Certificate and Diploma in Perioperative Theatre Technology

By obtaining a Certificate or Diploma in Perioperative Theatre Technology, you can embark on a rewarding career as past of the support team during minor and major surgeries.

Perioperative theatre services refer to the comprehensive care provided to patients before, during, and after surgery. The goal of PTT services is to provide safe, effective, and efficient care to patients undergoing surgery. This involves minimizing complications, reducing pain, and promoting a speedy recovery.

What does Perioperative Theatre Technology deal with?

Our training programs, Diploma and Certificate in Perioperative Theatre Technology course in kenya, are designed to empower students with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience needed to assist surgeons in the operating theatre by: preparing the surgery room, assisting during surgery, cleaning surgical equipment, taking care of theatre equipment among other roles.

As healthcare evolves, and our hospitals’ capacity to perform major and minor surgeries increases, the demand for skilled professionals in this area is also growing.

Operation Theatre Technology Course Overview

Perioperative Theatre Technicians are allied healthcare professionals. After completion of the program, students will be skilled at peri-operatively preventing nosocomial infections, providing perioperative theatre technology services to the theatre team, ensuring perioperative safety of patients and the theatre team, and maintaining operation theatre instruments and apparatus. Common duties include:

• Preparing the operating room: This includes setting up the surgical table, arranging instruments and equipment, and ensuring the room is sterile.  
• Assisting the surgical team: They help surgeons and nurses during procedures by handing them instruments, retracting tissue, and managing patient positioning.  
• Sterilizing and managing instruments: They clean, disinfect, and sterilize surgical instruments to prevent infections.  
• Maintaining equipment: They ensure that all medical equipment in the operating room is in good working order and calibrated.  
• Providing technical support: They assist with the operation of specialized equipment like anesthesia machines and surgical lasers.  
• Adhering to infection control protocols: They follow strict hygiene practices to minimize the risk of infections in the operating room.  

Certificate in Perioperative Theatre Technology Requirements

An individual entering this course should have any of the following minimum requirements:

1. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade D (plain) or D+ (plus), Or
2. Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)

Diploma in Perioperative Theatre Technology Requirements

An individual entering this course should have any of the following minimum requirements:

1. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C- (minus) and above, Or
2. Passed TVET CDACC examinations for Certificate in Perioperative Theatre Technology
3. Equivalent qualifications as determined by Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)

Theatre Assistant Course Duration

The duration of Certificate for Perioperative Theatre Technician course is 1 year, and 1 and 1/2 for Diploma including attachment as follows:

• Coursework 
• Clinical rotations / Internal Attachment within Beta Care Hospital and Partner Hospitals
• Industrial Attachment (3 months) – Students will be sent for mandatory attachment in Level IV Mission and Sub-county hospitals that we have partnered with. 
• Internship (3 months)

Please note that 1 trimester goes for 3 months!

Industrial Attachment

You must undergo an industrial attachment for a period of 3 months in a recognized hospital with an operation theatre.

Internship

Upon graduation, you will undertake a 6 months internship in a recognized hospital with an operation theatre.

Examinations

There will be:

• Continuous internal assessments coordinated by BCTI
• External Competence assessment at completion of course coordinated by TVET CDACC

Certification

If successfully completed, the candidate will be awarded a certificate by TVET CDACC and Beta Care Training Institute (BCTI). 

Advancement 

Students who have successfully completed their Certificate program can choose to advance to Diploma in Perioperative theatre Technology for 1.5 years. 

Perioperative Theatre Technology fees structure

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Registration Fee:

Kshs. 1,000

Food and Accommodation for boarders

9,000 per month or 27k per Trimester. This includes

• Bed and mattress
• 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch and supper)
• Free WiFi
• Hot showers 
• Good security

Our Intakes

January, May & September

Reporting Date for next Intake

January, 2026  Apply Now

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