Ontario College Diploma in Orthotic/Prosthetic Technician

The practice-oriented and hands-on OrthoticProsthetic Technician program will teach you to be competent with many hand tools and specialized machines used in the fabrication of orthotic and prosthetic devices. The practice-orientated, hands-on OrthoticProsthetic Technician (S102) two-year diploma program will prepare you in the technical aspects of orthotic and prosthetic management. You will learn to be competent in the use of many hand tools and specialized machines for the fabrication of orthotic and prosthetic devices. This is a full-time program open to 30 domestic students and two international students per intake, with classes starting every September. This program does not have winter and summer intakes. The faculty currently work in the field. It is taught at the GBC campus located at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. To be considered, you must submit your application to Ontario Colleges by February 1 of each year. The program has many unique activities that have become fixtures in the operation of the program. Since the inception of the program, it is mandatory for all second-year technical students to present a related topic in a formal setting. These “Grand Rounds” sessions occur once a month in the presence of faculty, students and professionals from the field. The program has a formalized Curriculum Committee, which meets regularly and includes practicing technicians and clinicians. The Curriculum Committee must ensure that the Orthotic-Prosthetic Technical program is responsive to and reflective of the most up-to-date technical theories in the profession. Over the course of two years, you will learn how to make the following devices to help rehabilitate individuals with disabilities: orthoses (braces and splints)prostheses (artificial limbs)New techniques, including additive design and manufacture (3D printing), support the demand for technically competent people in this field.

Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic achievement, including the required courses, and the selection criteria outlined below.

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent**.
• Grade 12 English (C or U).
• Grade 11 Math (M or U) or grade 12 (C or U).
• Grade 11 Biology (C or U) or grade 12 (U).
• post-secondary (college or university) courses that are equivalent to the secondary school requirements stated will be accepted (certain courses only).
• online entrance exam (English, Physics, Human Anatomy, workshop awareness), online video interview and manual dexterity task.

Please note: Physics courses are recommended prior to starting the program.