The Tshwane University of Technology Clinical Engineering study programme is part of Electrical Engineering and offers various levels of qualifications from national diploma to BTech and post graduate degrees (MTech, DTech). Our programme is well known and considered the major provider of CE technicians in the country. We also have research facilities in the area of enabled environment such as eHealth, mHealth and assisting equipment for disability with a number of post graduate students from many african countries. In addition, we have been offering short learning workshops in medical equipment maintenance and health technology management.

Courses:

• Electrical Engineering Studies – Higher Diploma (see page 81 – pg 96)
  
  
  The NDip and BTech courses has been phased out with all the other NATED 151 qualifications and replaced by new Diploma (DPEE20) and Advanced Diploma (ADEE23).  Since Clinical Engineering is currently only offered through the Electrical Engineering Department of TUT, the best route is to apply for the Diploma in Electrical Engineering. During the second year of study, students who wish to specialize in clinical engineering can then register for the clinical engineering subjects and complete their studies with specialization in clinical engineering.  After the Diploma qualification, students can pursue the Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering and specialize in Clinical Engineering by choosing the clinical engineering subjects.
  
• Medical Equipment Maintenance (Short Learning Course)

University of Cape Town’s Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) programme offers a range of career-building opportunities – from short courses to formal qualifications – with content covering healthcare infrastructure and technology planning, assessment, regulation, acquisition and management (i.e. the areas of specialisation known as Clinical Engineering and Hospital Engineering) as well as the related areas of ehealth and Health Informatics, Asset Management, Project Management, Airborne Infection Control and Medical Device Innovation. Courses are also customised to client requirements (private entities, NGO’s, Ministries of Health, etc.) and delivered either at UCT or at client facilities as part of national, regional and international outreach and collaboration.

Courses:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Healthcare Technology Management

WITS University offers a three year undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering Science in Biomedical Engineering which includes subjects Science, Engineering, Medicine and Biology.  Specific biomedical courses form part of this study field.  This course is a pre-professional qualification.  After graduation, the routes of Medicine, Electrical Engineering or Physics can be pursued.

Courses:

• Biomedical Engineering