Category: Examination

We are pleased to announce that our vendor has introduced Live Remote Proctoring (LRP) examinations in French in September 2026! LRP examinations were previously only provided in English and Spanish by our third-party testing vendor. Applications for the September 2026 IBCLC examination will open soon. Candidates planning to take an LRP examination should review this…

Pursuant to the Translation of the IBCLC Examination into a Language Policy, IBLCE® and the IBCLC® Commission plan to introduce the IBCLC examination in the Arabic language, with the goal of advancing the professional practice in lactation consultation among Arabic-speaking professionals. Arabic is spoken by over 400 million people worldwide and is one of the…

IBCLC Examination Transition to Scaled Scoring Highlights Transition to Scaled Scoring Beginning with the April 2026 examination administration, the IBCLC Commission will transition from reporting raw scores to reporting scaled scores for the IBCLC examination. This change strengthens our commitment to clarity in the interpretation of results across all examination administrations. Historically, IBCLC examinations have…

As of today, examination results for the September 2025 IBCLC examination administration have been released and are ready for candidates to view in their online accounts. All September 2025 examination candidates must log in to their online credential management account to access their results. Information regarding digital certificates will be in the email sent to…

More than 3,000 candidates from 79 countries sat the September 2025 IBCLC examination. We began releasing examination results to candidates in their online credential management account today. Releasing the examination results is an intensive process; therefore, it will take approximately 72 hours to release all examination results. The examination results must be released in segments.…

If you log in to IBLCE’s online credential management system, you may notice some small changes. This is due to scheduled maintenance on the system. The maintenance will also affect the ability to purchase physical certificates and ID cards. We anticipate that this will be unavailable until approximately December 17, 2025. If you have any…

IBCLC Programme staff is pleased to share that, as of July 15, 2025, all IBCLCs have received a digital certificate, including those IBCLCs who recently received a passing score for the April 2025 examination. IBCLCs who have recently recertified by CERPs should keep an eye on their inboxes as they will be receiving a new…

As of today, examination results for the April 2025 IBCLC examination administration have been released and are ready for candidates to view in their online accounts. All April 2025 examination candidates must log in to their online credential management account to access their results. Information regarding digital certificates will be in the email sent to…

Over 1,500 candidates from 53 countries sat the April 2025 IBCLC examination. We began releasing examination results to candidates in their online credential management account today. Releasing the examination results is an intensive process; therefore, it will take approximately 72 hours to release all examination results. The examination results must be released in segments. This means…

The internet outage has been fixed. Access to our online credential management system is available again. The deadline for the September 2025 examination application is unchanged. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.   Due to widespread internet outages affecting multiple platforms, access to our online credential management system may be…