NAWCO CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

CERTIFICATION:

The Certification Committee of the NAWCO is the governing body for all credentials.

NAWCO is not an education provider. Please direct questions about the course to the selected education provider.

“The NAWCO Certification Committee does not accredit, approve, endorse, or recommend any education or training programs and/or products designed or intended to prepare candidates for WCC Certification. The Committee has no involvement in the development or delivery of such programs or products.”

NAWCO offers the Certification Examinations to measure the academic and technical competence of eligible candidates in the area of wound, lymphedema, diabetic, ostomy, and nutritional management beyond their basic knowledge.

The Certification Committee provides criteria that must be met by any acceptable course.

  • The course must be relevant to the Certification Exam domains
  • The course can be delivered online or onsite
  • A single course must meet the minimum hours of coursework noted in the Candidate Handbook to qualify for each specific credential.

COURSE REVIEW:

Education providers must contact NAWCO and request a review of the program that will be offered.

Material submitted by Education providers will be reviewed by the Executive Director and at least one Certification Committee Member or Committee Approved SME. Materials to be submitted include course workbooks, presentations, access to online self-paced content, handouts, and supplemental resources.

If the material meets the requirements established by the certification committee, the provider will be notified via email and listed on the website as a provider whose content meets the criteria. Students who complete the reviewed course will be permitted to take the selected Certification Examination.

EDUCATION PROVIDERS:

To receive credit, the CH/CPEUs must be from an accredited provider of continuing nursing/physician/therapy/dietitian education. The educational program must be approved/accredited by either the state board governing your primary license (or any state board governing the professional license type under which you practice), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC®), American Physical Therapy Association, (APTA®) , Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) ,Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME®), American Medical Association (AMA®), or the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR®).

 

AWCC PROVIDERS:

Healiant Wound Training Solutions

WoundEducators.com INC.  (Introduction to Evidence-Based Wound Management Certificate Course does not qualify for AWCC)

 

DWC PROVIDERS:

Relias/Wound Care Education Institute

 

LLE PROVIDERS:

Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy

 

NWCC & WCC PROVIDERS:

Cleveland Clinic Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing Education Program

CoreMedSource

Emory School of Nursing WOC Traditional Pathway

Emory School of Nursing WOC Experiential Pathway Course

Excell College

Genesis Medical College

Healiant Wound Training Solutions

Kaleidoscope Clinical Consulting

Relias/Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI)

University of Southern Indiana Wound Management Program

WEBWOC

Wound Care Education Partners (WCEP)

Wound Care University Certification Prep Course

Wound Certification Prep Course (Live or Virtual ONLY. On Demand does not meet hour requirements)

WoundEducators.com INC.

Wound Treatment Associate (WTA) Program (Does NOT include “WTA Your Way” program)

 

OMS PROVIDERS:

AppleTree CEU

Cleveland Clinic Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing Education Program

Emory School of Nursing WOC Traditional Pathway

Emory School of Nursing WOC Experiential Pathway Course

Ostomy Care Associate (OCA) Program

Relias/Wound Care Education Institute

WEBWOC

 

WPC PROVIDERS:

Excell College

Kaleidoscope Clinical Consulting

WoundEducators.com INC.

Wound Care University Wound Prevention Prep Course