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TANZANIA TRAINING CENTRE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGISTS

”TATCOT”

OF

MINISTRY OF HEALTH –TZ

AT

KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE

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TATCOT UNDER THE SLOPES OF

KILIMANJARO

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ESTABLISHMENT OF TATCOT

TATCOT was established through a bilateral cooperation between the :

Federal Republic of German

and

United Republic of Tanzania

in

June 1981

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FRONT VIEW

TATCOT

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH TANZANIA

MANAGEMENT ISSUES

DIRECTOR

HUMAN RESOURCE

DEVELOPMENT

MOH

ACADEMIC ISSUES

DIRECTOR

MUHIMBILI

UNIVERSITY OF

HEALTH AND

ALLIED

SCIENCES

MUHAS

TATCOT

AT

KCMC

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TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN TECHNICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND REHABILITATION DESCIPLINES

TATCOT carries out the following training and

education programmes:

Long Term Training Courses

Short Term Training/Educational Courses

Tailor made courses

Seminars, Workshop and Conferences

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LONG TERM TRAINING COURSE

There are two main long term training courses:

Three Years Diploma Courses

Professional Title: Orthopaedic Technologists

Four/Three Years Degree Course in Prosthetics & Orthotics

Professional Title: Prosthetists/Orthotists

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THREE YEARS DIPLOMA COURSE

Entry Requirements:

A/O-Level, Form IV/VI Certificate with at least three credit passes in any of the science subjects, i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Mechanics.

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DIPLOMA COURSE IN ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGY

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AWARD

A candidate who satisfies the Board of Examiners

and the SENATE of the MUHAS is awarded a:

Diploma

in

Orthopaedic Technology

Of the

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

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Graduate output by programme (1984- Dec 2014)

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DOT sponsorship support trend (1999 to 2014)

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BSc P/O sponsorship support trend (1999 to 2014)

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TATCOT DOT graduate output by country (1981 -2013)

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THREE/FOUR YEARS

BSc Degree in Prosthetics & Orthotics

OF

KCMU-COLLEGE

OF

TUMAINI UNIVERSITY

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MAIN OBJECTIVES:

TO QUALIFY PROSTHETISTS AND ORTHOTISTS WHO ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ATTITUDE TO:

PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SERVICES WHICH ARE IN ACCORDANCE AND RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS

ADAPT & ADVANCE THE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SUITABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE ENVIROMENT

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MAIN OBJECTIVES – cont--:

PARTICIPATE IN ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

PARTICIPATE IN ELEVATING THE QUALITY, SERVICE DELIVERY AT NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.

CARRY OUT CLINICAL RESEARCH ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE FIELD

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

DIRECT ENTRY:

A-LEVEL, FORM VI, with three principal, i.e. not less than 4.5 points in any of the science subjects, i.e. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Mechanics

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

EQUIVALENT ENTRY: orthopaedic technologists with Distinctions – “b”

grade or above” in Mathematics, Anatomy, Mechanics, Biomechanics, Pathology and P/O sciences.

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COURSE DURATION

BSc Degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics

4 YEARS DURATION

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SHORT TERM TRAINING COURSE

There are two main short term training courses:

One Year Certificate Courses in Lower Limb Orthotics or Prosthetics

Professional Titles: Lower Limb Orthotics or Prosthetics Technologists

One Year Certificate Course in Wheelchair Technologists

Professional Title: Wheelchair Technologists

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AWARD

A candidate who satisfies the Board of Examiners

and the MOH-LOCAL MEDICAL COUNCIL is

awarded a:

Certificate

in

Lower Limb Prosthetics or Orthotics

Technology

of

Ministry of Health, Tanzania

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SHORT TERM TRAINING COURSE

One Year Certificate Course in Wheelchair Technology

Professional Title: Wheelchair Technologists

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ONE YEAR WHEELCHAIR TECHNOLOGISTS COURSE

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ONE YEAR WHEELCHAIR TECHNOLOGISTS COURSE

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AWARD

A candidate who satisfies the Board of Examiners

of TATCOT - KCMC will be awarded a:

Certificate

in

Wheelchair Technology

of

TATCOT - KCMC, Tanzania

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TATCOT

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION