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Benefits:
To achieve a distinction that sets you apart from the
competition. Identifies you as someone who has demonstrated
objectively the highest degree of professionalism that
professional virtual assistance demands. Certification
by the IVAA is the ultimate symbol of professionalism for
Virtual Assistants.
Criteria:
Any person who has been an IVAA member in good standing for
at least ninety (90) days prior to requesting the
examination, upon payment of the required fee, may take the
examination. The IVAA CVA designation is effective for two
years. Prior to renewing, the designee must do one of the
following:
 Lead
an Expert of the Month session; or
Lead
a coaching session (one on one or group session) for a
minimum of two hours.
Complete details of
criteria are included in the CVA
Guidelines
The examination is
structured to ensure that the candidate possesses an
acceptable level of professionalism and expertise in the
following areas:
Ethics
- including confidentiality, billing matters, duties to
disclose, and conflicts of interest.
Internet
Skills - including basic research, reference, and navigation
issues.
Written
Communication Skills - (English only), including spelling,
punctuation, grammar, and expository issues.
Office Skills -
including a basic understanding of prevalent software and
hardware issues.
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Criteria
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Overview of our
philosophy on our training and certification:
In order to be
considered for the Virtual Training Program at AssistU, one
must possess skills and have experiences at such a high
level that he or she would already be able to earn
certification from any of the other certifying bodies.
From that place, one
moves through our comprehensive synchronous and asynchronous
training program -- much like a graduate school for
professional Virtual Assistants -- learning more, growing,
and building a foundation for a solid business and great
life.
After successful
completion of all program elements, and earning an 80 or
higher on a difficult knowledge-based final exam, one
becomes a graduate of our program.
Those who are
dedicated to their professional success and growth go on to
work toward our certifications, which are the highest
certifications available to a professional Virtual
Assistant. Certification benefits them because it calls them
to work to their highest and best level. Certification
benefits their clients because it lets the clients know that
the VAs are deeply engaged and invested in professionalism
and growth, and is likely to be more expert partners for the
clients' successes.
Our certifications are
open only to our graduates. They are:
Certified
Professional Virtual Assistant (CPVA)
Certified
Master Virtual Assistant (CMVA)
- Overview of the
CPVA exam:
- Awarded to those
AssistU graduates who can show proficiency in more than
50 core competencies and meet certain experiential and
technology requirements. The exam is skills-based, and
done as a client simulation. Over the course of eight
weeks, the VA "works" in the simulation with a
client (in actuality one of the AssistU trainers) doing
real work, partnering, collaborating, and providing
evidence of competency. Everything is watched, and
judged for levels of proficiency. It's time and energy
intensive. People spend an average of 150 hours over the
eight-week period working in this simulation.
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- Overview of the
CMVA exam:
- The CMVA is awarded
to those AssistU graduates who have already shown
proficiency in over 50 core competencies by earning
their CPVA certification, and who can also prove that
they've grown professionally to a Master's level. There
are currently only five CMVAs in the world.
To apply for the CMVA,
one must meet rigorous standards, including:
 Evidence
of formal training- Evidence
of competency
- Evidence
of experience
- Evidence
of standards and ethics
- Evidence
of being in business
- Evidence
of advanced technology and proficiency with that
technology
The CMVA designation
is earned through requesting an application package, and by
submitting all materials specified. Upon receipt, an oral
exam date is set with the Certification Review Board,
comprised of three AssistU CMVAs. At the interview, the
applicant will be asked to defend information included in
the submitted application package; much like a Ph.D. defends
a thesis. After the interview, the Board will make final
determination on the applicant's certification.
Additional information
is available on our certification
page. Complete information is made available to our students
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Criteria
& Info:
VACertification.com is
an experienced based certification program. As we
determined what the best procedure for certification was we
considered a testing program VS an experienced based
program. We felt that a testing program would not be as credible as an experienced based
program. We decided this for several reasons.
1) We
could not provide adequate oversight of the tested
individual i.e., we could not provide nationwide or
worldwide proctors for the examination.
Therefore any certification based on the individual taking a
test which they were on the honor system would have little
value.
2) Experience is the keystone to success. Many
individuals could actually pass a test but have very little
experience to assist a small business man because they just
have not been around long enough and have not been
involved in many things. Nothing against the
individuals but an example would be that someone has
received a BA but has not been out in the world putting what
they learned to practical use. They will make many
mistakes where someone with a High School education that has
been a secretary or
executive assistant for 20 years will not make the same
mistakes. They have been there and learned through
experience.
We have developed a point system providing points for each
level of
education, points for each year of experience etc.
Through this point system we evaluate what experience the
individual has and award points for the individual. If they reach 300 points they are awarded
a Professional Virtual Assistant (PVA) certification. If they are awarded 400
points they are awarded a Master Virtual Assistant (MVA) certification.
We also contact their business references by phone or email.
Depends on the individual. We talk to them and receive a
recommendation for the individual in the same manner that a potential employer would for hiring a
new secretary. A simple reference check.
We look at their website, letter head, and business card and
make sure they
are presenting a professional appearance.
If all checks out they are awarded a certification.
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Criteria
& Info:
Member of
ACS, minimum 5 years secretarial/ administrative experience,
must be participating in continuing professional development
(education), have knowledge of minimum 3 software packages -
1 at intermediate level, belong to at least another
professional association or group (shows commitment to their
role and what they do), or provide training to others in the
industry or to a client base, and/or be participating in a
professional reading program. Resume and references to also
be supplied, as well as listing of education sessions
attended and any certificates received. Referees are only
contacted if anything needs to be clarified/verified. Reason
being is that a relationship between the application and ACS
is already developed - more knowledge of the applicant, i.e
history of their abilities has been established in most
cases. 100 point process.
The reason for this was to demonstrate that ASO recipients
have kept up their skills to current day levels - there are
many out there who have been working for 20 years plus in
some industry (even Diplomas can be many, many years old)
but do not even have knowledge of many MS products (due to
specialised software in some industries being used) and/or
might not even understand how to download files via email or
the web. So current experience is a key criteria to achieve
ASO.
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Criteria
& Info:
- Synopsis:
- Executive
Solutions (ES) does not restrict
anyone from applying to become certified. But...Be
prepared to demonstrate your skills and knowledge in the
administrative field to obtain an ES Certification. Be
confident that your skills are top notch before
applying.
Our
examination process is thorough, challenging, and will provide
ES a good assessment tool for your skills and level of
expertise. If you pass our evaluation process you have
what it take to represent the VA Industry. Therefore, two
levels of Certification (professional and master) is not needed
or offered. Executive Solutions BCVA designation
endorses your Mastery of all requirements and professional
credentials to meet the high standards of professional
excellence needed in the VA Industry.
Requirements:
Pass
or fail, knowledge-based exam required.
Your formal education and experience history are
calculated within our merit system.
Any documented training, certification, individual
classes, VA Training, seminars, continuing education, QUEST,
independent study programs, distant learning, and professional
development classes that can be directly applied or
enhances knowledge pertinent to the administrative industry may
be submitted for consideration.
Executive
Solutions developed a merit system that takes into account
competencies, which include personal characteristics, motives,
self-concept, knowledge, education, and behavioral skill. The
more complex the job or professions requirements, such as a VA
Certification, the more important are the competencies.
In
addition, your work history, VA practice, life-long learning
experiences, and "relative administrative" experience
holds a heavy merited rate.
It is our philosophy that all education and
all experience in the administrative field are of
great importance in determining competencies for certification
of skills and knowledge.
To
Apply:
The
BCVA designation is earned by requesting an application package.
The applicant will be required to submit their portfolio
as outlined in our website.
Complete details of the ES Certification process is
available at our website. Please
visit www.es4u.com/va_certification.htm
to learn more.
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