While I do not speak for the entire Board, I can report that several members of the IBLCE Board of Directors have expressed their view that use of any such "title" as "IBCLC candidate" is inappropriate. It gives the impression that the IBLCE has already given the candidate recognition of her/his knowledge and skills when in fact, the person has only shown that she/he meets the eligibility requirements for sitting the exam. This is not a guarantee of passing the exam. I have not seen other allied health care professionals in the process of certification use this sort of designation--for example, "SLP-CCC candidate" or "RN candidate". "IBCLC candidate" has no real meaning, and the time one actually spends as a candidate is short--a few months at most. I think as a profession we already agree that there are too many "titles" floating around out there; why add another? Barbara Ash, IBCLC, RLC Assistant Executive Director IBLCE *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html