Certificate III in Laboratory Skills

Comments about Certificate III in Laboratory Skills - On Campus - Bendigo - Victoria

• Objectives
  This an entry level course for people wanting to learn the basic skills of working in a laboratory.
• Entry requirements
  No formal prerequisites. Year 11 level literacy and numeracy skills preferred.
• Academic title
  Certificate III in Laboratory Skills
• Course description
  Key Study Areas      
  
  Biological, chemical and physical analytical tests, as performed in the respective industries.
  Where     • Bendigo (City Campus)
  
  Duration Options

  Classes are conducted 2 evenings a week for 38 weeks during school terms.

  For students with an appropriate laboratory workplace, an individual qualification process can be negotiated to include workplace based learning.

  
  Selection Process    
  • Individual Interview
  • Group Interview
  
  Employment Opportunities    
  
  On successfully completing this course you will be eligible for employment in a variety of industries as a technical assistant, including wineries, food processing, industrial manufacturing and environmental monitoring.  
  
  Further Study Options    
  
  On completing this course you may apply for enrolment in the Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques and Diploma of Laboratory Technology.
  
  Assessment    
  
  You will be assessed as part of this course.
  
  Typical Course Content     (exact details may be obtained from the teaching centre)
  PMLCAL400A        Perform Standard Calibrations
  PMLCOM300B      Communicate With Other People
  PMLDATA200A      Record And Present Data
  PMLDATA400A      Process And Inerpret Data
  PMLMAIN300B      Maintain The Laboratory Fit For Purpose
  PMLMAIN400A      Maintain And Control Stocks
  PMLOHS301B       Work Safely With Instruments That Emit Ionising Radiation
  PMLOHS302A       Participate In Laboratory/Field Workplace Safety
  PMLOHS400A       Maintain Laboratory/Field Workplace Safety
  PMLORG200A       Work Within A Laboratory/Field Workplace (Induction)
  PMLORG301A       Plan And Conduct Laboratory/Field Work
  PMLORG400A       Prepare Practical Science Classes And Demonstrations
  PMLQUAL300B     Contribute To The Achievement Of Quality Objectives
  PMLQUAL301B     Apply Critical Control Point Requirements
  PMLQUAL400B     Contribute To The Ongoing Development Of HACCP Plans
  PMLQUAL401B     Apply Quality System And Continuous Improvement Processes
  PMLSAMP200A     Collect Routine Site Samples
  PMLSAMP201A     Handle And Transport Samples Or Equipment
  PMLSAMP302A     Receive And Prepare Samples For Testing
  PMLSAMP400B     Obtain Representative Samples In Accordance With Sampling Plan
  PMLSAMP401A     Prepare Mineral Samples For Analysis
  PMLSCIG300B      Operate Basic Handblowing Equipment
  PMLSCIG301B      Repair Glass Apparatus Using Simple Glassblowing Equipment
  PMLTEST200A      Conduct Routine Site Measurements
  PMLTEST300B      Perform Basic Tests
  PMLTEST303B      Prepare Working Solutions
  PMLTEST304B      Perform Aseptic Techniques
  PMLTEST306B      Assist With Fieldwork
  PMLTEST307B      Prepare Trial Batches For Evaluation
  PMLTEST308A      Perform Microscopic Examination
  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      Capture And Manage Scientific Images
  PMLTEST410A      Undertake Environmental Field-based, Remote-sensing Monitoring
  PMLTEST411A      Perform Mechanical Tests
  PMLTEST412A      Prepare Tissue And Cell Cultures
  
  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.

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