Continuing Education Program
MAINTAINING iVe CERTIFICATIONS
Extending your certifications maintains your documented commitment to technical proficiency and analytical expertise represented by each of the iVe Vehicle System Forensics certifications ― not only at the time of initial certification, but throughout your career.
The Basics
The basics to extending certifications are as follows:
- Certifications are valid for two years
- Certification holders must earn 20 CEUs per certification, to maintain their certification(s) and be eligible to take the Proficiency Exam(s)
- CEUs are earned by participating in CEU eligible events as outlined in the iVe Continuing Education program
- The fee to take the Proficiency Exam(s) and extend your certification(s) is $100 per certification
The Prerequisites
The Continuing Education Program is the foundation for maintaining certifications, and is measured in Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Throughout the year, there are an average of 160 available CEUs across event offerings. Certification holders are required to earn a minimum of 20 CEUs per certification before their expiration date. However, if any additional CEUs are needed as your certification period ends, there are multiple recorded events that can be completed and applied towards outstanding CEUs.
CVSO CERTIFICATION
Certified Vehicle System Operators may apply to take the Proficiency Examination any time (3) months prior to or after their certification period expiry, but only after having earned 20 required CEUs. No lapse in certification will be shown on your record, if you are actively in the process of extending your certification.
PREREQUISITES
20 CEUs
PROFICIENCY EXAM FEE
$100.00 US
EXTENDED CERTIFICATION PERIOD
24 Months
CVST CERTIFICATION
Certified Vehicle System Technicians may apply to take the Proficiency Examination any time (3) months prior to or after their certification period expiry, but only after having earned 20 required CEUs. No lapse in certification will be shown on your record, if you are actively in the process of extending your certification.
PREREQUISITES
20 CEUs
PROFICIENCY EXAM FEE
$100.00 US
EXTENDED CERTIFICATION PERIOD
24 Months
CVSE CERTIFICATION
Certified Vehicle System Examiners may apply to take the Proficiency Examination any time (3) months prior to or after their certification period expiry, but only after having earned 20 required CEUs. No lapse in certification will be shown on your record, if you are actively in the process of extending your certification.
PREREQUISITES
20 CEUs
PROFICIENCY EXAM FEE
$100.00 US
EXTENDED CERTIFICATION PERIOD
24 Months
The Process
1. CONTACT US
Submit a request to extend your certification(s), here. Our team will verify eligibility and provide an invoice for the associated Proficiency Exam Fee(s), of $100.00 US per exam.
2. PREPARE
Study guides are available here to help you prepare for the Proficiency Exam(s). Exam questions are developed from the iVe Vehicle System Forensics Course foundational content and iVe Release Webinars, now available in iVe Mobile.
3. REQUEST EXAM(S)
When you are prepared to take the Proficiency Exam(s), request exam login credentials. Once they are provided, you will have thirty (30) days to complete the exam(s). This online exam can be taken three (3) months prior to, and as late as three (3) months after your certification expiry date.
FAQs
Take the new 4.0 course!
We currently do not have plans to offer the CVSO to people that have not attended the 4.0 course. However, we may do something in the future. If you are interested, please let us know.
You Need 60 CEUs!
Each certification requires 20 CEUs to maintain. 3 x 20 = 60 🙂
Reminder emails
Reminder emails will be sent to your iVe account email, beginning 90 days before your certification(s) are set to expire. This will allow time to prepare or accrue any additional CEUs necessary to extend certification(s).
The request can be processed as early as three (3) months prior to expiry, and as late as three (3) months after your expiration date.
CEUs are recorded in your training record.
This record is emailed to you on the 15th of every month. CEUs can take up to 10 business days to be recorded to your account, so recently attended events, may not always be shown on the most recent training record. If you have any concerns about your recorded CEUs, you can reach out to training@berla.co.
CEUs Defined:
Current : CEUs that have not expired or been applied to Proficiency Exam requirements
Expired : CEUs that are over 30 months old
Lifetime : All CEUs earned since enrolling in the Continuing Education Program
Applied : CEUs that have been used towards the Proficiency Exam requirements
Additional CEUs can either be earned by attending eligible events leading up to your expiration date or by viewing previously recorded events such as iVe Release Webinars, and iVe Live Community Hangouts.
Access to these recorded series are now available in iVe Mobile under the Resources tab. Videos completed in iVe Mobile will automatically apply CEUs to your training record.
CEUs can take up to 10 business days to be recorded to your training record.
Recently attended events, may not always be shown on the most recent training record. additionally, if you log into events with the email address, not associated to your iVe account, it may not be credited accordingly.
If you have any concerns about your recorded CEUs, reach out to training@berla.co
We encourage you to reference the study guides (listed below), review the iVe Vehicle System Forensics Course Workbook, and previously recorded iVe Release Webinars, found in iVe Mobile under the Resources tab.
You must take the Proficiency Exam(s) without the assistance of others, but we encourage you to utilize resources during the exam(s) to include – the iVe Software, iVe User’s Manual, iVe Mobile, iVe Course Workbook, and notes you may have taken during the course, webinars or when preparing for the exam(s).
WHAT TO EXPECT
Types of Questions: Each exam consists of fifty (50) multiple choice questions that will include material from the iVe Vehicle System Forensics Course, and the latest iVe releases.
Time Limit: Once we issue your login credentials you have thirty (30) days to take the exam(s). Once opened, the time limit for EACH exam is one (1) hour.
Expectations: You must take the exam(s) without the assistance of others, but we encourage you to utilize resources during the exam(s) to include – the iVe Software, iVe User’s Manual, iVe Mobile, course workbook, and notes you may have taken during the course or webinars.
Passing Score: The passing score for each exam is 80% or higher. You will be given two attempts to pass the exam.
Certification holders who do not request to extend their certification(s) by their expiration dates, will be unenrolled in the program and their certifications will reflect as expired. However, there is a 90-day grace period after expiration, during which you may submit a request and be reinstated without penalty or lapse. After the 90-day grace period, to become recertified, the certification process must be repeated.
Certification holders facing mitigating circumstances impacting their ability to complete the process, may apply for an exception by emailing training@berla.co before their expiration date.
