Getting Started: Transitioning to Certiverse

Welcome to the Next Step in Your Certification Journey.

This guide is designed for established certification programs transitioning to the Certiverse exam development and delivery SaaS platform. It outlines key steps, best practices, and essential insights to help you seamlessly migrate, optimize, and successfully manage your certification program with confidence.

Get familiar with the Phases of Certiverse Exam Development!

^{*The exam development timeline below is the schedule recommended and made possible by Certiverse. Exam development phases can be customized to each client as required.}

Project Kickoff Define project scope and make exam development decisions.
1. Steps:
  1. Create job role description
  2. Define Minimally Qualified Candidate (MQC)
  3. Project planning
Job Task Analysis Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) contribute and evaluate job tasks in the platform.

Important Note: Conducting a JTA is optional, skip to Blueprint Creation if no JTA is required.

1. Existing Exam/JTA Steps:
  1. Create job description
  2. Create or Import JTA
  3. Import tasks & domains
  4. Invite SMEs to elicit tasks (optional)
  5. Elicit tasks (optional)
  6. Finalize tasks
  7. Launch survey
  8. Invite survey participants
  9. Administer survey
  10. Close survey/analyze
  11. Publish JTA

3. Blueprint Creation SMEs have the option to review the blueprint draft that was automatically generated using the JTA data and finalize the blueprint.

1. Existing Exam/Blueprint Steps:
  1. Create or import blueprint
  2. Define Blueprint configurations
    1. Item Types, Review Rules, Number of Forms, Languages, etc.
  3. Review blueprint draft
  4. Finalize blueprint
  5. Write description for domains
  6. Publish Blueprint

4. Item Writing & Review SMEs write and review items using the Certiverse platform.

1. Revising Your Existing Items Steps:
  1. Import existing item bank to Certiverse acceptable format.
  2. Review and edit items directly in the Item Management Portal.

Item Management Tip: Using Item Tags can help Administrators manage workflows.

5. Beta Testing and Analysis Set up and administer Beta exam in the Certiverse platform. Item analysis results are automatically displayed.

Important Note: Conducting a Beta is optional. If a Beta or Standard Setting is not required, you may skip to Form Creation and Equating.

a. Beta Testing and Analysis Steps:

1. 1. Create beta form(s). (one or more rounds)
  2. Beta exam setup and launch
  3. Beta exam administration
  4. Automated item analysis and classification
  5. Select items for use

6. Standard Setting Use the Certiverse platform to efficiently perform a modified Angoff study.

Important Note: If your exam(s) already has an existing cut-score you plan to continue using, skip to Form Creation and Equating.

1. Standard Setting Steps:
  1. Create or select existing standard setting form
  2. Invite SMEs
  3. Kickoff meeting
  4. Independent asynchronous
  5. SME evaluations
  6. Reconciliation meeting
  7. Finalization of the standard setting

7. Form Creation & Equating Automatically assign & update items within forms per determined criteria.

1. Steps:
  1. Create operational form(s).
  2. Equating and scoring configuration
  3. QA scoring
  4. Beta candidate rescore (skip if a Beta was not administered)

8. Exam Launch Make the exam available on the Certiverse platform and ensure fair and smooth administration.

1. Steps:
  1. Configure Exam Store
  2. Choose proctoring model
  3. Exam administration and monitoring
  4. Exam health checks (every 3-6 months or as needed)

Contact Us

If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please contact us by either emailing clientsupport@certiverse.com or by submitting a ticket from this article.