If you are selected for audit, you will be contacted via email by IBLCE staff. The email will ask you to provide documentation as indicated in the following points. You will have 10 business days from the date of the email to provide supporting documentation. If documentation is not received by the provided deadline your application may be denied and 50% of the paid fee will be refunded. The following outlines the documentation that IBLCE looks for during an audit:
1. Health Sciences – proof (e.g. transcripts) of having completed the Health Sciences Education courses on or before time of the examination application submission. If you are educated in one of the professions on the List of Recognised Health Professions, a copy of your license, diploma, or degree will be sufficient.
2. Lactation Specific Education – proof (e.g. certificates of completion) of having completed 95 hours of lactation specific education, including 5 hours focused on communication skills, within the 5 years prior to application submission. For Pathway 2 candidates, a document that provides proof of the completion of the accredited lactation academic programme and the 5 hours of communication skills will be accepted.
3. Clinical Experience Hours – complete the Lactation Specific Clinical Practice Calculator. For Pathway 2 candidates, a document that provides proof of the completion of the accredited lactation academic programme will be accepted.