Examination Schedule
September 10-12, 2010 - Production Examination
Location: Phoenix, AZ
In conjunction with the CLVS Seminar. Fee: $300
Registration is now closed.
October 4-16, 2010 - Written Knowledge Test
Pearson VUE Professional Centers Registration will run August 30 - September 29, 2010 Fee: $175.00
December 4-5, 2010
Production Examination
Location: Vienna, VA (Washington DC area)
Regional exam at NCRA Headquarters. Fee: $300
January - Written Knowledge Test
(Dates are TBA) Pearson VUE Professional Centers Registration is TBA. Fee: $175.00
February 25-27 - Production Examination
Registration is TBA
Location: Atlanta, GA (In conjunction with the CLVS Seminar)
Fee: $300.00 |
3-Step Certification Process
Looking for upcoming dates and information on future seminars?
Please visit the CLVS Homepage for all announced events.
This two-day seminar is held twice a year in March and September at various locations across the country. The Seminar will set you on your way to videotaping depositions and courtroom proceedings with confidence and skill and in accordance with accepted Rules of Civil Procedure. For more Seminar & Forum details, click here.
This program is led by some of the best and brightest in the legal video profession, who also comprise the CLVS Council:
- Gene Betler, CLVS (chair)
- Bruce Balmer, CLVS
- Steven Crandall, JD, CLVS
- Joe Cerda, CLVS
- Brian Clune, CLVS
- Ed Foppe, CLVS
- Gilbert "Gilley" Delorimier, CLVS
- Esrom Jayasinghe, CLVS
- Robert MacTavish, CLVS
- Melania Streski, RPR, CLVS
CEUs
0.6 CEUs per day
Successfully complete the CLVS written knowledge test, which is a 100-item multiple-choice test administered 4 times a year at testing sites across the nation. You must pass the written knowledge test with a score of 70% or better before moving on to Part II of the CLVS Exam, the Production Test. For more information please visit the NCRA Testing Center.
A Job Analysis describing the skills and abilities needed to pass this test is available to you online in Adobe Acrobat format or at no charge by calling 800-272-NCRA (6272).
Upon successful completion of the Written Knowledge Test, candidates become eligible for the third and final portion of the CLVS certification process. The production test is administered four times a year. March and September in conjunction with all Seminar/Forum events, at NCRA Headquarters in December, and at a regional location in June based on demand. Please contact NCRA's Testing Department by calling 800-272-NCRA (6272) for more information on test dates and locations or visit the NCRA Testing Center. During this test you'll run the show at a staged deposition and be graded on your ability to follow videotape deposition guidelines and produce a usable, high-quality videotape of the deposition. When your passing grade is confirmed, you have earned your CLVS.
You'll earn 0.5 CEUs when you pass both the Written Knowledge Test and the Production Test.