ACVREP 2016 Annual Activity Report to Certificants
Thank you for your continued support of ACVREP. We had a very busy and productive year on your behalf. In 2016 ACVREP accomplished the following:
Made enhancements to the ACVREP website making it easier for certificants to find Approved CE Opportunities and Job Postings on the website
Launched the new CATIS certification including the new CATIS Handbook and CATIS certification home page on the ACVREP website
Updated the CVRT Handbook and the CLVT Off-site Supervisor Manual
Conducted 2 beta exams and launched the new updated COMS and CVRT exams
Surveyed all certificants in the fall to obtain important feedback
Developed an ACVREP digital magazine that will be emailed to certificants the end of January
Have a total of 128 approved CE Providers an 41% increase over 2015. They listed 1,730 new CE opportunities during the year vs. 200 in 2015
Declared 557 applicants Eligible to take certification exam a 114% increase over 2015
Scheduled 641 exams a 34% increase over 2015
Certified 349 new applicants a 73% increase over 2015
Recertified 534 certificants based on expiries for the year
Answered 2,827 phone calls and 6,976 emails
A total of 2,081 actions completed on behalf of constituents and 9,803 communications with constituents
Spent over 500 hours participating in Subject Matter Expert Committees and Task Force meetings. Volunteers invested over 3,200 hours participating on the Subject Matter Expert Committees and Task Forces.
Spent $51,500 on exam development in 2016 and expect to spend an additional $50,000 in 2017