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| Date
sent: 26-09-2011 |
Sent
by: |
So
what are the comments from the profession and the
technologist candidates who wrote the September 2011
examinations with regards to the quality of the exam
papers? We as examiners and moderators will
appreciate feedback every now and then. |
| Date
sent: 01-09-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Can't
we have an online opinion poll of most to least popular
employer? I think it would be quite informative. |
| Date
sent: 30-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Smith |
The
problem is that the work that medtechs do in south africa
is not taken seriously, the work that we do can simply be
done by the technicians with only a certificate, so we
are not that important, they only need us to fill their
pockets and run around the labs like lost puppies, they
make so much money in our expense, and the worst part of
it is that we r not allowed to STRIKE!! is this a
profession or what? because I’m so confused no
unions, no growth, people who are responsible for the
development of medical technology are so coward and
selfish, they warm their seats n m pretty sure that they
get in comfy salaries, they are a disgrace to the field
of medical technology, i would all urge med techs who
want to see change to start acting now LETS FORM A UNION
AND STRIKE!!! we need money don’t tell me that
biomed is the labour of love, what love? money is love
all medtechs will in to participate write your emails on
the forum and so we can share ideas |
| Date
sent: 28-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
It
seem strange to me that so many have commented "if
they had been told the salary before they did the
course.....etc.". Didn't YOU ask the questions
BEFORE you enrolled for the course? How is anyone going
to tell you if you don't ask? |
| Date
sent: 25-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Craig |
Hi,
I'm almost a student medical technologist and I want to
take the medical scientists route Once I get my diploma,
is it possible to get further credits to become a B.Sc
medical scientist and choose your area of specialization
(e.g. biological scientist, genetic councillor, medical
physicist) and what are the salary ranges for a medical
scientists in south africa or are scientists paid
similarly to med techs anyone with relevant info please
help |
| Date
sent: 24-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
I've
been a qualified med tech for just over a year now and
the question that plagues me is why should I be paying
for CPD points? We already have to fork out for HPCSA
fees and still spend on CPD point? I think employers
should be subsidizing these fees, what do you guys think? |
| Date
sent: 24-08-2011 |
Sent by: | Dear
sir/madam. What do you do to save medical technologist profession? when pathologist seeing medical technologist as ..... {offensive word removed}, when they recruiting more technician to work. Thank you |
| Date
sent: 24-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Anonymous |
Medical Technology is certainly becoming a Dying Profession! I mean really, why would anyone encourage a young person to go study this if they have a conscious??, when your basic salary btech or ND will be R11 700 after 3 or 4years of studying and after 15 years of experience R15 800?? Is that really what any sane person would like/ want to earn for that years of experience?! And then the laboratories "sweeten" the pot by saying that you will make a lot of money working the shifts that is compulsory for our profession, but really after working nightshift & weekends you really come home with R1000 more than your basic salary if you are so lucky! Also why would encourage students to pay tuition fees, if you get Med Technicians, without the 3years of studies, only a 18moths "in-service", getting paid to train mind you, earning R1000 less than you who studied and Paid R35 000 to obtain your National Diploma! Does that make any sense to anyone??? So here is what i propose Med. Techs, we can all Join together & standup this is by far Not What WE as a Profession& as Intellectual& Educated People are WORTH!!! |
| Date
sent: 23-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Hi
Dave It may be worth your while to continue on another year and complete your BTech. Certainly, within the laboratory it means very little but outside of lab technology to just have a degree will increase your options, more so than just having a National Diploma. |
| Date
sent: 22-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Dave |
Special
thanks to all of you who took time to answer my question
on basic salary. Am currently a student medical
technologist and after going over each response, I
think it's best if I exit at NDip...to you unknown if you
want to discuss the joys of being a medical technologist
go on we will be glad but let those like me who didn't
get enough info beforehand ask and gain knowledge on what
they have got themselves into! |
| Date
sent: 19-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
The
only topics been discussed on this forum is salaries and
bad working conditions. Would it not be more beneficial
to med techs if we start to use this forum to discuss
interesting findings in the lab! We should rather use
this forum to further our knowledge and understanding of
medical technology. To all of you asking how much med
tech earn, it is much more important to have knowledge of
the field first. This is a field of life long
learning. |
| Date
sent: 17-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
He get the same salary as an individual with a ND in Biomedical technology. |
| Date
sent: 15-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Mdw |
You
know, I studied Biomedical Technology, and it really is a
shame what they get paid. I basically did my internship,
wrote the board exam (which again is a whole different
debate!!) and worked as a qualified Medical Technologist
for another year. I then started applying for other jobs,
as I just couldn't live on the poor salary I was getting
paid. I've been working as a sales rep for a
pharmaceutical company now for the last 4 years, and I've
never earned (net) less than R30000. My basic now is 4
times more than what my gross was in the lab. Makes
you think huh? And something else...I really loved
working in the lab. Some laboratories are my clients
today and every time I visit there, just the smell of it
makes me want to go back. I'll go back tomorrow if it
wasn't for the salaries. So it will only be the people
that are stuck in their jobs that will claim that if you
love your job you'll suck it up and work for
peanuts....what bull!! |
| Date
sent: 06-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Dave, B.tech is not recognized by most employers. didn't got a cent increase... |
| Date
sent: 04-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Smith |
To
Dave medical technologists don't earn on the basis of the
qualification they have, a qualification doesn't mean
anything in the field you only need a national diploma to
practice. because you earn on the basis of your years of
experience, if you have a diploma then you don't need a B.tech
unless if you want to take the academic route |
| Date
sent: 04-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Dave, etc R17 000, but it depends on years of exp. |
| Date
sent: 03-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Basic R12000 - R16000 + contributions. You don't get paid more for B.tech, not 1c! Waste of time. |
| Date
sent: 03-08-2011 |
Sent
by: Dave |
Hi,
can someone with information enlighten me on how much
(average) does a biomedical technologist with a B.tech
earn. |
| Date
sent: 29-07-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Sibusiso,
if I may add: The Nhls is very strict on qualification.
Private labs allow people who are not qualified to work
in the lab. Some students work as 'qualified
technologists' and get away with it. How can this be
acceptable? Can a unqualified dr treat patients? Or are
any other profession (argitect, engineer, etc etc)
allowing unqualified people to work as qualified people?
We are working with people's life's, but who cares? And
now why will they pay you a decent salary if an
unqualified person are prepared to work for less? And how
can technician and technologists be equal? Doesn't the 3
year studying mean something? I think this is something
that should be looked into. |
| Date
sent: 25-07-2011 |
Sent by: | Why
doesn't the SMLTSA. Ever visit institutions to address
issues affecting medical technologist? The average salary
of a medical technologist is really embarrassing
considering the amount of work they do. The medical
technology field, labs and along with the counsel are
slowly going to fade away if these issues are not adhered
to because students are changing their courses, qualified
technologists venture into other careers and others are
edging people not to the course. S. Maseko |
| Date
sent: 15-07-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
This
message is for Kasongo and to all of you guys wanting to
know how much medical technologists are earning, I don't
know why people are scared to comment? As a student I
would loved to know what the remuneration was for a newly
qualified tech before choosing this as my career path.
Although I do love my job I do think we are under paid.
Average remuneration R130 000 - R140 000 p.a. - before
deductions. Hope this helps |
| Date
sent: 03-07-2011 |
Sent by: | @
Smith ... perhaps its time we put our heads together to
find a way forward . I have a few suggestions , perhaps
we should communicate via email or something like
that . Let me know what you think and we can take
it from there |
| Date
sent: 02-07-2011 |
Sent by: | How much a medical technologist earns per month ? Do you get risk allowances? |
| Date
sent: 01-07-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Peter are you a pathologist? You always have this 'wise' things to say! Don't you have any ambition? Or you are one of the few that get a good salary? Its not about the love its about being more than just someone working for a crap salary and getting somewhere in life! I know I deserve more than this! And if you just want to be someone ordinary, enjoy, no one will miss you! |
| Date
sent: 29-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Peter |
Confucius
once said: "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life". |
| Date
sent: 28-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Smith |
@ludidi That is entirely true, med techs in south Africa have a serious problem, particularly with salaries and growth in the field, a way 2 start is to form a union a biomed union because personally I believe that if we join forces together and stand in 1 voice, things can change for the better, ones career is one's life, some of us choose biomed simply because we love and have a pure passion 4 it unlike those not wiling 2 do anything who chose it by default, we certainly have to make our voices and our existence felt, enough is enough, then change is inevitable |
| Date
sent: 26-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Typically, the people who are suppose to fight for us say keep quiet and do your work... |
| Date
sent: 23-06-2011 |
Sent by: | I
have been following this blog for quiet a while , go to
any lab or speak to any Medical Technologist we all have
the same problems , perhaps its time WE STOPPED MOANING
AND DID SOMETHING AS A COLLECTIVE . Reality is that
some / most of us are doing this for the love of it and
yet we are discouraged by lack of appreciation be
it money terms or otherwise . If general laborers
of the South African labor market can have full
representation on a larger scale perhaps its time we went
that route too. Please feel free to share your views on the matter and YES WE CAN .....but only if we work together . |
| Date
sent: 21-06-2011 |
Sent by: | What is forensic medical pathology all about and who is qualified to do it. Where can is it offered? |
| Date
sent: 17-06-2011 |
Sent
by: |
This
is probably not what you want to hear, but, as our
Training Manager told the one of the 1st year classes:-
"If you want to work a normal 40 hour week &
money is the most important thing in your life, then this
profession is not for you!" Unfortunately you cannot treat this just like any other job (I definitely don't!), you need to have a certain passion (which I have!), but hopefully that will now change & your "passion" will be rewarded! |
| Date
sent: 17-06-2011 |
Sent
by: |
My
apologies for not posting a reply, but Kasonga emailed me
directly & I answered him directly; I only realized
afterwards that his email was actually Lolo's on the
forum! (sent from a different address I guess!) Anyway
his later posting probably answered the question anyway,
but this was my reply:- I was surprised he said that the curriculum was the same as I was involved in the setting up & definitely included more because it also included the B-tech which was the purpose of this whole 4 year degree qualification at level 8, to be comparable with overseas. (Maybe the reason for the research done!) Unfortunately it seems the rest of the UoT's were a bit slower applying for their accreditation to offer the new course, so can't change till that's completed. RPL will defintely be applied - unfortunately articulation has not been completely clarified, but as far I understand, if you have at ND plus B-tech/ HND, shouldn't be a problem. |
| Date
sent: 14-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Smith |
I
would like to thank Kasongo for such useful info, I will
definitely do a btech n take it from de rather than
complaining to the wrong audience for no change |
| Date
sent: 10-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Keneilwe |
Well
said Kasongo, well said. I agree with you totally. |
| Date
sent: 10-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Ivan.
Hell you earn a lot!!! I wouldn't mind. Have 10 years exp
and btech and basic salary of R12 000 going nowhere. As someone said + 5% increase per year... I DON'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT and love South Africa. :( |
| Date
sent: 08-06-2011 |
Sent by: | In
the UK medical technologist has B tech or degree
and there not much difference in salary with person with
similar qualification. e.g. pharmacist,
physiotherapist... according NHS pay scale . even
Ireland. For those who want to study and become Med Technologist in south Africa , be honest it is the poorly pay job compare to engineering job with similar qualification. e.g. civil engineer technician with National diploma earn far more better than medical Technologist in south Africa. University entry requirement for civil technician is less competitive than medical laboratory one. Medical technologist in south like complaining too much about their salary , with a National diploma in many countries you will be under qualified to practice as medical technologist. Countries with similar economy as south Africa such as : (new Zealand, Australasia , India, china ), a medical technologist has 4 YEARS degree to begin with even Zimbabwe next to SA they have 4 years degree in medical laboratory. My advice to medical technologist in south Africa with A national diploma: you will get nowhere with your National Diploma , you have to wait for those father and granny to retired or died so you can compete with thousand other Technologist for the post, you must consider also where you work ,race, sex . Affirmation action can work on your favor or against you. Get a B.Tech in biomedical or B.Tech in pharmaceutical science . B.Tech is degree that will open lot of horizon, door, and opportunities to advance your career in different direction. What can I do with B.Tech? - You can further your study anywhere in world at any field related to study (Microbiology, hematology,immunology, public health, epidemiology, biotechnology nanotechnology, bio-informatics etc...) - A B.Tech degree can land you a job anywhere in world without problem than a USELESS ND - do not study M TECH is a useless degree in south Africa contest unless you want to follow the academic route. only University of technology will employ you to lecture their student. -A B.Tech qualify you to study 4 years MBCHB in other countries that offer 4 years medicine, such Australia, new Zealand ,UK, Ireland , and few eastern European countries. If you want highly pay job in America( +- 900000 rand/ annum) without becoming a doctor a master in physician assistant course in the USA HELP. Study further stop complaining be realistic nobody will change your situation unless you change yourself. A french proverb says :< celui qui compte a son ami dort sans soupper >. don't count on others to change you situation. thanks |
| Date
sent: 08-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Tell Me |
Carol,
how much do you earn a month? |
| Date
sent: 08-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Keneilwe |
@Lolo(03-05-2011).we
earn more than nurses and police, so? Is not that we are tied
of being Med Techs. We want our profession to give us
a livable income. If you compare yourself with people who
earn less than you, it means you are in the comfort zone.
When are you going to climb the hierarchy of life? 20 yrs
in a field and earn R230 000 annually. This doesn't give
you room of upgrading you life. We work to better our
lives. If you acquire more degrees you should get
something in return. No point of waiting for 5% annual
increase. If we further our studies and get paid accordingly. we all or most going to strive for bettering yourself academically and in return making our profession VISIBLE |
| Date
sent: 08-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Ivan |
I have Phd MedTech since 2003 and I net R22 000.I did Phd because I love my job, But the reality is love of a job doesn't pay bills. I am now studying part time first year, with my research in four years time with my new Diploma I will be earning more than what I would be getting in 4 yrs to come as Phd Lab Manager. I lived long enough in hope that medical technology will payoff. It didn't. |
| Date
sent: 07-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
My lab manager told me today that if i complain about my salary I can get a writing warning! Great!!! So much for 'freedom to speak' |
| Date
sent: 06-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Dear
unknown. Please reconsider. You can go study for a PA and
get a much better salary! Don't waste your time and
money! |
| Date
sent: 05-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
If it wasn't for money, why are we all working? Will much rather be a 'stay at home mommy!' money is the Only reason we are working!!! |
| Date
sent: 04-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Hi I'm considering taken med technology as a career n want as much info as possible, like annual salary of a medical technologist |
| Date
sent: 04-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Thisnthat |
Same
high salary ....Chris, I don t think most techs are
asking for a high salary , just a liveable one. From a previous posting on this site that made reference to an article on Wikipedia, it is clear that the main reason technologists are poorly paid is BECAUSE of a lack of visibility of the profession. This begs the question, Why are those who are representing us (SMLTSA) not doing more to promote us? . Besides the odd open day at university or invite to a local high school, I m not aware that the profession is being promoted to increase visibility in the public eye. But then again, maybe we are responsible for doing this too and not the society. AND just a note about education, I know of a technologist who went to their boss after completing a B. Degree and asked for a salary increase, they were told that they had not been asked to improve their educations and so no salary increase would be forthcoming. I m pretty certain that this was not an isolated incident either. I don t think there is much of a commitment to developing technologists beyond the academies which some institutions use to train students through. This leads to the impression that medical technology is a dead end job. Besides becoming a rep, estate agent or following the research route, the medical technology degree doesn't t prepare one to do much else. I d like to see the basic degree become broader so that persons could continue on with their studies into greener pastures if they were to so choose. |
| Date
sent: 03-06-2011 |
Sent
by: Unknown |
Nkosi,
so nice to now we are not alone! I pray that you get the
job you deserve! We all deserve more than this!!! |