SAVE CERTIFICATION MATRIX

C ertificatio n P oints (C Ps) R eq uired

AV S
C ateg ory D escriptio n C redit (E ntry) V MP (P ractioner) C VS (P rogram M anager) C V S (Sp ecialist)
(2) (2) (2)
Initial Initial R e-C ert. L ife Initial R e-C ert. Life Initial R e-C ert. L ife
I. P ractice V M Total C Ps R equired 0 24 24 32 32 48 48
Ia. Perform VM Total P erformed C P s 0 24 24 8 0 48 48
Team Mem ber S tudy C ontact Hours 0 240 240 80 0 480 480
Team Mem ber No. of S tudies / E vents 0 6 6 2 0 12 12
(5)
Team Leader/Facilitator % of S tudies and Hours 50%

M anage User's VM (1)

Ib. Manage V M 8 C P s / YR 24 32
P rogram

II. Learn V M Total C Ps R equired 0 15 8 30 8 30 8

S A VE M eetings, V M or
V M Related C ourses or C ontact Hrs (10=1C P )
(3)
S eminars
C ollege D egree (B achelor
(4) 20 C P s (1 maximum)
or Graduate)
P rofessional
License/C ertification or 5 C P s (2 maximum)
(4)
A ssoc. D egree

III. Sh are V M Total C Ps R equired 0 5 5 10 10 10 10

V M Teaching C ontact Hrs. (5 Hrs = 1 C P)
V M P ublications 3 C P / Peer Reviewed
V M P ublicity 1 C P / Article
V M P resentations 1 C P / Presentation
(1)
V M S ociety M embership 1 C P / YR
V M S ociety Office - Local 4 C P / YR
C hapter P res. or MV F or
8 C P / YR
Nat'l. D irector, C ert. B d.
National Board M ember
10 C P / YR
(elected)
C ertification Advisor 2 C P / VM P or C VS
Prereq uisites B asic V M Training A ppvd. M odule I W orkshop X X X X
A dvanced V M Training A ppvd. M odule II S eminar X X X X
S cholarly P aper Original, S ole A uthor X X
E xam P arts 1-7, B ased on Level X X X X
Life status Upon Third A pproved Recertification X X X

T OTAL C ertificatio n P oints R equ ired 0 44 37 72 50 88 66

YOU R TOT AL S 0 0 0 0 0 0
C ertification P oints (C P s) indicated are minim um s required in a category or item description.
NOTE S : (C P s A RE NOT GIV EN F OR MOD I and MOD II )
(1) Year m eans full tim e equivalent (F TE).
(2) Recertification period is four years. There will be no early recertifications since intent is to show continued professional development over tim e.
(3) C ontinuing education consists of V M related chapter meetings, conferences, sem inars, and courses; e.g., college courses that are V M related earn 1C P = 1 credit-hour
(4) C ollege degrees are for initial certification only.

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