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Sterile medical devices employee

For adults
Care & Welfare
vocational training
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Provide medical equipment

As a sterile medical devices technician, you ensure that medical instruments used for examinations and/or surgeries are ready for (re)use. You clean, inspect, and maintain the instruments, sterilize them, and handle their storage and transport.

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For more information, please contact the Healthcare & Welfare sector Contact Point via care-welfare@summaenbedrijf.nl.

You work in healthcare and want to develop your skills as a sterile medical devices technician. Or you're currently retraining. In either case, this program is perfect for you.

You will learn this

To perform your professional duties, you need knowledge of the instruments. How are the instruments constructed, how are they used, and what are they used for? You need knowledge of processes and techniques for cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing. You also need knowledge of hygiene principles. You'll learn skills you'll need to perform your work in the future. Technological developments are making digital skills increasingly important. You'll apply what you learn in school at work.

You will also receive lessons in Dutch, arithmetic and citizenship, as well as computer skills, social skills and communication.

You'll work in the department with your direct colleagues and with colleagues from the operating room and other hospital departments. During the training, you'll learn to collaborate with colleagues both within and outside your department.

This is a course for adults. If you are looking for a regular vocational education course, please see .

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Costs

The statutory tuition fee for the 2025-2026 school year is €735.

Summa training courses and teaching materials provided by Summa are exempt from VAT. Read more about training costs.

Duration

The program lasts two years. Under certain conditions, you can accelerate or decelerate your program. You have one day of classes per week, which can be at the school, online, or at an external location.

You also learn and work in professional practice.

What can I become with this education?

With your diploma, you can work in a central sterilization department (CSSD) at any hospital. From there, you can specialize in a specific area within central sterilization or operating room technology.

Preliminary training

You have a prior education that gives you access to a level 3 vocational education (MBO) program. Examples include a pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) diploma or a level 2 vocational education (MBO) diploma.
You have a job at a CSA during the training for at least 20 hours per week.
Don't have a job yet? You can find vacancies on the website of the Dutch Sterilization Association. Vacancies are also often posted at the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV).

Collaboration with Discover Care Contact Point
Interested in this program but don't have an employer yet? Contact the Ontdekdezorg Contact Point for personalized advice on finding an employer. The Ontdekdezorg Contact Point is for everyone in the Eindhoven and Kempen region, whether you're returning to the workforce, transitioning into the workforce, a student, or already working in healthcare. Together, we'll explore the options available to you.

Ontdekdezorg will schedule an appointment with you to discuss your next steps in your search for a job and/or training program in healthcare and social work, and what you need to get a good understanding of the possibilities. This could include an orientation or information session, a meeting with a career coach, or a work shadowing day at an organization.

Read more about the Discover Care Contact Point here.

For Whom

The program is designed for adults who want to learn and work in a practical setting. People who enjoy doing work that contributes to healthcare in society, without having to interact with patients. You'll contribute to the quality of care remotely.

As a student, you need the necessary discipline to successfully combine learning and working.

You will be trained for a job in which accuracy, a sense of technology, independent work, but also cooperation with colleagues are important.

Costs

The statutory tuition fee for the 2025-2026 school year is €735.

Summa training courses and teaching materials provided by Summa are exempt from VAT. Read more about training costs.

Duration

The program lasts two years. Under certain conditions, you can accelerate or decelerate your program. You have one day of classes per week, which can be at the school, online, or at an external location.

You also learn and work in professional practice.

What can I become with this education?

With your diploma, you can work in a central sterilization department (CSSD) at any hospital. From there, you can specialize in a specific area within central sterilization or operating room technology.

Preliminary training

You have a prior education that gives you access to a level 3 vocational education (MBO) program. Examples include a pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO) diploma or a level 2 vocational education (MBO) diploma.
You have a job at a CSA during the training for at least 20 hours per week.
Don't have a job yet? You can find vacancies on the website of the Dutch Sterilization Association. Vacancies are also often posted at the Employee Insurance Agency (UWV).

Collaboration with Discover Care Contact Point
Interested in this program but don't have an employer yet? Contact the Ontdekdezorg Contact Point for personalized advice on finding an employer. The Ontdekdezorg Contact Point is for everyone in the Eindhoven and Kempen region, whether you're returning to the workforce, transitioning into the workforce, a student, or already working in healthcare. Together, we'll explore the options available to you.

Ontdekdezorg will schedule an appointment with you to discuss your next steps in your search for a job and/or training program in healthcare and social work, and what you need to get a good understanding of the possibilities. This could include an orientation or information session, a meeting with a career coach, or a work shadowing day at an organization.

Read more about the Discover Care Contact Point here.

For Whom

The program is designed for adults who want to learn and work in a practical setting. People who enjoy doing work that contributes to healthcare in society, without having to interact with patients. You'll contribute to the quality of care remotely.

As a student, you need the necessary discipline to successfully combine learning and working.

You will be trained for a job in which accuracy, a sense of technology, independent work, but also cooperation with colleagues are important.

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