A Different VE Credential?
Communications
from an outside task force - the Task Force for Alternative
Credentialing - regarding the exploration and establishment of a
different process and credential for vocational evaluators are posted
below as they have been received by CRCC.
CRCC understands that a new VE credential will have an impact on
the CVE certification and thus on those individuals practicing as CVEs.
As CRCC is aware there are distinctly different positions among CVEs,
CRCC cannot take an active role in, or position on the matter. CRCC
will continue to forward information as it becomes available by posting
updates both on
this page and via email. To ensure receipt of all future email
communications, please
make sure CRCC has your current email address by using the following
link:
April 2011
Registry of Professional Vocational Evaluators (RPVE)
An open announcement regarding
the establishment of the Registry of Professional Vocational Evaluators (RPVE), may be viewed via the following link:
View or Print RPVE Announcement
November 2010
Task Force Communication
A second letter from the Task Force for Alternative Credentialing is posted below as it was received by
CRCC. Questions or concerns should be directed to the appropriate Task
Force contacts listed further down on this web page under "A CVE Call To Action."
View or Print 11-4-10 Task Force Letter
October 2010
The Task Force
A Task Force for Alternative Credentialing has been meeting since
summer 2009 to explore a different process and credential for vocational
evaluation. Formed by leadership from Vocational Evaluation and Career
Assessment Professionals (VECAP), the Vocational Evaluation and Work
Adjustment Association (VEWAA), Stout Vocational Rehabilitation
Institute (SVRI), and the Department of Rehabilitation and Counseling at
the University of Wisconsin-Stout, the Task Force has noted their
intent is purely to support the field and profession of vocational
evaluation since the process to become a Certified Vocational Evaluation
Specialist (CVE) was discontinued by CCWAVES in 2008, prior to CRCC
agreeing to offer a maintenance and renewal program in 2009.
The Different Credential
The Task Force further reported that, in a survey they conducted in
early 2010 to determine interest and guidance in the details of the
credentialing process, 70% of the 964 participants were in favor of
another credential, selecting "Professional Vocational Evaluator" (PVE)
as the name. While Task Force committees continue to move forward to
develop the necessary eligibility criteria, standards of practice, code
of ethics, and business plan with hopes to launch this professional development-based credential by spring 2011, CRCC has not been currently apprised of any details.
A CVE Call to Action
CRCC urges all CVEs to share their questions and opinions directly
with the Task Force and leaders within VECAP and VEWAA by contacting any
of the following:
CRCC Letter to All CVEs
CRCC
direct-mailed a letter to all CVEs forwarding information received by
CRCC from the Task Force for Alternative Credentialing regarding their
exploration of a new VE credential.
View or Print CRCC Letter to CVEs
