By Laurie Dennis, PE, CVS-Life, FSAVE – Director of Certification, SAVE International Certification Advisory Panel
The SAVE International Certification Advisory Panel (CAP) wishes everyone a Happy New Year as we enter 2025 and continues their work on updating the certification program.
The Value Methodology Fundamentals 1 (VMF1) education and training courses are completed and have been implemented. The updated Value Methodology Associate (VMA) exam is also complete and will launch at the end of January 2025. VMA candidates will be given the updated VMA exam; the old exam is no longer available.
Both the VMF courses and exams are based on the SAVE VM Guide and the final Core Competencies, which are available on the SAVE website. The SAVE website also includes information on the VMF1A eLearning and VMF1B instructor led courses.
The new Certified Value Specialist (CVS) application, renewal, and exam processes are scheduled for implementation in the first quarter of 2025. This includes transitioning the CVS exam to an online format and adding a live facilitation requirement to the exam.
The Certification Manual has been updated to reflect these changes and will be issued FINAL in early January. No new CVS applications or renewals will be accepted until the new processes are put in place late January.
SAVE will be sending updates and reminder emails, in addition to Value World articles, to keep everyone apprised of what is happening.
Thank you for your understanding and patience as the CAP moves forward.
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