Professional Certificate Review Exam Process

Professional Certificate Review Exam Process

Preface

The DVIDA Professional Certificate Review Exam process exists to protect the integrity, credibility, and value of a DVIDA certification. While other organizations’ credentials may demonstrate prior training, a DVIDA certification must be earned through demonstrated knowledge of our syllabus, standards, and expectations. For this reason, we deliberately use the term Review Exam instead of “recertification” — it conveys that further work and verification are required before a DVIDA credential can be awarded.

• Submission of Paperwork
  
  

• Candidates transferring from another organization must submit their original certification paperwork.
  
  
• Paperwork must be complete, verifiable, and meet NDCA requirements.
  
  

• Paperwork Not in Order → Full Exam
  
  

• If paperwork is missing, incomplete, or noncompliant, the candidate must take the Full DVIDA Professional Exam.
  
  

• Paperwork in Order → Review Exam (Not “Recertification”)
  
  

• If paperwork is complete and valid, the candidate must take the DVIDA Review Exam.
  
  
• This Review Exam is required to:
  
  
  • Verify alignment with DVIDA syllabus standards.
    
    
  • Ensure competency before awarding certification.
    
    
  • Reinforce that the DVIDA credential is earned through performance, not inherited from past credentials.
    
    

• Failure to Demonstrate Proficiency → Full Exam Required
  
  

• If the Review Exam reveals gaps in knowledge, the candidate will be required to complete the Full DVIDA Professional Exam.
  
  
• This safeguard ensures readiness for judging licenses and consistency in professional standards.
  
  

• Committee Oversight
  
  

• All Review Exam outcomes are reviewed and approved by the DVIDA Certification Committee before certification is awarded.
  
  

• Awarding the DVIDA Certificate
  
  

• Upon successful completion of the Review Exam (or Full Exam, if required), the candidate is awarded the DVIDA Professional Certificate.
  
  

• Archival of Paperwork
  
  

• All original paperwork is submitted to the NDCA for verification and archival.