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people talking at a desk Rehab Group is delighted to announce that the NIDMAR training programme and is now available in Ireland.

What is NIDMAR?

NIDMAR is a training programme for HR practitioners, Occupational Health Professionals, Occupational Therapists and other Vocational Rehabilitation practitioners who wish to increase their absence management skills.

What's its value?

Provides a much needed skill set:

Many employers have a very limited awareness of good absence management practices;
Few have skilled in-house practitioners to help them manage their sickness absence in-house;
Our training can help employers and providers build these skills.

Practical:

Accessible to the working practitioner
Available units cover a wide range of skills.
Each unit is self-contained and can be completed in a day (plus completion of an assignment in your own time- max 8 hours)
Student can choose which courses they want to take, and when

Who developed the programme?

The National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR), in Canada.

Design and development led by university research team which involved a broad stakeholder group of government, practitioner, business and labour organisations
Based on the International Labour Organization's Disability Management Standard.
Development costs of over $2.5 million
Certified by the International Disability Management Standards Council

Who uses it?

The original training programme attracted a wide range of professionals in Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand who want to increase their skills in occupational rehabilitation and return to work.

The new Irish -based training is attracting interest from Occupational Health and HR professionals, as well as Occupational Therapists and rehabilitation providers.

Rehab is planning to engage with the Insurance industry to help them better understand the work situation of the cases they are administering.

NIDMAR certification examination

Following the course of modules students may wish to consider taking the NIDMAR certification exam. This exam takes place in May and is hosted by Rehab. This examination is overseen by the International Disability Management Standards Council (www.idmsc.org) and is an internationally recognised certification.

mairead.conroy@rehab.ie or telephone 087 0524141