Education and further education initiatives in medical technology
One feature of the medical technology industry, which currently employs over 100,000 people, is the high degree of complexity and the interdisciplinary collaboration between different occupational groups associated with it. If the medical technology industry is to continue to produce highly innovative products and Germany consolidate its leadership role, companies will need to have available to them qualified staff with high technical expertise and further education programmes relevant to the area will need to be provided.
The improvement of further education ranks among the central tasks of the Forum and in the Medical Technology cluster. As a first step, the existing educational and further educational status of employees in biotechnology and medical technology firms was determined, by way of a representative survey.
The results were presented at a symposium on July 24th, 2007. Conclusions resp. recommendations: Improve the offerings for continuous education and training in the areas: "knowledge of legal requirements", "management know-how" and "technical know-how". Involvement of Associations and Institutions are welcome for these offerings.
In the area of education, Forum MedTech Pharma has supported projects including the setting up of the first independent course of study in (bio)medical technology in Bavaria, at Ansbach University of Applied Sciences (beginning in 2009/2010). Two Bavarian universities are also being supported in the setting up of medical technology-related courses and a list of all corresponding courses will shortly be published on this website.
Within the Medical Technology cluster, Forum MedTech Pharma e.V. works to ensure that the further education options on offer are continually developed and is preparing to have the issue of further education provision included in the event programme.
The "BayTech-Akademie"
Bayern Innovativ GmbH - the managing agency of Forum MedTech Pharma e.V. - is also a sponsor of the BayTech business area, which offers a comprehensive further education programme through the "Bay-Tech Akademie". The programme ranges from seminars through further education courses and Master/MBAs to in-house training in a wide range of areas and is now based on nine years of experience.
To search through all the further education courses on offer, please visit www.baytech-akademie.de.
You can also request the academic programme in printed form via the site and register directly online in the shop for all events.
Members in the area of further education
Forum MedTech Pharma also has members who have further education offerings tailored specifically to the areas of medical technology and pharma.
These include major, nationally active institutions such as