National Certification Corporation (NCC)

The National Certification Corporation (NCC) is a not for profit organization that provides a national certification program for nurses, physicians and other licensed health care professionals. Certification is awarded to nurses in the obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal specialties and subspecialty certifications are awarded to licensed health care professionals in the subspecialty areas of electronic fetal monitoring and neonatal pediatric transport.
Vision:
NCC envisions a transformed health care system where all licensed health care professionals in women’s health, obstetric and neonatal specialties are certified.
Mission:
NCC promotes and provides certification and education for licensed health care professionals with a primary focus on women’s health, obstetric and neonatal specialties.
Values:
• NCC believes that national certification improves patient outcomes by elevating clinical practice through validation of specialty knowledge
• NCC leads innovation within the certification marketplace to ensure the integrity and value of certification
• NCC commits to exceed national standards for psychometrically sound certification
• NCC empowers stakeholders through opportunities for life-long learning and professional engagement