national board
Countrywide oversight body
A national board is an organization operating at the country level, typically overseeing standards, certification, or policy in a particular field: the National Board of Medical Examiners, certified by the national board.
The term distinguishes these bodies from local, state, or international counterparts.
National boards often set professional credentials or industry standards.
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- licensureOfficial permission to practice
- teaching certificateLicense to instruct students
standards · code of ethics · committee · council · professional · credentials · review · governing · oversight · regulatory · assessment · education · continuing education · testing · pass rate · qualifications · directors · trustees
national boardlocal chapter
Area-based organizational division
local board · local branch · state board · chapter · regional office
national boardlocal chapter
Area-based organizational division
local affiliate · branch office · subsidiary · field office · grassroots organization
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