A Different VE Credential?

Communications from two outside organizations - the Board of Certified Vocational Evaluators and the Task Force for Alternative Credentialing - are posted below as they have been received by CRCC. The Board of Certified Vocational Evaluators (BCVE) is seeking to restore the CVE, through testing and re-credentialing, as the only credential for vocational evaluators. The Task Force for Alternative Credentialing has established the Registry of Professional Vocational Evaluators (RPVE) as an altogether different process and credential for vocational evaluators.

CRCC understands that both organizations and their corresponding initiatives 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 is not taking 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:




December 2012

Board of Certified Vocational Evaluators (BCVE)

An open letter to vocational evaluators regarding the establishment of the Board of Certified Vocational Evaluators (BCVE), may be viewed via the link below. Questions or concerns should be directed to the contact as noted in the BCVE Letter.  

View or Print BCVE Letter


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