Category: Examination
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The Release of September 2023 Examination Results Has Begun & the IBCLC Registry is Temporarily Unavailable
Over 3,800 candidates from 86 countries sat the September 2023 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…
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Scheduled Maintenance in IBLCE’s Online Credential Management System
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. This may also affect your ability to apply for the April 2024 examination. Thank you for your patience. If you have any questions about your personalised account, please contact the region…
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March 2023 & Recertification by CERPs Certificates
The mailing of March 2023 IBCLC certificates in in process. In addition to certificates from the March 2023 examination, the first round of certificates for candidates who recertified by CERPs (those who successfully recertified by July 1, 2023) are also in the post. Please note that over 1,700 certificates are being mailed worldwide and delivery…
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UPDATE: IBCLC Examination Retest Policy Update
Updated December 15, 2025 Please note that the IBCLC Examination Retake policy was refined in August 2025. Please see the August 2025 IBLCE Briefing for the announcement of this policy change, and the Candidate Information Guide and the Recertification Guide for complete policy details. In an effort to position candidates for future success on the…
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September 2023 Examination Authorisation Emails
We have begun sending Examination Authorisation Emails to September 2023 candidates, and many candidates have now received their authorisation. We will continue sending them throughout July and August as candidates are approved for the examination. Please check the email that you have on file with us to see if you have received your authorisation. If…
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March 2023 IBCLC Examination Results are Available Online
As of today, examination results for the March 2023 examination administration have been released and are ready for candidates to view in their online accounts. All March 2023 candidates must log in to their online credential management account to access their results. Certificates and identification cards will follow by post in 2023. Further information will…
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RESOLVED: Limited access to online credential management system and phone service due to worldwide AWS issue
Access has been restored to the online credential management system and AMS phone service. Thank you for your patience. Updated June 13, 2023 at 5:42 pm EDT Due to worldwide Amazon Web Services (AWS) outages, access to our online credential management system may be temporarily unavailable. We are actively monitoring the situation. We know examination…
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The Release of March 2023 Examination Results Has Begun
Nearly 1,700 candidates from 58 countries sat the March 2023 IBCLC examination. The releasing of examination results to candidates in their online credential management account began 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.…
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IBCLC Examination Specific Policies
For those planning to sit the September 2023 IBCLC examination, it is important to note a few policies that are specific to the IBCLC examination – and differ slightly from the standard Prometric test centre policies. Face Masks Continue to be Required As a healthcare organisation devoted to global public health, and because IBCLCs work…
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UPDATED: Scheduled Maintenance in IBLCE’s Online Credential Management System
If you log in to our online credential management system, you may notice some changes. This is due to scheduled maintenance in the system. If you have any questions about your account, please contact the regional location that serves you. The maintenance will also affect our online Public Registry. We anticipate that the Registry will be unavailable…