The Video Certification Study Committee is preparing to offer an ...

Applicant Requirements to take the test:
A. An applicant for certification must be of good moral character, high
integrity, good repute, and must possess a high ethical and professional
standing.
B. All applicants must submit two letters of endorsement from individuals
other than themselves, one of which must be from an individual actively
working in the area of forensic video. One letter must be from a current
IAI member. These should be addressed to the James Schroering, the
Head of the Video Certification Study Committee.
C. Technical Training Required:
Minimum of 120 hours of instruction in fields of study related to forensic
video is required. The course hours must have some type of certificate of
completion. Courses without certificates offered to meet the
aforementioned training requirements will be evaluated by the Board.
A minimum of three (3) years of current practice within the discipline of
Forensic Video, including the required 120 hours of training, must be
documented.
a. Dates of training course must be provided.
b. Documentation required for time in discipline may be provided
in the following manner:
1. Transcripts of testimony (electronic copies only)
2. Articles published (electronic copies only)
3. Instructional activities (documented)
4. Other means of establishing time in discipline (to
be approved by the board)
c. Documentation provided will be approved by review and at
the discretion of the board
D. Education Requirements:
1. A Bachelor’s Degree plus two (3) years full-time experience as
prescribed by the video certification board.
or
2. An Associate Degree (or documentation of 60 semester hours or 90
quarter hours of college credits) plus four (4) years full-time
experience as a prescribed by the video certification board.

or
3. Five (5) years full-time experience as prescribed by the video
certification board.
E. Experience Required:
An applicant for certification must be primarily employed in the field of
Digital and Multimedia evidence whose duties include forensic video.
Minimum of three (3) years current full-time experience in the field of
Digital and Multimedia evidence. A minimum of 50% of the applicant’s
time should be spent in video examinations.
F. Fees
Non-refundable application fee of $150 (US) must accompany any
application.
G. General Provision Concerning Certification
1. The right to deny certification is reserved by the Forensic Video
Certification Board.
2. Applicants who are denied certification by the Forensic Video
Certification Board may appeal such action in writing to the IAI
Board of Directors within sixty (60) days of such notification.
3. The certificate issued by the IAI is non-transferable. They
remain the property of the IAI. However, every person to whom
a certificate has been issued shall be entitled to its continued
possession unless, or until, such certificate is revoked.
4. Certificates are issued for a period of five (5) years, subject to
renewal upon application by a member. Such application for
renewal shall be subjected to standards in effect at the time of
the request for renewal and payment of the established fee.
5. Membership in the IAI, or any of its state or regional divisions, is
not mandatory for certification.
6. Certificates may be suspended or revoked by the Forensic
Video Certification Board for any of the following reasons:
a. Violation of the IAI, or Forensic Video Certification Board
code of ethics.

. A misstatement, misrepresentation, concealment, or
omission of a material fact or facts in an application or
any other communication related to certification.
c. Conviction of a holder of an IAI certification, or holder of
an IAI certification, by a court of competent jurisdiction of
a felony, or any crime involving moral turpitude.
d. Issuance of a certificate contrary to, or in violation of, any
of the laws, standards, rules, or regulations, of the IAI: or
determination that the person certified was not, in fact,
eligible to receive such certificate at the time of its
issuance.
e. Unethical conduct, or other conduct, by a holder of a
certificate that brings the specialty of Forensic Video into
dispute.
Application Steps
In order to apply to take the test and reserve your spot, the following steps must
be followed:
1. Electronically fill out the application form and gather the required
documents. No handwritten applications will be accepted.
2. Email a copy of the completed application form to jschroering@gmail.com.
Include in the email:
• Specify the location you would like to attend. If you are able to
attend at either location, indicate which location is your primary
choice.
• Indicate whether you are a current IAI member, provide number
• Whether you will be able to sit on the certification board
This email must be received no later than April 1, 2011.
You will receive confirmation when you have been placed for a seat. You
must still complete Step 3 by the required deadline or your seat will
be forfeited.
3. Mail the completed application form, required documents, and check do
not send cash) to the address listed on the application form. This must
be received no later than April 8, 2011.

Test Information
The test will consist of 100 multiple choice questions taken from the following
sources:
1) Basic Television and Video Systems
by Bernard Grab and Charles Herdon
Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math;
6 th edition (August 13, 1998)
ISBN-10: 002800437X
ISBN-13: 978-0028004372
Available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Basic- Television-Video-
%20Systems-
Bernard/dp/002800437X/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qi
d=1279231598&sr=8-1-fkmr1
FOR THE TEST : Read every chapter except
chapters 13,14,15,16,18,19,20,21.
2) CCTV, Networking and Digital Technology:
Second Edition:
by Vlado Damjanovski
Hardcover: 584 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition
(April 19,2005)
ISBN-10: 0750678003
ISBN-13: 978-0750678001
Available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/CCTV-Second-Networking-Digital-
Technology/dp/0750678003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qi
d=1279232039&sr=1-1-spell

FOR THE TEST : Read chapters 4, 8 and 9.
3) Best Practices for the Retrieval of Video Evidence
from Digital CCTV Systems
Version 1.0 (October 2006)
By: Technical Support Working Group (TSWG)
Available online at:
http://www.tswg.gov/subgroups/isf/electronicevidence/products.html
FOR THE TEST : Entire document