Apprenticeships Schemes A method to provide the qualified workforce – making it work for you. IPEM Draft Rationale and

1. Apprenticeships Schemes A method to provide the qualified workforce – making it work for you. IPEM Draft Rationale and Concepts [[

2. 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”

3. According to recent figures the age profile of the medical engineering workforce including Medical Physics and Estates based services is 57 3

4. 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

5. 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

6. Clinical Engineering Technology Specialities Medical Engineering Radiation Engineering Rehabilitation Engineering Renal Technology

7. 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

8. 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. Scopes of Practice

9. Medical Engineering Scope of Practice • Covers the areas of: • Equipment management • Equipment design and development • Equipment evaluation • Further detail from www.vrct.org.uk

10. Qualifications and Credit Framework

11. 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

12. 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) 12

13. Framework for an advanced engineering apprenticeship

14. 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 14

15. 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 15

16. Technical Certificate Two year academic course National Certificate in Electrical / Electronic Engineering 16

17. 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 17

18. 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 18

19. 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 19

20. 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 20

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. Foundation Degree Modules

25. The Bigger Picture Aged 22 Aged 16 Aged 17-19 Aged 19-21 Pre-requisite Performing Engineering Operation S/NVQ L2 Foundation Degree In Medical technologies Level 4 & 5 BSc Honours Degree Level 6 Advanced Modern Apprenticeship In Engineering Level 3 Post GCSE - demonstrating aptitude towards Science and Mathematics NVQ - Performing Engineering Operations Level 3 - S/NVQ in Servicing Medical Equipment Work based Medical equipment pathway Work based top up year to Foundation degree Level 3 - Technical Certificate Electronics Key skills

26. Current IPEM Training Scheme pre MSC – may be post MSC in some hybrid form. Continuing Professional Development PART 2 PART 1 From the Training Scheme for Clinical Technologist May 2008

27. Training Content? HEI Provision Industry Provision Professional Body Work based provision NOS KSF etc

28. Other Elements in the training scheme • THE TRAINING PLAN • Trainee • SUPERVISOR • Chief Moderator Super Tech • External Moderator • Training Centre • Supporting Moderators • Training Coordinators • CTETP • THE PORTFOLIO