Other Projects & Case Studies
Diploma of Orthopaedic Technology Training Package Project: Complete
SkillsIQ, under the direction of the Technicians Support Services Industry Reference Committee (IRC), completed a project to develop a new nationally accredited Diploma of Orthopaedic Technology Qualification and seven new Orthopaedic Technology Units of Competency. This will ensure that orthopaedic technologists have access to contemporary best-practice skills and knowledge in order to meet the current and future needs of the Australian health care system.
SkillsIQ, under the direction of the Technicians Support Services Industry Reference Committee (IRC), completed a project to develop a new nationally accredited Diploma of Orthopaedic Technology Qualification and seven new Orthopaedic Technology Units of Competency. This will ensure that orthopaedic technologists have access to contemporary best-practice skills and knowledge in order to meet the current and future needs of the Australian health care system, and especially the needs of patients visiting hospitals or accessing outpatient services.
To inform the development of the Diploma of Orthopaedic Technology Qualification and seven new Orthopaedic Technology Units of Competency, a Cast Technology Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) was initially formed and was later renamed as the Orthopaedic Technology TAC.
The Orthopaedic Technology TAC worked on developing one new Qualification and seven new Units of Competency that were released for public consultation in December 2020 and validation in April 2021.
We thank everyone who provided feedback via the feedback forum, email and attended webinars to inform this project to date.