Ontario College Diploma - Orthotic/Prosthetic Technician

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.

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.