*5.5.5 Development of a conceptual framework to strengthen NIMART training and implementation*

According to Mboweni and Makhado (2020), there was no conceptual framework to guide the training and implementation of NIMART, and this study developed a framework that needs to be implemented and reviewed before adoption. A further study can be conducted to upgrade the framework into a model that can be tested and approved for use. A framework is a particular set of rules, ideas, or beliefs that you use to deal with problems or decide what to do, and it can guide how to conduct training and implementation of NIMART. According to Adom and Hussein (2018), a *conceptual framework* is a structure that the researcher believes can best explain the natural progression of the phenomenon to be studied. The application of NIMART training and implementation was discussed in section five of this chapter.
