CAVR Certification & Recertification Criteria

The Criteria for Certification

• A member in good standing with CAVR
• 3 years experience in the profession (prior to application deadline date)
  a) Years in administration of Volunteer Resources;
  b) Work history for past 5 years
• Personal philosophy on volunteerism
• Demonstrated leadership in Volunteer Management
• 50 hours of workshop and/or course study in professional development
• Demonstration of knowledge and experience in volunteer resource administration by submitting 2 written papers. Send 1 hard copy and 1 electronic copy of each paper, with your ID number in the upper right corner. Please do not indicate your name or the name of your organization in the paper.

Deadline Date: Postmarked no later than February 28th
Download and print the Certification Package
(CAVR_Certification_Package.doc)

View a brief PowerPoint on the Certification Process
(Certification Tutorial)

The Criteria for Recertification

• A member in good standing with CAVR
• 25 hours of workshop and/or course study in continuing education in the past 3 years
• A paper in either of the following subjects:
  Current Challenges in the Field of Volunteer Administration    
  Biggest Challenge in Administering Volunteers and how you overcame it
• A minimum of 75% of grading requirement
  

Deadline Date: Postmarked no later than December 31st
Download and print the Recertification Package
(CAVR_RE-Certification_Package.doc)

View a brief PowerPoint on the Recertification Process
Recertification Tutorial

General Overview

For a general overview of CAVR certification, read over our flyer.

For a brief tutorial on the Certification & Recertification Process, click to download a PowerPoint Tutorial
(Certification_Recertification_Presentation.ppt).