you take selected technicians ONC/HNC/HND with years of practical experience in electronics working on Tels, Radar, Gen Tech systems (latter added for our RAF friends). Complete the infamous Arborfield (Med Dent) course; this is a generic 5 month (now 12 weeks) long course. The course allowed them to get real hands on with simulated practical faults thrown in etc along with learning relevant anatomy and physiology, then and only then allow them into a medical equipment environment. It works.
Yes it does, and very well too!
Oh how times have changed! A solid "RedBrick" obtained Degree with full IEEE accreditation being replaced with a much more watered down (Spoon fed) version. Sums up the UK education system as a whole me thinks!
Bring back apprenticeships and parallel formal education! Put the “Great” back into Britain! Vote me!
Eddie
PS Thanks for that, I feel much better now!
