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“Memories from... Philip Salt
At the time I was involved in
the Orthotic and Prosthetic Section., Orthotists didn’t have any formal quali cations and it was very much a case of ‘Sitting next to Nellie’
(a term used to describe on-the-job training by an existing member of
staff). Quite rightly, it was felt that there should be a formal quali cation with
an approved course. This ended up being a sandwich course and I was
on the very rst one which was based
in London. The BSTA collected a levy from manufacturers’ that was used to fund the training. The fund was used by the Orthotic and Prosthetic Training and Education Council (OPTEC). Residual funding from this time continues to
be handled by the OETT (Orthotic Education and Training Trust). ” I am still a Trustee today.
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