Orthoprosthetics and Assistive Products
Higher Vocational Training

Orthoprosthetics and Assistive Products

What do you study in Orthoprosthetics and Assistive Products?

This vocational programme prepares you to design, manufacture and fit custom prostheses, orthoses and assistive products for each individual, combining technical, anatomical and interpersonal knowledge in a field where your work makes a real difference to the lives of those who need it.

  • Learn to design and mould external orthoses and prostheses tailored to each user's physical and personal characteristics.
  • Work with industrial technology used in the prosthetics and orthotics sector, handling specialised equipment, materials and tools.
  • Practise fitting prefabricated orthoses and manufacturing custom products in accordance with standardised procedures.
  • Develop the judgement needed to select assistive products that improve people's independence and accessibility.

You could work in orthopaedic workshops, clinics and mass-production companies, or become the technical manager of a specialist establishment.