Name of qualification Name of qualification: Ortopedski tehnolog/ortopedska tehnologinjaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Orthopaedic technologist
Type of qualification Type of qualification: National vocational qualification, SQF level 6
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Vocational Qualification
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • Professional examination for the vocational or technical qualification of healthcare technician,
  • certification of mentor of at least one year's work experience in the field of immobilisation and mobilisation, comprising: written documentation on required interventions performed, certificate of participation in repositioning, certificate of participation in care of critically ill patient,
  • medical examination.
ISCED field Field:
Health and welfare
ISCED subfield subfield: medical diagnostic and treatment technology
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 6
EQF Level: EQF 5

Learning outcomes:

The candidate:

  • plans, prepares, performs and controls own work,
  • makes rational use of energy, material and time,
  • protects own health, health of others and the environment in special working conditions,
  • communicates with co-workers and clients,
  • uses modern information and communication technologies,
  • physically and mentally prepares the patient for the intervention,
  • makes, implements and adapts therapeutic immobilisations using plaster or synthetic materials, taking into account the medical report and X-ray image,
  • applies and adapts orthopaedic and technical devices,
  • participates in a healthcare team in the repositioning of fractures and sprains,
  • controls, corrects, removes or supplements therapeutic immobilisations,
  • provides nursing care to the patient,
  • carries out health education work and transfers knowledge, skills, experience and innovations from the profession to students and new co-workers.

Evaluator:

Verification and assessment are carried out by committees for the verification and validation of national vocational qualifications, appointed by the National Examination Centre (NEC). Committee members must be licensed by the National Examination Centre. Licences may be found here.

Assesment and completion:

VALIDATION

During the counselling process, the candidate prepares a portfolio. The relevant committee assesses the portfolio and recognises the catalogue content in part or in full. If the committee is unable to recognise all catalogue content, it assigns tasks to the candidate for verification.

METHOD OF VERIFICATION

Practical verification with an oral presentation.

Ortopedski tehnolog/ortopedska tehnologinja

SQF 6

EQF 5

The Career path tab shows the possible career path within the selected qualification area, which is not the only one and is not mandatory. The actual transition between qualifications, which is determined by law, is defined in the Transition tab.

Diplomirani inženir laboratorijske biomedicine (un)/diplomirana inženirka laboratorijske biomedicine (un)

Diplomirani inženir radiološke tehnologije (vs)/diplomirana inženirka radiološke tehnologije (vs)

Diplomirani laboratorijski zobni protetik (vs)/diplomirana laboratorijska zobna protetičarka (vs)

Diplomirani ortotik in protetik (vs)/diplomirana ortotičarka in protetičarka (vs)

SQF 7 / EQF 6 

Magister inženir radiološke tehnologije/magistrica inženirka radiološke tehnologije

SQF 8 / EQF 7

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

The candidate demonstrates attainment of the knowledge, skills and competences defined in the catalogue of standards of vocational knowledge and skills.

Awarding body:

Providers of procedures for identifying and validating national vocational qualifications are entered in a register of providers maintained in the relevant collection of the national reference point for vocational qualifications. Providers include: vocational schools, enterprises, inter-enterprise training centres, adult education centres, chambers of commerce, etc.

URL

Awarding body URL:
https://www.nrpslo.org/podrobnosti/npk/72500021
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