I'm a British subject who has lived in Australia for the last sixteen years and now feel it is time to go home. I gained my Electronics Engineering Degree in the UK and did my 'sandwich' year at Warrington Hospital EBME dept.. I have worked in the Bio-Medical field all of this time whilst over here, for the last eight yeas at a public hospital. What is the general view of the VRCT? I think, in principle it is a good thing - the industry was crying out for something like it, Australia is still. But, having had a look at their membership criteria, grandparenting particularly, I wonder if they go too far. How would I go looking for a job if I wasn't a member? - it is voluntary afterall. I am trying to join while still over here, before December, but they don't seem to have a contingiency for me. I don't want to have to do another degree to do the job I am already good at. To be fair, I contacted them and explained my situation - they suggested I get two very senior Clinical Technologists to vouch for me, but there are no guarantees...
