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Certification of psychologists
Selected Organization: Izglītības kvalitātes valsts dienests
Brief description:
Right to perform an independent psychologist's professional
activity is attested by registration in the Register of Psychologists and by a psychologist's certification in at least one of the 6 fields of professional activity: education and school psychology, psychology of work and organisations, clinical and health psychology, legal psychology, consultative psychology, military psychology.
Beneficiaries:
Individual
An examination shall be completed for the first acquisition of a psychologist's certificate. In order to sort a psychologist's certification test, there are:
be registered in the Register of Psychologists;
the professional activity of a psychologist must have been performed under the supervision of a psychologist-supervisor in the field of professional activity of a psychologist for at least one year with a working load of at least 500 hours a year (until application for certification);
the monitoring of a person by a psychologist-monitor (not less than 25 academic hours per year individually or at least 50 academic hours per year if monitoring is carried out in the group) must be performed;
payment for sorting the test must be made.
Maximum period (in working days):
30
Period:
A person shall receive an invitation to a certification examination not later than two weeks before the date of the certification examination.
Process description
Documents and forms
Other information
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1. solis / Submission of documents for the certification of a psychologist
In order to receive a psychologist's certificate, such documents shall be submitted to the State Education Quality Service for the sorting of the psychologist certification examination specified in the field of professional activity:
a submission for obtaining a psychologist's certificate;
a description of the professional activity and documents attesting to the professional activity of the person;
a statement by a psychologist-monitor regarding the supervision of a person and a description of the monitoring process;
analysis of two cases of professional practice, taking into account the expected field of professional activity of a psychologist.

For more information: Tel. +371 67367200, +371 67367200, email: psihologupadome@ikvd.gov.lv


State fee for issuing of certificate (also for the renewal) – 10 EUR;

The State fee shall be transferred to the Education Quality Service account (Reg. No. 90001259032, State Treasury of Latvia TRELLV22, LV03TREL1060150929900) before receiving of certificate.

Fee for testing psychologist for certification: €200 shall be paid into the account of the State Education Quality Service (Reg. No. 90001259032, State Treasury of Latvia TRELLV22, LV39TREL215017302000B) before taking a test.
Documents to be submitted
Analysis of two professional practices
Documents to be submitted
Application for the certification of a psychologist
Documents to be submitted
Description of the fields of professional activity of a psychologist
Payments: View payments
An e-service in authorities home page Izglītības kvalitātes valsts dienesta E-adrese
On the spot Educational quality in public service premises
Adrese: Smilšu iela 7, Rīga, LV-1050
Tālrunis: +371 67222504
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Mail Sending documents by mail
Adrese: Smilšu iela 7, Rīga, LV-1050
Tālrunis: +371 67222504
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2. solis / Verification of information
The Commission shall ascertain whether all the necessary documents have been submitted and the person complies with the requirements specified in Section 9 of the Psychologist Law for the completion of the certification examination. If a person has not submitted all the necessary documents or the documents submitted are incomplete, the psychologist certification commission shall ask the person to rectify the deficiencies within a specified time period.
Information
Requirements for the certification of psychologist
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3. solis / Sorting a certification test
The person arrives at the invitation of the Psychologgs Certification Commission for the completion of the examination. If, for justifiable reasons, a person does not come to the certification test, she shall have the right to complete the certification examination at another time specified by the commission. If a person does not arrive for a certification examination without a valid reason, the fee for the certification examination shall not be repaid.
Documents to be submitted
Assessment criteria for the assessment of the psychologist certification test
Informative document
Psychologist Certification Examiner Program
Information
Information on the progress of the psychologist's certification
Payments: View payments
On the spot Educational quality in public service premises
Adrese: Smilšu iela 7, Rīga, LV-1050
Tālrunis: +371 67222504
Fakss:
Other contact details:
Working hours
4. solis / Adoption of the opinion of the Certification Commission
The Commission shall, within two working days of the examination of the certification, evaluate the results of the examination in the 10-party system in accordance with the evaluation criteria and shall draw up an opinion on the granting of a psychologist's certificate or on the refusal to grant a psychologist's certificate. A certification examination or re-certification has been completed if, after the distribution of the total amount of assessments awarded by all members of the commission (who participate in the evaluation), a person has received at least six parties.
The Commission shall, within five working days of the date of the certification examination, submit the report to the Psychologist Certification Board.
Informative document
Assessment criteria for the assessment of the psychologist certification test
Payments: View payments
5. solis / Adoption of a decision of the Board of Certification
Within seven working days, the Board for the Certification of Psychologists shall take a decision regarding the granting of a psychologist's certificate or regarding the refusal to grant a psychologist's certificate.
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6. solis / Issuance of a psychologist certificate and entering information in the register
The State Education Quality Service shall register the information regarding the certification of a psychologist in the Register of Psychologists in State Education information system: www.viis.lv - Publiski pieejamā informācija-Psihologu reģistrs.

State Education Quality Service issue a psychologist certificate.
Payments: View payments
On the spot Educational quality in public service premises
Adrese: Smilšu iela 7, Rīga, LV-1050
Tālrunis: +371 67222504
Fakss:
Other contact details:
Working hours
Other electronic channels https://www.viis.gov.lv/registri/psihologi
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