Apprenticeships Schemes

A method to provide the qualified workforce – making

it work for you.

IPEM Draft Rationale and Concepts

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Familiar?

“advertised two occasions and still cannot recruit a suitably qualified technician”

“recruited from outside NHS and then needed to make a large investment in training to ensure able to work on machines”

“its simple there are medical electronics vacancies everywhere and Trusts cannot recruit to the right calibre to ensure a suitably qualified workforce, the apprenticeship route is currently the only suitable way for our future workforce in Medical Electronics”

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According to recent figures the age profile of the medical engineering workforce

including Medical Physics and Estates based services is 57

The Current & Future Workforce Demographic

• Currently:– We are dying off faster than we can be replaced– Provision and geography don’t match– Some of us are rarer to find than a Dodo– We can cost a lot to skill up– Skills don’t transfer that well

• Tomorrow:– Demand = Supply– Core skill set with discipline specific bolt on's– Technology debate– New roles and ways of working

What ever we do

• Must not re-invent the wheel• Must use existing concepts in as far as

possible• Be realistic• Be affordable• Be in tune with MSC thinking process.• Address the problem• Deliver

Clinical Engineering Technology Specialities

Medical Engineering Radiation Engineering

Rehabilitation EngineeringRenal Technology

Fit for Purpose

• So, Then

What is a Technologist?

Answer:

“A person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems”

Same definition is given for Engineers and Applied Scientists

Scopes of Practice

• Say what people do• 7 in total:

– 4 Engineering related:• Medical Engineering • Radiation Engineering• Rehabilitation

Engineering• Renal Technology

– 3 Clinical Physics related• Radiation Physics• Radiotherapy Physics• Nuclear Medicine

• KEY POINT:

• Qualified, competent and registered persons must be able to demonstrate compliance with the whole scope of practice for their relevant area.

Medical Engineering Scope of Practice

• Covers the areas of:– Equipment management– Equipment design and development– Equipment evaluation

• Further detail from www.vrct.org.uk

Qualifications and Credit FrameworkLevel Qualifications HCS

frameworkYour

Band?

8 Doctorates 8-9

7 Masters degrees, postgraduate certificates and diplomas

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6 Bachelors degrees, graduate certificates and diplomas

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5 Intermediate diplomas of higher education and further education, foundation degrees, higher national certificates

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4 Certificates of Higher Education 4

3 NVQ 3, A Levels 3-4

2 NVQ 2, GCSE (grades A* - C) 2-3

1 NVQ 1, GCSE (grades D-G) 1-2

Entry level

Entry level certificates 1

Apprenticeships

• Structured learning environment for young people within the workplace

• Last between 12months and 5 years – job and industry sector dependant

• An engineering apprenticeship could take up to 5 years at an average cost of £28,762 ( source Warwick University Business School)

• Training costs paid back in as little as 5 years• NVQ, C&G, BTC HNC based educational components• Work based training element• Good idea to have people skilled to deliver that

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Requirements of Advanced Apprenticeship

• NVQ Level 2 in Performing Engineering Operations

• Key Skills• Technical Certificate• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Maintenance –

Electronic or specific medical Pathway• Employment, Responsibilities and Rights

(ERR)

Framework for an advanced engineering apprenticeship

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4Performing Engineering

Operations Level 26 units

Local College

Technical CertificateC &G or BTEC Year 1

Local College

Technical CertificateC &G or BTEC Year 2

Local College

BTEC HNC Year 1Local College

BTEC HNC Year 2Local College

KEY SKILLSCommunication L2, Application of Number L2, ICT L2, Working with Others L3, Improving Own

Learning L3Employer and College

NVQ L3 Total of 10 assessment units studiedEmployer

Time Served Apprentice

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NVQ Level 2 PEO

• Mandatory units– Working safely in an engineering environment– Developing yourself and working with other people on

engineering activities– Using and communicating technical information– Identifying and selecting engineering material

• Possible optional units– Building and testing electrical circuits– Maintaining and testing instrumentation devices– Maintaining electronic equipment and systems– Marking out for engineering activities

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Key Skills

• All key skills are at level 2– Communication– Information and Communication

Technology– Application of Numbers– Personal Skills – Working with Others– Personal Skills – Improve own Learning

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Technical Certificate

• Two year academic course• National Certificate in Electrical /

Electronic Engineering

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Employment, Responsibilities and Rights (ERR)

• Used to ensure that all apprentices have a basic understanding of the requirements by law on information on – Pay– Unions– Health and safety– Bullying / harassment– Training requirements and achievements -

progression

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NVQ Level 3• Mandatory units

• Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements

• Using engineering drawing and documents in maintenance activities

• Working efficiently and effectively in engineering• Handing over and confirming completion of maintenance

activities

• Possible optional units• Carrying out fault diagnosis on electronic equipment and

circuits• Testing electronic equipment and circuits• Repairing electronic equipment

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or NHS specific

For example:-• Fault diagnosis on medical equipment• Testing medical equipment• Carrying out scheduled servicing• Servicing anaesthetic and ventilation equipment• Servicing physiological monitoring and infusion

equipment• Servicing operating theatre and surgical equipment• Servicing dental equipment• Servicing cardiovascular equipment• Maintaining medical decontamination equipment

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What else?• HNC in Electronic Engineering• Foundation Degree• C&G PAT Testing and 17th Edition courses• Medical Electronics specific:-

– Theatre equipment– Dental equipment– X-ray equipment– Laboratory equipment– Biomedical Equipment Maintenance Practice– Patient Lung Ventilators– Anaesthetic equipment

• Training DVDs– Includes training DVD, notes, pre and post tests

• Training Days

Apprenticeships

• NVQ 3 Pathway – EMK: Servicing Medical Equipment• 4 Mandatory pathway requirements

– Focusing on key functions such as Working efficiently and effectively in engineering

• 3 mandatory servicing medical equipment modules covering core activity

• Optional modules normally no more than 3 taken– 4 + 3 = 7 + 3 = 10

• Optional modules equipment / discipline specific e.g.– Unit 64 - Servicing physiological monitoring & infusion equipment– Unit 69 - Servicing dental equipment

Foundation Degree in Medical Technologies

• Delivered by Eastwood Park in partnership with Kingston University

• Work based Foundation Degree for people in full-time employment

• Level 5 higher level qualification • Leads to a work based Honours Degree with input

on content from IPEM

in partnership with

Foundation Degree in Medical Technologies

• Distance/blended learning• Learning takes place predominantly in the

workplace• Workbooks, lectures (via pod casts), direct practice

and mentor supervision• Provides support for evidence of knowledge and

skills via a portfolio and 3000 assignment for each module

• Practical assessment to take place at Eastwood Park via attendance of 2 assessment weekends

Foundation Degree ModulesYear 1 Type of Module Year 2 Type of Module

Personal Progress Portfolio (1) Core Personal Progress Portfolio 2 Core

Anatomy, Physiology and Biological Sciences

Core Managing Medical Equipment Core

Health & Safety and Infection Control

Core Quality Assurance and Control Core

Engineering Science Core Biomedical Science & Instrumentation

PathwaySpecific

Patient Monitoring and Fluid Delivery Equipment.

PathwaySpecific

Medical Imaging Systems PathwaySpecific

Frequency Dependent Medical Equipments

PathwaySpecific

Laboratory Instrumentation PathwaySpecific

Dental Equipment PathwaySpecific

Anaesthetic and Theatre Equipment

PathwaySpecific

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NVQ - Performing Engineering Operations

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Advanced Modern ApprenticeshipIn Engineering

Level 3

Pre-requisitePerforming Engineering Operation S/NVQ L2

Level 3 - S/NVQ in Servicing Medical

Equipment

Level 3 - Technical Certificate

Electronics

Key skills

Aged 19-21

Foundation DegreeIn Medical technologies

Level 4 & 5

Work based Medical equipment pathway

Aged 22

BSc Honours DegreeLevel 6

Work based top up year to

Foundation degree

Current IPEM Training Scheme pre MSC – may be post MSC in some hybrid form.

From the Training Scheme for Clinical Technologist May 2008

PART 2

PART 1

Continuing Professional Development

1.2 Career Development

Figure 1 Schematic Representation of Progression Within The Profession – timescales given are nominal

Incorporated Member of IPEM AFTER INTERVIEW

VOCATIONAL DEGREE ROUTE

Entrant requires both academic knowledge and

practical competency based training

EDUCATION ONLY ROUTE

Entrant requires Practical competency based training and supplemental academic

knowledge

Certificate in Part 1 Competencies in Clinical Technology

2 Years Part 1 Training &

VIVA

2 Year Part 2 Training &

VIVA

Minimum 1 Year Part 2 Training &

VIVA

RELEVANT TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

ROUTE Entrant has both basic knowledge and practical competency, which

may require supplementing

IPEM DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY

Competent to practice unsupervised

1 or 2 Year Part 2 Training &

VIVA

Part 3 Training CPD Maintenance

Min 3yrs

CPD

ELIGIBLE TO JOIN VOLUNTARY REGISTER OF CLINICAL TECHNOLOGISTS (VRCT)

Only applicable to those whose training matches the Scope of Practice criteria defined by VRCT

2 Years Part 1 Training &

VIVA

Training Content?

HEI Provision

Professional BodyWork based provision NOS KSF etc

IndustryProvision

Other Elements in the training scheme

THE TRAINING PLAN

Chief Moderator

Training Centre

Training Coordinators

Trainee

SUPERVISOR

External Moderator

Supporting Moderators

THE PORTFOLIO

SuperTech

CTETP