Studying a TAFE SA laboratory technology course will prepare you for a career in a variety of areas, including biomedical research and production facilities, medical and veterinary diagnostic laboratories and environmental testing laboratories.

Depending on your level of study, you will learn a wide range of skills that will prepare you for work in the industry. These may include:

• maintaining the laboratory fit for purpose
• working safely with instruments that emit ionising radiation
• planning and conducting laboratory/field work
• applying critical control point requirements
• collecting routine site samples
• calibrating and maintaining test equipment
• laboratory technology operations
• performing instrumental and non instrumental test procedures
• processing and recording data
• performing microscopic examination
• performing biological procedures
• preparing tissue and cell cultures
• applying routine spectrometric techniques.

Laboratory technology courses are offered externally or at the Gilles Plains and Roseworthy campuses.

For further information, check out the courses in this area or contact TAFE SA Information.