EBME Forums Forums Management Training Foundation Degree at EWP and access to the VRCT

Thanks for the info Steve, (Is eastwoodpark your real surname? Is that how you got the gig? (sorry, just my sense of humour))
This doesn't make things any clearer, you say that a vocational degree is equivalent to an HND then why does the "Physics" side of the VRCT require a BSc?
I am still not convinced that the VRCT or whatever it develops into will have any relevance in the provision of medical equipment maintenance. We call ourselves Biomedical Engineers and will continue to do so. We have recently taken on 4 trainees 3 are doing an ONC in Electronics and the other is due to start a BEng in Electronics in September. This route has satisfied our needs for over 30 years and as far as I'm aware we haven't killed anyone yet! My colleagues and I support the idea that registering as a professional engineer or eng tech. is as good if not better than Clinical Technologist

Bill

p.s. we are not clinical, we advise clinical staff, we do not interfere with patients. If we are called to a faulty ECG monitor for example we ask the nursing staff to reapply the electrodes or prep the patient's skin, we would never do it ourselves.