INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
CERTIFICATION BOARD
IRCB
GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR RESEARCH.
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS FOR THE FUTURE.
Accreditation | Certification | Learning
Empowering clinicians, researchers, scientists and healthcare professionals through competency-based certification and quality assurance across the global research ecosystem.
Credible Certification. Global Impact.
IRCB is a professional body focused on accreditation, professional certification, continuing learning, competency assessment and quality assurance in clinical and health research.
A trusted framework for modern research
We support the people and organizations who protect participants, generate evidence and translate knowledge into better health outcomes.
Competency-based. Transparent assessment that reflects real professional capability.
Independent-minded. Clear separation between learning, accreditation and credential decisions.
Trusted by a community of professionals
Clinicians
Demonstrate current, ethical practice with credentials built around patient-centred research.
Research scientists
Validate expertise in study design, data integrity, analysis and reproducibility.
Healthcare & social scientists
Build credible pathways from evidence to better systems, communities and outcomes.
One board. Four pathways to professional trust.
Accreditation
For research organizations, ethics committees, clinical sites, training providers and professional programmes.
Certifications
Clinical research, research ethics, GCP, data, public health, social research and quality credentials.
Learning Academy
Micro-credentials, continuing professional development and pathways from fundamentals to advanced practice.
Verify a Credential
A trusted destination for credential IDs, status, issue dates and digital verification.