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Train as a paraprofessional biomedical engineer and you'll gain skills in installing, setting up, testing, and troubleshooting critical medical equipment used in healthcare. This qualification also prepares you for roles in electronics, government sectors, biomedical device companies, and research facilities. The curriculum covers engineering principles, math, digital electronics, human anatomy and physiology for biomedical techs, computing, project coordination, medical device technology, and microcontroller coding. Plus, you can accelerate your path to a university degree. Launch your professional journey and advance your education in this expanding field through TAFE SA.
Satisfactory completion of Year 12 including Year 12 Maths, or overseas equivalent or the successful completion of the CIII in Engineering – Technical (if no Year 12) or the Diploma of Engineering – Technical (if no Year 12 maths background)
All international students will be required to undertake an Engineering Diagnostic Test during the orientation and induction program at TAFE SA (prior to commencing their course) to demonstrate sufficient and required technical skills for academic success.
IELTS Academic: 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands
TAFE SA English Language Centre: English for Academic Purposes (EAP20) Credit or English for Academic Purposes Advanced (EAP Advanced), Part 1, Pass grade
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - iBT: Score of 60, with reading: 8-12, listening: 7-11, speaking: 16-17, and writing: 18-20
Pearsons Test of English (PTE) Academic: Minimum 50 with 42 in all for communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking)
Occupational English Test OET: Minimum score of C in all four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking)
Cambridge C1 Advanced or B2 First previously Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) and First Certificate of English (FCE): Overall score of 169 with a minimum of 162 in all bands