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Credentials
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Report Your Results
Upon completion of the credential exam, you must provide the results to:
- Credentials Program Office (pass or failure) (within 30 calendar days of taking exam).Please include score when possible. Email (pass or fail) results to: navycool@navy.mil.
- Your supervisor (pass or fail)
- Your local Approving Official (pass or fail)
- Enlisted– please visit your local PSD for pg-4 entry (pass only) and your local Navy College office for SMART/ETJ entry (pass only)
- Officer– please ensure entry into OSR/ODC (pass only)
- DON Civilians– please ensure copy of certification is provided to your local Human Resources/N1 (pass only)
In most cases, the member must schedule and take the credential exams within 60 calendar days from receipt of your voucher (date the exam was funded). If the member's certification exam process takes longer than 60 days he/she must call or email the Navy's Credentials Program Office (navycool@navy.mil) [(850) 452-6683/6664] in order to request a time waiver for going beyond the 60 calendar day limit. Vouchers not used in the approved timeframe will be recalled and the member will no longer be authorized to use the voucher.
The exam voucher/funding is non-transferable and may only be used by the individual specifically issued, towards the specific exam in which it was funded for. The member may be subject to administrative and/or disciplinary action if he/she attempts unauthorized use of the voucher.
Apply for the Credential and Take the Exam
It is important to note that Navy COOL is not a credentialing organization– you do not sign up for or take exams from Navy COOL. Once you have an approved exam voucher, you are responsible for contacting a credential exam test center (i.e. Pearson VUE, ProMetric, New Horizons, LaserGrade, etc…) to schedule the exam. You must schedule and take your exam within 60 days of issue of the Navy-funded voucher or the voucher expires (unless specifically coordinated with the Navy's Credentials Program Office). The following is a list of test vendors. Navy COOL does not endorse any of the following vendors, but lists them here for your convenience.
Test Vendors
- CATS
- Certiport
- Comira
- KRYTERION
- LaserGrade
- Pearson Vue (off-base testing)
- Pearson Vue (military on-base testing)
- Pearson Vue (map of on-base testing locations)
- Prometric
See the Credential Exams Frequently Asked Questions for anwers to many questions related to credential exams.
Once you have taken the exam and received your results, see step 4 above, "Report Results to Navy COOL" for information about reporting your results.
Voucher
Navy-Funded Exam Voucher Requests
After you have chosen a credential, you will need to request an exam voucher. The Navy's Credentials Program Office has a limited amount of certification/license exam voucher funds each year. These vouchers will be issued on a "first-come, first-served" basis.
To receive a certification or license exam voucher:
- Review the Frequently Asked Questions.
- Make sure you are familiar with the detailed Navy-funded Exam Voucher Program information.
- Apply for a voucher, using the Voucher Eligibility tool below.
- Read the items, and check each box to confirm that you meet each criteria.
- Click Get Form to download the Voucher Request Form Word document.
- Open the form in Microsoft Word, fill it out, and save your changes.
- Request that your Commanding Officer or designated E7 or above Command Representative email the completed form to the Credentials Program Office (navycool@navy.mil), or fax it to the Credentials Program Office - (850) 452-6897.
For further explanation of eligibility rules and the Navy-funded Exam Voucher Program, see the Costs and Resources page.
Once you have an approved exam voucher, go to step 3 above, "Apply for Credential and Take Exam" for instructions on applying to take the exam with the credentialing agency or testing service.
Pre-Approved Reimbursement Requests
For information on obtaining reimbursements for exam fees, see Exam Reimbursement Program information, or refer to the Costs and Resources page.
Navy COOL Voucher Eligibility Tool
You must receive approval for a voucher from the Navy Credentials Program Office BEFORE registering for, scheduling or taking an exam, or taking any other action that requires payment. Failure to receive voucher approval in advance may mean that you have to pay for an exam yourself, without reimbursement from the Navy.
Check off each item below to affirm you are eligible to request a voucher, then click Get Form.
Following are quotes we've received through our COOL Contact form. Tell us what you think— maybe your words will end up here too!
Quotes updated 11/28/12.
This is a great site! I am a Navy veteran who is a Veterans' Representative for the state of Michigan. As a Disabled Veteran Outreach Program Worker, my job is to help veterans find employment. I use this site for the Navy veterans to help them put their resumes into civilian terms. It also helps them to realize their knowledge, skills, and abilities they can transfer to the public or private sector of employment. This also helps to increase their marketability for jobs as well. I sure wish they had this when I got out of the Navy years ago. I am so glad to use this tool to help my veterans. Go Navy! — USN Veteran and DVOP
I wanted to say THANKYOU for this program, I just learned about Navy COOL in NORU. Outstanding!!!!— HT1, USN
The site is awesome! It's very informational to me as a sailor, as well as a recruiter in the Premier Recruiting district in the Nation (San Francisco). It gives me the ability to show prospective sailors what kind of certifications they can recieve as well as the civilian counter parts (if they only plan on a single enlistment). — Field Recruiter, USN
The Navy Cool site is a valuable resource to persons both in or considering the United States Naval Force. The site is simple yet effective in its presentation. The home page has an attractive blue layout with a several links to specify what the site visitor is interested in, as well as to update the visitor on site additions and updates. I visited the site as a DEP recruit in order to research options for my future. I followed the enlisted link and in no time was looking at the information on a Nuclear Electrical Technician. The information on my job field was laid out simply, effectively, and with working hot links to more specific information. I found this site, Navy Cool, incredibly helpful and the site managers showed control of and attention to their site. I would like to give high praise to the makers and managers of this site for the assistance it has provided to me. — DEP Recruit
AWESOME SITE!! This is probably the best site out there for Navy personnnel to easily navigate through and view detailed information about their civilian counterparts. — SN, USN
Hello. Now I know why I must hire the Navy veteran instead of his/her civilian counterpart. A Sailor with a certification not only proves they have met civilian standards, but their Navy experience coupled with a certification proves to me that I can hire a known quantity - proven experience with proven competency. — Civilian Employer
This has got to be the best site for navy personel ive ever seen. whether you stay in for 4 yrs or retire, you can check your skills against the civilian counterparts, along with pay which i have always been wanting to do for 14 yrs of my career. knowing what certifications pertain to you is a plus!!! thanks alot — ITC, USN
Shipmates I can't tell you how great this site is. You are paying a great tribute to our new Navy and Sailors. As I retire in 15 days I am glad to see that the Navy is still committed to an ever improving quality of life for its Sailors. This is a great transitional tool for senior Sailors too. Thanks for all that you do. — OSC, USN
Next to NKO and Navy e-learning, this is the coolest website that the Navy has come up with yet. I found a lot of information about credentialing programs that I am interested in, and a few that I did not know about. I am downloading the CoolToGo file right now so that I can post it on the Ship's intranet website. This is a great resource for our sailors! Thank you. — IT1, USN
This is awesome, this is what we have been fighting for all these years to be able to certify our personnel with skills they can take with them to the work place once they decide to leave the military. Thank you for making it eaiser to sift through the information. OOOH-RAH! — BUC, USN
To whom it may concern, Finally, a straightforth website that I use to encourage my junior troops to motivate them to excel. I just reviewed the website and I think that it is easy enough for most Sailors to understand but it quickly gives them the tools they are so desperately looking for to put in their toolbag. Whoever created this idea needs a raise. :) Thanks for the great project! — LT, USN
What a fantastic site - extraordinary resource loaded with information. The pop-ups that describe fields of expertise are perfect for "perfecting" a resume. And the links to testing and certification sites are expansive. I know I will use this site! — CDR, USN RET
