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Federal health-sector regulator for rehabilitation professions in Nigeria

MRTB Training Institute

INSTITUTE

The Institute Department of the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria (MRTBN) is responsible for coordinating key regulatory and professional development activities relating to the Training, examination, indexing, internship, professional competency, credential verification and continuing professional development of Medical Rehabilitation professionals.

The Department provides the following major services:
 Professional Examination:
Coordinates the MRTBN professional examinations for Nigerian-trained, foreign-trained and technical students, including examination scheduling, conduct, results processing and related communications.

   Student Indexing: Processes the indexing of students, verifies entry        qualifications and supporting documents, and assigns official MRTBN index         numbers to eligible students.

Internship: Coordinates internship for inducted graduates in accredited facilities, monitors internship compliance and maintains relevant internship records.
Standards of Proficiency: Supports the development, review and monitoring of academic and clinical standards, professional competency and alignment with current and international standards.

Academic Document Verification: Processes requests for verification of academic certificates, transcripts and training curricula, including verification of foreign-trained qualifications.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Processes applications for CPD programmes, CPD provider and facilitator’s registration, evaluates submitted programmes and determines applicable CPD credit points in accordance with MRTBN requirements.

Curriculum and Professional Standards: Supports curriculum review, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement of Medical Rehabilitation education and professional practice.

The Department works closely with educational institutions, healthcare facilities, students, interns, professionals, educators and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with MRTBN regulatory standards and requirements.

Access Institute Department Services

For detailed information on Examination, Indexing, Internship, Verification, Standards of Proficiency and CPD, users can access the Institute Department portal: https://portals.mrtb.gov.ng/