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Oh, yes. And what did you used to teach, then, Paul? Hungarian Notation? Ha, ha.

And, by the way, erratic has never meant anything else than just that (ie, erratic), and we are not all in the NHS by any means!

Shiju,

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Paul,

There are definitely people who want to improve their career through distant education or part time courses in here.
there are lot of my friends who had completed diploma in Medical Electronics and are working for more than 6 years but until now did not start up any 'further career moves' mainly because of the lack of facilities here.

In this case only distant education would help and we are on the lookout for institutes which can provide higher courses in Biomed field.

The sort of universities (you had mentioned Ajman University) are giving full time courses which i dont think would be favourable.

There were no "further career moves" available when I worked in the Middle East either, shiju. That was for two reasons, I suppose. One, because we were there to work, not study. And two, because we were there to work, there was hardly any time left for study anyway! The full-time academies out there are aimed (quite rightly so, in my opinion) at the citizens of that country.

May I therefore suggest you learn here from the voice of experience. By "making hay whilst the sun shines" (ie, working hard and saving your money), you’ll be able to do what you please (for a while at least) afterwards. If that includes paying your way through whatever courses take your fancy, all well and good. There’s your plan. How does that sound?

I might add a personal note that I learned more about the realities of contracting in the engineering support and maintenance of medical equipment, and in new hospital projects, out there in the Desert than I would ever be likely to learn from a life-time at Falfield (or wherever).

Personally, I agree with Geoff on all points.

We are here in the Middle East to work and it makes sense to earn and save as much as you can and then take time off to pursue whatever you feel would prepare you for what you perceive as the job level you desire.

There are other ways of improving. One way is to get experience in other aspects or facets of the job. This can be done by volunteering your time or if your company allows it, to get overtime in other departments of the hospital. Try to work part time in the Accounting department, in the Purchasing department or in the General maintenance department and you will acquire skills that you can use in your area. you can "learn while you earn".

Another way to improve is that if you are working full time in the hospital is to go out and do the "sales and service engineer" way. There are companies who are on the lookout for hardworking and dedicated people. Emitac, Al Mashriq, Gulf & World and a number of companies come into mind. They train their people before sending them off to the field.

Geoff's post hit a home run with me as I also learn a lot in commissioning hospitals when I worked in the Middle East and to think that I had 10+ years installing CT Scanners, X-ray machines, etc before I went to UAE. I feel that it was work experience with my previous company which landed me my current job.

yeah.... thats true too..

'thinking over again'

thanks Geoff and Alan