VACertification.com is the joint effort of three leaders in the Virtual Assistance industry: The International Association of Virtual Office Assistants (IAVOA), AVirtualSolution (AVS) and Virtual Assistance U (VAU). Leaders in these three organizations were convinced that the rapid growth of the Virtual Assistance industry meant that individuals with a wide range of skills, some high level, some marginal, were entering the profession. It was determined that a certification system be designed to weed out those with marginal skills and experience from the ones with higher skill levels and more experience. Thus, VACertification.com was born.