ALSP Certification Program

The ALSP certification examination will set the standard in the litigation support profession and will be a symbol of excellence. It will signify that an individual has demonstrated the knowledge and skills required to perform competently in today's complex litigation support environment.

The creation of a new certification program begins with a two distinct processes happening simultaneously, that typically take about 12 months to complete.

Process 1 — Formation of an ALSP Certification Committee, which is responsible for setting and overseeing the policies, procedures and guidelines that govern the certification program; creating informational materials; and marketing the program.

Process 2 — Developing the certification examination, which includes:

Volunteer (subject matter expert) recruitment
Job analysis; or analyzing and defining the tasks and skills necessary to perform the job or profession being certified — a crucial step that provides a quantitative basis for defining the scope of the profession
Developing, reviewing and approving test questions
Test assembly
Test pilot
Program launch

Development of a new certification examination is a standardized process, to ensure validity, reliability, statistical soundness and legal defensibility of an examination. All phases of the test development process involve practitioners in the litigation support profession. It is the litigation support profession that will define the scope of this program. Many subject matter experts are necessary to help in the various stages of the examination development process. If you are interested in learning more about the volunteer activities associated with the development of a certification examination, contact ALSP Headquarters.