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Receiving
a certification from a respected organization is
always a high point in any professional’s career.
Some industries require a certification in order to
legally practice in the profession. While other
industries offer certification programs as a means
of enhancing the credentials of an individual in the
industry as well as help maintain excellence in the
industry as a whole.
In
the Virtual Assistance (VA) industry, there are
already a few certification programs in existence
but most of them require that the individual VA be a
member of their organization or the certification
costs more than the budget of a startup VA will
allow. Now there is a program which is offered to
anyone in the industry without having to be a member
of any specific organization or having to break your
budget.
Three
prestigious VA organizations and their respected
owners have established VACertification.com.
The dream and intention of the program is to provide
the ever-increasing VA industry with a voluntary
certification program that takes into account the
practicing professional’s education as well as
their experience.
Applicants
are rated on a formula that is based on their
various educational accomplishments as well as their
experience in the business world and as a practicing
Virtual Assistant. This formula is set and used for
all applicants, no exceptions.
By
utilizing a standard formula, VACertification hopes
to set a standard in the industry that will maintain
the confidence of the public in the abilities of the
VA they may be interested in working with. The
certification program also gives new, up and coming
VA’s something to strive for.
Based
on the set rating system, the VA is eligible for one
of two levels of the certification:
PVA
(Professional Virtual Assistant) is the first of the
two levels of certification. VAs at this level have
worked hard to hone their skills and are experienced
in their craft.
MVA
(Master Virtual Assistant) is the pinnacle of the
certification program. This level consists of VAs
who have expanded their education with additional
courses pertaining to their practice and who have
more depth of experience by taking on a variety of
tasks and projects.
Most
VAs have spent their careers perfecting their
professional and customer service skills. These
skills are what their clients come to depend on and
what will keep any new clients coming back. By
adding a certification to this list of credentials,
it can help in the decision process of the potential
client when considering working from among several
VAs. Also, as this certification is rated and
presented by the individual’s peers, it is a
tremendous boost to the VA’s confidence and can
help in their marketing efforts.
Janice Byer, owner
of Docu-Type Administrative & Web Design
Services (http://www.docutype.net)
provides professional, creative and affordable
virtual office assistance and small business website
design. She is a Certified Canadian Virtual
Assistant (CCVA) and Master Virtual Assistant (MVA).
She is also the author of Surfin' The Net - Docu-Type's
Virtual Collection of Links, (http://www.docutype.net/SurfinTheNet/linksebook.htm)
which is filled with the secrets of her success.
Visit her website for more information and to get
your copy.
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