covers building reliable text recognition workflows.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Why recognition quality varies so much
- 02Document quality, resolution and its effect on output
- 03Image preparation, cleanup and enhancement
- 04Configuring recognition for the document type
- 05Handwriting, tables, forms and poor originals
- 06Validation, confidence scoring and efficient correction
- 07Indexing recognised text for search and retrieval
What you will gain
- Assess document quality and its effect on recognition
- Prepare and enhance images before recognition
- Configure recognition for the document type
- Handle handwriting, tables and poor originals
- Validate output and correct errors efficiently
- Index recognised text for search and retrieval
Who should attend
- Records and digitisation staff
- Information management teams
- Operations staff processing documents
- IT staff supporting document systems
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 to 27 Oct 2026 | Dubai | 2 Days | US$1,100 | |
| 9 to 10 Nov 2026 | Pretoria | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026 | Durban | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 11 to 12 Jan 2027 | Cape Town | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 18 to 19 Jan 2027 | Johannesburg | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 5 to 6 Apr 2027 | London | 2 Days | US$1,100 | |
| 14 to 15 Jun 2027 | Dubai | 2 Days | US$1,100 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
Enquire about this course
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- R10,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 2 Days
- Field
- Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technology
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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