Schools & Employers Partnerships
Why Partner With NMCAB
At NMCAB, we believe the strongest credentials are created through collaboration. Our partnerships with schools, colleges, training programs, and employers help ensure that our Nationally Accredited & Certified (NAC™) credentials are accessible, relevant, and aligned with workforce needs. By working together, we can build skilled health professionals ready for the demands of modern healthcare.
What Partnership Looks Like
When educational institutions or employers partner with NMCAB, the collaboration may include:
- Program Alignment & Certification: Schools align their curriculum with NMCAB job analysis and exam blueprints so graduates are fully prepared to sit for the NAC™ credential exams.
- Training Support: Access to training tools, workshops, and materials created by NMCAB to help instructors teach to credential standards.
- Onsite or Remote Proctoring / Exam Delivery: We can arrange exam delivery options suitable to your institution or workplace.
- Hiring & Skills Verification: Employers who partner with NMCAB can verify that credentialed candidates have met validated competency standards, reducing hiring risk.
- Continuous Feedback Loop: Ongoing feedback from partners helps us keep credentialing standards and job analyses current and relevant.
Benefits to Schools & Employers
| Benefit | How You Gain |
|---|---|
| Curriculum Credibility | Students trained to NAC™-aligned standards are better prepared for credentialing and employment. |
| Market Share & Marketing | Institutions can promote that their graduates meet nationally recognized standards. |
| Employee Retention & Confidence | Employers who are sponsors of NMCAB-certified training may see higher staff engagement and quality of care. |
| Quality Assurance | Shared standards help ensure consistent, high quality across training programs and workplaces. |
| Strategic Impact | Partners contribute to the evolution of credential standards via collaborative feedback, keeping skills relevant as healthcare shifts. |
What We Ask From Partners
To ensure productive and lasting partnerships, NMCAB asks that partner schools or employers:
- Commit to aligning programs or internal training with NMCAB’s job domain & exam blueprint structure.
- Support students/employees in accessing necessary resources (labs, clinical sites, simulation) needed to meet competencies.
- Share performance and feedback data to help NMCAB evaluate credential outcomes.
- Assist with exam logistics when needed (proctoring, space, technology).
- Promote ethics, professionalism, and continuing competency in line with NMCAB’s standards.
How to Become a Partner
- Visit our Partnerships page and fill out the Partnership Interest Form.
- We’ll schedule a conversation to understand your program’s goals and capacity.
- Review and align your curriculum with NAC™ standards where needed.
- Sign a Partnership Agreement with NMCAB.
- Access partner resources, including instructor training, exam delivery support, and ongoing review.
Our Current Partners
We are proud to collaborate with leading schools, colleges, clinics, and healthcare employers across the nation. Our partners include:
- [Partner School / Institution 1]
- [Employer / Health System 1]
- [Training Program / Community College 1]
(If you have a directory of current partners, list them here or link to a downloadable map / PDF.)
Validity & Transparency
- Validity: Partnerships support our ongoing job analysis and credential review process, which involves Subject Matter Experts, school and employer feedback, and periodic curriculum audits.
- Transparency: We publish our partnership criteria, program alignment guidelines, and exam blueprints so schools and employers know exactly what is expected and how credentials are built.