Advance your career with Advanced Certification


NCBTMB’s Advanced Certification will give practitioners the opportunity to test and measure their knowledge, skills and abilities against a new and higher standard. Those who successfully meet this challenge will distinguish themselves from their peers and be nationally recognized as true leaders in the profession. These accomplished individuals will be respected for their role in taking massage and bodywork to the next level and driving its acceptance by the integrative healthcare community.

The Advanced Certification exam will be rigorous, calling upon expertise in all areas and aspects of the profession, regardless of specialization or modality. It will test a practitioner’s ability to employ outcome-based approaches that demand more education and more hands-on experience. This credential will not only help transform the profession, it will also translate into greater credibility, marketability and job mobility for every practitioner who earns the right to call themselves “Advanced”.

How can Advanced Certification benefit you?

  • Improves your earning potential
  • Provides more opportunities in conventional, integrative and clinical healthcare settings
  • Identifies you as a leader in the massage and bodywork profession
  • Increases your marketability
  • Enhances your credibility
  • Provides you greater job mobility
  • Enables you to independently test and measure your skills against a national standard
  • Distinguishes you from your peers
  • Creates a feeling of personal satisfaction and achievement
  • Prepares you for many career opportunities
  • Demonstrates your dedication to the profession
  • Encourages ongoing professional development
  • Confirms your commitment to NCBTMB’s Standards of Conduct and Code of Ethics

 

NCBTMB National Certification for Advanced Practice


National certification has long represented the highest standard of excellence in the field. Now, NCBTMB plans to take the profession to the next level with the National Certification for Advanced Practice (NCAP). Completely voluntary, the credential will build upon the educational, experiential and ethical requirements of national certification.

Who Is On The NCAP Development Team?
A steering group of test development specialists, psychometricians and NCBTMB representatives is directing the development of the new credential. A task force of accomplished professionals is serving as the core body of industry experts, with subgroups dedicated to specific activities such as item (question) writing, item review and standard setting. The members represent a diverse group, with practitioners of different modalities, educational backgrounds, regions, ethnicities, genders and cultures. Individually, they bring experience spanning 8 to 30+ years. Meet the Task Force.

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