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Consultant membership in VE Society is $89.95 per year and includes consultant directory listings; access to RFP notifications; job postings, reviews, and listing services; the consultant's newsletter and notification system, and various consultant support services.
Government membership in VE Society is $69.95 per year and includes consultant directory notification; access to RFP postings; job postings, reviews, and listing services; the government newsletter and notification system, and various government support services.
General membership in VE Society is $59.95 per year and includes general news and evenets notification; access to RFP postings; job postings, reviews, and listing services; the general newsletter and notification system, and various general support serv
You can become certified in the value profession in several areas. The categories and meanings are:
Certified Value Facilitator (CVF)
This is a person that has obtained Certified Fundamentals Training, obtained Certified Team Leader/Facilitator Training, satisfactorily used these training course materials in performance as a team member and team leader, has obtained at least 50 points related to the CVF, and has passed a 5-hour examination in the use of the value process as a facilitator and team member.
Certified Value Manager (CVM)
This is a person that has obtained Certified Fundamentals Training, obtained Certified Executive and Manager Training, obtained Value Program Management Training, and satisfactorily used these training course materials in performance as a manager of a value program, has obtained at least 50 points related to the CVM, and has passed a 5-hour examination in the use of the value process as a manager.
Certified Value Trainer (CVT)
This is a person that has obtained Certified Fundamentals Training, obtained Certified Executive and Manager Training, obtained Value Program Management Training, obtained Certified FAST Diagramming Techniques Training, and satisfactorily used these training course materials in training or speaking to others regarding the process. To operate as a CVT, the person must have also obtain approval for at least one actual course materials. Certification is to the individual and not an organizatioin. The applicant must also have obtained at least 95 points related to the CVT, and has passed a 5-hour examination in the use of the value process as a trainer.
Certified Value Consultant (CVC).
This certification is a combination of the CVF and CVM. It indicates the person is accepted by the society as a true professional in the field. Points applied to obtain a CVF and CVM are applied to the CVC. Indeed, you can obtain a CVF, and if the CVF is maintained, obtain a CVM. In such a situation, you can then apply for the CVC and obtain it without further testing or ado. The CVC is NOT a CVT. Unless the applicant has obtained that specific certification, they are not a certified trainer. Likewise, a CVT is not certified as a facilitator or manager. They may know much about these areas and train in them, but they are not certified in the performance of these practices.