Job Task Analysis
Credentialing bodies utilize Job Task Analyses (JTA) to determine the skills, attributes, and knowledge to be assessed on examinations. To ensure that ACVP Certifying Examinations remain valid assessment tools, a JTA is conducted every 10 years or as needed to address changes within the profession.
As a credentialing body, ACVP regularly conducts Job Task Analyses (JTA) to determine the skills, attributes, and knowledge to be assessed on its examinations. The data derived from a JTA produces “Examination Blueprints,” detailed plans that outline the structure and content of each test by specifying topic areas to be tested and the weighting of these areas. The Certification and Examination Council uses the blueprints as guides for developing the examinations to ensure each effectively measures planned testing objectives. In the case of the ACVP Certifying Examinations, the JTA-derived blueprints detail aspects such as species, organ systems, and pathologic processes.
A 2024-25 JTA produced three new blueprints to guide test development of examinations delivered in 2026 and thereafter: a Phase I Examination Blueprint, an Anatomic Pathology Phase II Examination Blueprint, and a Clinical Pathology Phase II Examination Blueprint. Read more about this latest JTA in the Summary linked below.
- Phase I Examination Blueprint
- Anatomic Pathology Examination Blueprint
- Clinical Pathology Examination Blueprint
- 2024-25 Job Task Analysis Summary
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