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Time running out to apply for Eastwood Park’s Medical Technologies Foundation Degree | Aug 08

Applicants are urged to apply now for the new Medical Technologies Foundation Degree from Eastwood Park, which goes beyond the level 3 NVQs previously available in servicing and the decontamination of medical equipment. The closing date is end of September for those wishing to start the degree this October (2008).

Health and Safety law demands an appropriate level of competence and qualification for the decontamination and maintenance and repair of medical devices and gas technologies. Although NVQ levels 2 and 3 have been available for some years, the Foundation Degree was only developed last year in partnership with Kingston University and in association with the Sector Skills Councils for Health and SEMTA, the Department of Health, IHEEM and the IDSc.

Already over 25 students are taking part in the two-year programme, which is most suitable for current and aspiring managers, supervisors, test persons, authorised persons, engineers and senior technicians working in the areas of medical equipment, device decontamination and gas technology.

The advantage of this qualification is that it can be studied on a flexible basis through a blend of learning methods. Elements of the programme can be studied in the workplace, at home and at Eastwood Park.

All Foundation Degrees are university validated and provide a route to progression to the third year of one or more Honours Degrees. This foundation degree also relates to the Voluntary Register of Clinical Technologies and membership of relevant professional bodies.