The purpose of this organization is to promote quality volleyball officiating by:

• Rating officials as prescribed by the PAVO Volleyball Officials' Guidebook
• Providing training for volleyball officials, including rules knowledge, techniques and mechanics, professionalism, ethics, and event management
• Standardizing and improving volleyball officiating through on-court evaluation and rating sessions
• Disseminating current rules, interpretations, and techniques as published by PAVO and/or included in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women's Volleyball Rules and Interpretations book
• Promoting the use of PAVO-rated officials
• Establishing standards of conduct for members compatible with the PAVO Code of Ethics