National Competency Profile (NCP)
The NCP review process is now complete and the 2011 National Competency Profile (NCP) is posted on the National Alliance of Respiratory Therapy Regulatory Bodies’ (NARTRB) website at http://www.nartrb.ca/eng/documents/2011NCPfinal.pdf
The 18 Statements of Competence outlined in the NCP represent the required competencies an entry-level Respiratory Therapist is expected to be able to perform in the workplace and identifies the outcomes that must be achieved by the conclusion of the educational program. For the purposes of RT program curricula and accreditation, the new NCP will be effective in 2011. Implementation of the 2011 NCP into the Canadian approved examinations will commence for those students writing the exam in 2014. In the interim the 2003 NCP is still in effect http://www.nartrb.ca/eng/documents/2003DatedNCP2.pdf