8VAC20-23-710: Vocational evaluator

Endorsement requirements:

1. Option I. The candidate shall be certified as a vocational evaluation specialist by holding a professional vocational evaluator (PVE) credential or a certified vocational evaluator (CVE) specialist credential, meeting all standards and criteria of the Commission on Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists (CCWAVES).

2. Option II. The candidate shall have earned a master's degree in vocational evaluation, career and technical education, special education, or rehabilitation counseling from an accredited institution and completed 15 graduate semester hours distributed in the following areas:

a. Tests and measurements: three semester hours;

b. Medical and educational aspects of disability: three semester hours;

c. Occupational information and job analysis: three semester hours;

d. Purposes and practices of vocational evaluation: three semester hours; and

e. Career, life planning, and transition services: three semester hours.