The aim of the course is to impart training of bench skills to develop bench workers for assembly and fitting of Orthopedic appliances, artificial limbs and other Assistive devices under the supervision of Prosthetists &Orthotist. This will ease the work of the Prosthetists and Orthotist thereby improve the service delivery to the Persons with disabilities, geriatric population and other locomotor& neurologically afflicted persons.
Objectives of the programme: To impart training of bench skills to develop bench workers for assembly and fitting of Orthopedic appliances, artificial limbs and other Assistive devices under the supervision of Prosthetists &Orthotist
Scope of the Programme: The Scope of Bench Skills Personnel is to fabricate prostheses and orthoses following the technical specification prepared by the clinician and working under the Prosthetists & Orthotists clinician’s supervision. the Bench Skills Personnel processes materials, assembles components, makes the product ready for fitting and finishes the product for final delivery. Bench Skills Personnel know the materials, technical processes and provide repair and maintenance services. He must know when to refer back to the supervising clinician for review. Bench Skills Personnel can be employed by private clinics of Prosthetists & Orthotists, private P & O agencies, not for profit charitable agencies, Govt. Organizations and PSUs.
Eligibility: mimum Age limit 16 , no upper Age limit,10th Pass
Fees : Total 15040/= Free for PwDs
Course Duration :1 Year