NAVLE® Testing Conditions

 

Policies and procedures governing the administration of the examination have been established to ensure that no candidate or group of candidates receives an unfair advantage on the examination, inadvertently or otherwise. Efforts are made to ensure that the examination is administered under standard conditions and is consistent with the principles on which the examination is developed and scored. However, if the integrity of the examination process appears to have been jeopardized, the ICVA reserves the right to invalidate all or any part of an examination or to withhold scores even if it cannot prove that you personally engaged in prohibited conduct under the Candidate Agreement or that you benefited from the prohibited conduct of others.

 

GUESTS NOT PERMITTED

Guests are not allowed to accompany you to the test center. You are the only person permitted in and there are no facilities available for family and friends to wait while you test. Make sure to plan to meet them elsewhere after the exam ends.

MONITORING

All testing sessions for the NAVLE are monitored by staff at the test center.

Important note: If you are observed engaging in possible violation(s) of testing rules or other forms of prohibited conduct during the exam, you may not be told of the observation by test center staff at the time.

DATA ENCRYPTION

Physical security of examination materials is controlled through computerized, electronic transmission of encrypted data.

AUDIO AND VIDEO

Observation of testing sessions will be aided by use of audio, video, recording and other monitoring equipment available at test centers.

PERSONAL BELONGINGS

You may not bring any personal belongings into the testing room, including, but not limited to:
  • mechanical or electronic devices
  • outerwear
  • brimmed hats
  • bags (i.e., backpacks, purses)
  • study materials (i.e., books or notes)
  • calculators

 
  • watches (analog or digital)
  • recording or filming devices
  • radios
  • electronic devices
  • cellular telephones
  • food or beverages (other than water in a clear or transparent container with a lid or cap)

If you bring any personal belongings to the test center, you must store them in a designated locker outside the testing area. Upon reasonable suspicion, such personal belongings and their contents may be inspected. If you have any doubt whether an item may be brought into the testing room, it is your obligation to obtain express permission from staff at the test center before you begin your examination.

CANDIDATE COMMUNICATION

Candidates are not permitted to communicate with, seek aid from, or provide aid to any other candidates during the exam.

CONTENT RECORDING

Any materials that reasonably appear to be reproductions of any NAVLE materials will be confiscated. Making notes of any kind during an examination, except on the materials provided by the test center for this purpose, is not permitted.

 

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