The Diploma in Operation Theatre Technician (OTT) is available through Open & Distance Learning (ODL), offering students a flexible, technology-enhanced learning experience. This program prepares learners to work closely with surgeons, anesthetists, and nursing teams in operation theatres while providing essential knowledge of Healthcare AI relevant to today’s clinical settings.

Students develop key skills in preparing OT environments, handling and managing surgical instruments, assisting during procedures, and ensuring strict sterilization and infection control standards. In addition to core OT training, the program introduces learners to Healthcare AI applications, including digital health tools, AI-supported clinical workflows, data literacy, and other emerging technologies increasingly utilized in hospitals.

By combining traditional OT expertise with modern digital and AI competencies, this diploma equips graduates for careers in hospitals, surgical centers, trauma and emergency units, and other healthcare organizations adopting advanced, AI-enabled systems—both in Pakistan and internationally.

Duration: 2 Years

Placement & Scope: Global & Regional Healthcare Industry

Job Titles:

• Operation Theatre Technician (OTT)

• Operation Theatre Assistant (OTA)

• Surgical Technician

• CSSD Technician (Sterilization Unit)

Entry Requirement: Matric Science

Regulatory Body: Sindh Board of Technical Education (SBTE), Karachi — Govt. of Sindh, Pakistan

Clinical Training Skills:

• Patient preparation (pre-operative & post-operative care)

• Assisting in minor & major surgical procedures

• Assisting in Obstetrics & Gynecology surgeries

• Assisting in Orthopedic, ENT & Ophthalmic surgeries

• Preparing OT instruments & surgical sets

• Draping of patient & sterile field preparation

• Gowning, gloving & scrubbing techniques

• Handling & passing surgical instruments

• Monitoring patient’s vital signs during surgery

• Positioning patients for various surgical procedures

• Infection control & sterilization in OT

• Operating suction machine, cautery & monitoring devices

• Assisting anesthetist in anesthesia induction & recovery

• Post-operative patient shifting & documentation

• OT waste management & biomedical disposal

• Fill out the application form with basic personal details.

• Send required documents (Applicant’s CNIC/B-Form, Father’s CNIC, Matric Marksheet, passport-size photo) to mail@educareer.edu.pk.

• Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview and document verification.

• Selected students receive an offer letter and admission guidelines.