Frequently Asked Questions

There could be several possible reasons for this:

1. You have not yet completed all the requirements for Advanced or higher certification, which means that at a minimum, you must have completed GVF 510, 520, 521 and theHands On Skills Test.  Holders of only the Basic certificate are ot eligible to be listed in the database.

2. You have completed your requirements but we have not updated the database yet. This is normally done every week.

3. Your have chosen not to appear in the database.  To check, go to www.gvf.org and click on Edit My Profile, and log in with your student account.  In the Other Information section, "How to be listed in the public database" must be set to FULL if you wish your name to appear.

4. Your employer or organization does not permit you to appear.  To check,  go to www.gvf.org and click on Edit My Profile, and log in with your student account.  In the Other Information section, if "Student may control listing in public database" is set to NO and "How to be listed in the public database" is set to NONE or ANON, then you will not be listed and you must ask your organization to give GVF permission to change the settings.  (Note that ANON means that an entry will be shown for your certification, but you will not be personally identified.)