ObjectivesThis qualification covers the skills and knowledge you will need for a position of responsibility as a technical officer in a laboratory or similar workplace where analytical tests are conducted.
Entry requirementsCertificate IV in Laboratory Techniques or equivalent (preferred but not mandatory), or appropriate workplace experience. Other Entry Requirements To complete the Diploma of Laboratory Technology you must be currently working in a laboratory at the required performance level.
Academic titleDiploma of Laboratory Technology
Course descriptionKey Study Areas
Key areas covered include:
* Data management
* Quality assurance
* Communicating with customers
* Managing staff or a function of the workplace
* Technical competence
Where • Bendigo (City Campus)
Duration Options
Classes are offered for some course units, with the rest completed at your place of work. Units can be chosen to reflect your particular industry and workplace requirements.
Selection Process • Individual Interview
Employment Opportunities
On successfully completing this course you would be eligible for employment at technical supervisor level in a wide range of industries.
Further Study Options
Assessment
You will be assessed as part of this course.
Typical Course Content (exact details may be obtained from the teaching centre)
BSZ401A Plan Assessment
BSZ402A Conduct Assessment
BSZ403A Review Assessment
BSZ404A Train Small Groups
PMLCAL400A Perform Standard Calibrations
PMLCAL500A Perform Non-standard Calibrations
PMLCAL501A Create Or Modify Calibration Procedures
PMLCAL502A Create Or Modify Automated Calibration Procedures
PMLCOM300B Communicate With Other People
PMLCOM500B Provide Information To Customers
PMLCOM600B Develop And Maintain Laboratory Documentation
PMLDATA400A Process And Inerpret Data
PMLDATA500B Analyse Data And Report Results
PMLDATA501B Use Laboratory Application Software
PMLMAIN300B Maintain The Laboratory Fit For Purpose
PMLMAIN400A Maintain And Control Stocks
PMLMAIN501B Assist In The Maintenance Of Reference Materials
PMLMAIN502A Maintain Instruments And Equipment
PMLOHS301B Work Safely With Instruments That Emit Ionising Radiation
PMLOHS400A Maintain Laboratory/Field Workplace Safety
PMLOHS601A Implement And Monitor OHS And Environmental Management Systems
PMLORG301A Plan And Conduct Laboratory/Field Work
PMLORG400A Prepare Practical Science Classes And Demonstrations
PMLORG500B Schedule Laboratory Work For A Small Team
PMLORG600B Supervise Laboratory Operations In Work/Functional Area
PMLORG601B Maintain Registration And Statutory Or Legal Compliance In Work/Functional Area
PMLORG602B Manage Complex Projects
PMLQUAL400B Contribute To The Ongoing Development Of HACCP Plans
PMLQUAL401B Apply Quality System And Continuous Improvement Processes
PMLQUAL500A Monitor The Quality Of Test Results And Data
PMLQUAL600B Maintain Quality System And Continuous Improvement Processes Within Work/Functional
PMLQUAL601B Conduct An Internal Audit Of The Quality System
PMLSAMP302A Receive And Prepare Samples For Testing
PMLSAMP400B Obtain Representative Samples In Accordance With Sampling Plan
PMLSAMP401A Prepare Mineral Samples For Analysis
PMLTEAM600B Manage And Develop Teams
PMLTEST300B Perform Basic Tests
PMLTEST304B Prepare Culture Media
PMLTEST305B Perform Aseptic Techniques
PMLTEST307B Prepare Trial Batches For Evaluation
PMLTEST308A Perform Microscopic Examination
PMLTEST310A Prepare Trial Batches For Evaluation
PMLTEST402B Prepare, Standardise And Use Solutions
PMLTEST403B Assist With Geotechnical Site Investigations
PMLTEST404A Perform Chemical Tests And Procedures
PMLTEST405A Perform Food Test
PMLTEST406A Perform Physical Tests
PMLTEST407A Perform Biological Procedures
PMLTEST408A Undertake Environmental Field-based Monitoring
PMLTEST409A Undertake Environmental Field-based, Remote-sensing Monitoring
PMLTEST411A Perform Mechanical Tests
PMLTEST412A Prepare Tissue And Cell Cultures
PMLTEST501B Perform Microbiological Tests
PMLTEST502B Perform Haematological Tests
PMLTEST503B Perform Histological Tests
PMLTEST504B Perform Chemical Pathology Tests
PMLTEST505B Conduct Sensory Analysis
PMLTEST509B Perform Immunohaematological Test
PMLTEST511B Supervise Earthworks Inspection, Sampling And Testing Operatons
PMLTEST512A Apply Electrophoretic Techniques
PMLTEST513A Apply Routine Chromatographic Techniques
PMLTEST514A Perform Fire Assay Techniques
PMLTEST515A Design And Supervise Complex Environmental Field Surveys
PMLTEST516A Provide Input To Production Trials
PMLTEST517A Perform Tissue And Cell Curlture Techniques
PMLTEST518A Perform Molecular Biology Tests And Procedures
PMLTEST519A Prepare Animal An Plant Material For Display
PMLTEST520A Perform Complex Tests To Measure Engineering Properties Of Materials
PMLTEST521A Perform Laboratory-based Ecological Techniques
PMLTEST522A Perform Complex Tests To Measure Chemical Properties Of Material
PMLTEST523A Apply Complex Instrumental Techniques
PMLTEST524A Apply Routine Spectrometric Techniques
PMLTEST525A Apply Routine Electrometric Techniques
PMLTEST526A Perform Food Analyses
PMLTEST601B Classify Building Sites
PMLTEST602A Prepare Plans And Quality Assurance Procedures For Environmental Field Activities
PMLTEST603A Evaluate And Select Appropriate Test Methods And/Or Procedures
PMLTEST700B Contribute To The Development Of Products And Applications
PMLTEST701B Troubleshoot Equipment And Production Processes
PMLTEST702B Contribite To The Validation Of Test Methods
PMLTEST703B Develop Or Adapt Analyses And Procedures
PMLTEST704B Integrate Data Acquisition And Interfacing Systems
Recognition of Prior Learning
Recognition of your current qualifications and prior learning: BRIT has processes to give you credit for relevant units from your prior study, and to assess your prior learning against units in a course.