I Need Help Obtaining My Credentials.
It is our primary mission to help you get certified. We have many ways to support you to achieving your Certified Valuation Analyst® (CVA®) or Master Analyst in Financial Forensics® (MAFF®) designation. Take a look at the resources below or contact our Member/Client Services department at (800) 677-2009 for a personalized consultation to get you through the process.
Certified Valuation
Analyst® (CVA®)
The National Association of Certified
Valuators and Analysts® (NACVA®) trains and certifies CVAs to perform
business valuations as a service to both the consulting community and the users
of their services. Through training and rigorous testing, CVAs demonstrate they
are qualified to provide capable and professionally executed valuation
services. NACVA recommends specific training as a prerequisite to certification
to assure that practitioners have the knowledge and understanding necessary to
perform competent services, and to assure a level of consistency and continuity
in their work product. Users of valuation services benefit by having greater
confidence that the service they receive is professional in quality, adheres to
industry standards of practice, and meets a level of expertise the Association
deems credible and worthy of one of its certified members.
For detailed
information, click here for the Certified Valuation Analyst on NACVA.com.
NACVA’s Certified Valuation Analyst® (CVA®) designation is the only valuation credential accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies® (NCCA®), the accreditation body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence™ (ICE™), and the ANSI National Accreditation Board® (ANAB®).
Training
Business Valuation Certification and Training Center
The Business Valuation Certification
and Training Center (BVTC)—co-sponsored
by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts® (NACVA®)—is
the most comprehensive and complete foundational training program teaching to
the body of knowledge on how to value private business enterprises. The BVTC
will prepare candidates to pass any business valuation (BV) certification exam
offered in the industry as well as the designation offered by NACVA—the
Certified Valuation Analyst® (CVA®).
For detailed
information and registration, click here for the Business Valuation Certification and Training
Center on NACVA.com.
Business Valuation
Certification and Training Center Self-Study
For detailed
information and to purchase, click here for the Business Valuation Certification and
Training Center Self-Study Package on NACVA.com.
Exam Resources
CVA Exam Q&A Study Guide
This
guide contains a compilation of approximately 1,200 questions of the type you
will find in the NACVA CVA proctored exam. Questions are divided into nine
topical categories, each with subcategories. The study guide is included with
the BVTC registration fee, but can also be purchased separately.
For detailed
information and to purchase, click here for the CVA Exam Study Guide on
NACVA.com.
Online CVA Case Study Report Writing Clinic
An
integral part of receiving the Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) certification
is successfully demonstrating that a CVA candidate meets NACVA’s “Experience
Threshold” by completing a sample Case Study report. This report is due within
60 days of completing the proctored multiple-choice examination. The Online CVA
Case Study Report Writing Clinic is designed to assist CVA candidates to
complete the Case Study report through a series of seven consecutive, one-hour
webinars—one webinar each week for seven weeks following each live Business
Valuation Certification and Training Center.
For detailed
information, click here for the Online CVA Case study Report Writing Clinic on
NACVA.com or call Member/Client Services at (800) 677-2009.
Experience Alternative
for Case Study
CVA
applicants are required to demonstrate that they meet NACVA’s “Experience
Threshold” by completing a sample Case Study, or by submitting an actual and
sanitized Fair Market Value (FMV) (as defined by Revenue Ruling 59-60) business
valuation report on an operating business, prepared in the last 12 months,
representative of the practitioner’s work product. The Case Study Experience
Threshold requirement is reviewed using a standardized grading checklist developed
and approved by NACVA’s Valuation Credentialing Board. A fee must be submitted
along with an application, and the applicant must be a current Practitioner (or
Academic or Government) member of NACVA prior to consideration for waiver.
Contact NACVA Member/Client Services for
additional information on the Experience Alternative here or by phone at (800) 677-2009.
Extensions
Case Study
report submission extensions are available to those who are past due.
Request an
extension here, or contact NACVA Member/Client Services at (800) 677-2009.
Proctoring
NACVA
uses Kryterion for testing services at their locations, but we also personally
proctor the exam at locations we visit each year. If traveling is an issue, we
can arrange proctoring services in your hometown. An additional fee is required
to use a Kryterion test center or for hometown proctoring services.
Request to have
your exam proctored here, or contact NACVA
Member/Client Services at (800) 677-2009.
Candidate Status
This
status is available to individuals who have met all the requirements necessary
to obtain a credential except for the prerequisite experience requirement.
Request Candidate
Status here, or contact NACVA Member/Client
Services at (800) 677-2009.
Report Critique
You can
submit a request to contact the individual who graded your Case Study report
for his or her critique and feedback via telephone, regardless of whether you
pass or fail the Case Study.
Request Report
Critique here, or contact NACVA Member/Client
Services at (800) 677-2009.
Mentor Support Exchange
NACVA's Mentor Support Exchange (MSX) is the place all members can come to get answers from experts to any and all questions one might have pertaining to business valuation, litigation/expert witness support, and financial forensics.
View the Mentor Support Exchnage here.
Resource Materials
Valuation Reports Library
The Valuation Reports Library contains sanitized valuation
reports. These reports provide perspective on particular types of valuation
reports, ideas on ways to handle certain types of information, possible
resources, sample wording, etc. Valuation Reports are written by credentialed valuators,
and typically have been reviewed numerous times through our Case Analysis by
Webinar (or in Person) Program with the best reports being selected for our
library. Access to thousands of dollars’ worth of valuation reports is included
with a KeyValueData Silver level subscription package for only $395/annual
subscription fee.
View the KeyValueData subscription packages on
KeyValueData.com.
Course Material
Prior
BVTC attendees receive updated electronic course materials for free, upon
request.
Contact us to Request Course Material
here.
Databases and Software
Business Valuation Databases and Software
Through
its five web-based annual subscription packages, KeyValueData offers
Internet-based access to thousands of dollars in essential valuation data,
research, and tools—all for a single, low annual subscription fee. Attendees of the Business Valuation Certification
and Training Center receive a free 60-day trial subscription to KeyValueData
and the Business Valuation Manager Pro™ software.
60-Day Trial Subscription to KeyValueData® (included with BVTC registration) is the most
essential resource for data that every business valuator needs at their
fingertips. Data packages are conveniently packaged and priced to accommodate
your budget, with five subscription levels, the higher the level the more depth
and breadth the package of data services. Go to www.KeyValueData.com to learn
more about the Silver and above level subscription benefits.
60-Day Trial Subscription
to Business Valuation Manager™ Pro (BVM-Pro) and Business Valuation Report
Writer™ (included with registration), two software tools to greatly reduce the
burden of creating and maintaining complex spreadsheets and written reports.
Business Valuation Manager Pro lets you focus on the high-level thinking
necessary for a thorough and accurate valuation. It frees you to apply your
valuation expertise, giving you more time to focus on the crucial decisions of
the engagement. The software and report writer are compliant with industry
standards. They are also excellent tools for CVA candidates to use to
successfully complete and submit their Case Study report.
For detailed information on the
Business Valuation Databases and Software available, visit the store on NACVA.com.
Master Analyst in
Financial Forensics® (MAFF®)
The
MAFF credential is designed to provide assurance to the legal and business communities—the
primary users of financial forensics services—that the designee possesses a
level of experience and knowledge deemed acceptable by the Association to
provide competent and professional financial forensic, litigation, and expert
support services. To earn the MAFF credential, candidates must attest to having
met certain prerequisites and experience requirement, plus pass a five-hour
proctored exam that tests to NACVA's Financial Forensics Body of Knowledge
(FFBOK).
Learn more about
the Master Analyst in Financial Forensics on NACVA.com.
NACVA’s Master Analyst in Financial Forensics (MAFF) designation is the only financial forensics credential accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies® (NCCA®).
Training
Foundations of Financial Forensics Training Center
The Foundations of Financial Forensics Training Center provides attendees with an
understanding of the professional responsibilities and legal underpinnings
necessary to provide credible financial forensics services. The training is
coupled with an overview of the specialty areas most commonly encountered in
the financial forensics realm. The nationally recognized and seasoned experts
who teach the program dive into the methodologies and approaches for
calculating damages of all kinds, financial investigative and forensic
accounting techniques, skills development for communicating with judges,
attorneys, and juries, and practice building strategies that are being employed
by both successful and emerging leaders in the field. Training and
certification in this field will greatly propel CPAs and other financial
experts building their practice in this rapidly growing and high demand
consulting niche. The workshop teaches to the world’s most comprehensive body
of knowledge for financial forensics and prepares attendees to pass the Master
Analyst in Financial Forensics exam, and thus, obtain their MAFF credential. Available
live or via online webinar series.
For detailed information and to register, click here for the Foundations of Financial Forensics Training Center on NACVA.com.
Exam Resources
Proctoring
Information
on how to have your MAFF exam proctored.
Request to have
your exam proctored here, or contact NACVA
Member/Client Services at (800) 677-2009.
Faculty Mentoring
Financial
Forensics faculty are available for support and guidance.
Request Faculty
Mentoring here, or contact NACVA
Member/Client Services at (800) 677-2009.
Resource Materials
Course Material
Prior course
attendees receive updated electronic course materials for free, upon request.
Contact us to Request Course Material
here.