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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…

  • UPDATED: Inactive Status and the Reinstatement Process


    Inactive Status has replaced Lapsed Status. Previously, Lapsed candidates could only reinstate by examination. Candidates are now able to reinstate by examination or by CERPs from Inactive Status. Individuals in Inactive Status are not certified as IBCLCs. If you are currently in Inactive Status (i.e. you did not recertify in 2022 when your IBCLC certification expired and did…

  • Applications to Recertify by CERPs or to Reinstate are now available


    Applications for Recertification by CERPs, Reinstatement by Examination, and Reinstatement by CERPs are now available. Currently, all applications are open! Apply in IBLCE’s online credential management system in English, German, or Spanish here. For all other languages, find the application on your language page. Thank you for your patience – and for your commitment to the…

  • Applications for the IBCLC Examination are Open and Applications for Recertification by CERPs and Reinstatement Will Open Soon


    Applications for the IBCLC Examination via Pathway 1, 2, 3, or Recertification by Examination are now open. Apply in IBLCE’s online credential management system in English, German, or Spanish here. For all other languages, find the application on your language page. Due to a technical issue, applications for Recertification by CERPs, Reinstatement by Examination, and…

  • September 2022 Certificates Posted


    Certificates from the September 2022 IBCLC examination and 2022 Recertification by CERPs are in the post. Nearly 7,000 certificates are being sent by post to IBCLCs around the world this week! Please note that these certificates are being mailed worldwide and delivery time may vary. In past years, some certificates have taken more than six…

  • Clarification on the Self-Assessment and Recertification via CERPs Process


    In late 2021, IBLCE introduced a new component of the recertification by CERPs process with the launch of the Continuing Education Self-Assessment (CE Self-Assessment). As this process is different for IBCLCs who may have recertified via CERPs previously, and because re-examination is no longer required every 10 years, the IBCLC programme has been gathering feedback…

  • September 2022 Certificates


    Certificates from the September 2022 IBCLC examination and 2022 Recertification by CERPs will be posted in April 2023. We understand that certificates are important to you as an IBCLC and are working diligently to provide them in recognition of your achievement as soon as is feasible. Thank you for your patience.

  • IBCLC Recertification in 2023: CERPs Requirement Clarification


    As a result of IBCLC feedback, the CE Self-Assessment transition plan has been modified to clarify the recertification by CERPS with CE-Self Assessment requirements.  IBCLCs are required to earn a minimum number of their CERPs based on the results of their Personalised Professional Development Plan (PPDP): The requirements to recertify by CERPs are summarized below:…

  • IBLCE Sending March 2023 Examination Authorisation Emails


    IBLCE has begun sending Examination Authorisation Emails to March 2023 candidates, and many candidates have now received their authorisation. We will continue sending them throughout January and February as candidates are approved for the examination. Please check the email that you have on file with IBLCE to see if you have received your authorisation. If…

  • Upcoming IBLCE Observed Holidays


    Monday, December 26, 2022, and Monday, January 2, 2022, are IBLCE-observed holidays. IBLCE is open on December 27 – 30, 2022 and from Tuesday, January 3, 2023. In addition, the EUME office will be closed from December 23, 2022, through January 3, 2023, and the APA office will be closed from December 23, 2022, through January…