Credentialing Resources
Certified Valuation Analyst® (CVA®)
To support candidate’s successful completion for both requirements for CVA credentialing, the following resources are included with the Business Valuation Certification and Training Center registration fee:
The CVA Credentialing Timeline
Applicants have two months from the approval date of the CVA Designation Application to schedule, complete, and pass the CVA Proctored Exam and to complete, submit, and pass the Case Study or two months from completing the optional training program to schedule, complete, and pass the CVA Proctored Exam and complete, submit, and pass the Case Study. These can be completed in any order. If applicants fail to pass either or both on the first attempt, we can support applicants with exam retakes and case study resubmissions. Monthly extensions are permitted, for a fee, beyond the initial two-month period, for up to 10 months, but if this time frame is exceeded, we can coordinate restarting the credentialing clock, and applicable fees will apply.
Essentials of Business Valuations
This ten-hour webinar series (on-demand) covers the fundamentals of valuing business enterprises. It is an excellent pre-read for the BVTC. Includes ten hours of CPE.
Industry Standards and Ethics
This two-hour webinar (self-study) covers the standards impacting the profession. It helps explain the NACVA Professional Standards required as part of CVA certification. Includes two hours of CPE.
CVA Exam Q&A Study Guide
This guide contains a compilation of approximately 1,200 questions of the type included on the NACVA CVA proctored exam. Questions are divided into nine topical categories with subcategories to aid in exam preparation tied to the Core Body of Knowledge for Business Valuations.
Online CVA Case Study Report Writing Clinic
It is incumbent upon the valuator to fully understand the standards by which his or her valuation report will be judged. Coinciding with the time frame allotted to complete and submit Part Two of the credentialing requirement (evaluating applied experience) this instructor led, live online training, mentors candidates though the valuation engagement with particular focus on best practices for business valuation report writing. As specific issues are addressed, CVA candidates will see examples of how to organize valuation reports, develop an enhanced table of contents, consider alternative formats and structures of reports, examine best practices, and use language that is most suitable to the specific engagement faced by the valuator. Includes six (part seven is sent as a recording with no CPE quizzes) hours of CPE.
Clinics Include:
- What's in Your Toolbox
- By the Numbers
- Economic and Industry Information
- Valuation Approaches and Methods
- Author! Author!—Organizing and Writing Your Report
- Reviewing Your Work—Sanity Checks and Leaps of Faith
- KeyValueData and ValuSource | Overview: Case Study Research Package and Software Trial Subscriptions (on-demand)
Case Study Research Package
Critical research components needed to prepare and submit the business valuation report of a subject company— company information, cost of capital, industry data, national and regional economic data, transaction data—are included in this research package.
60-Day Trial Subscriptions to KeyValueData, BVM Pro and BVRW, Including Technical Support
KeyValueData® —Provides 21 industry databases and resources; the largest selection of any valuation data supplier.
Business Valuation Manager™ Pro (BVM Pro), Business Valuation Report Writer™ (BVRW), and Software Coach/Technical Support— These Professional Standards compliant software tools support CVA candidates to successfully complete and submit Part Two of the credentialing requirement: evaluating applied experience. Trial subscription includes coaching and technical support.
