What is required to be accredited as a Volunteer Examiner?

A Volunteer Examiner Coordinator (VEC) is an organization recognized by the FCC to oversee the amateur radio licensing examination process. The FCC does not directly accredit individual Volunteer Examiners (VEs); instead, they authorize VECs to manage testing personnel. Because of this delegated structure, it is the VEC's responsibility to review applications from prospective VEs and confirm that they meet all FCC requirements to serve as an examiner. Options suggesting the FCC administers a test to VEs or directly accredits them are incorrect, as is the idea that earning a higher-class license automatically makes someone a VE without VEC approval.