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Course Overview

This course aims to equip participants with the analytical, preparative and interpretative skills that are critical to those working in a laboratory, and is mapped to laboratory technician job roles with reference to the Energy & Chemicals Skills framework.

Entry Requirements

  • Minimum N level/ITE/Relevant Diploma.
  • Participants are required to bring their own laptop with pre-installed Microsoft Excel. 

Who Should Attend

Anyone interested to have a career in the laboratory and analytical/laboratory field.

What You'll Learn

Day 1

  • Laboratory Safety & Risk Management
  • Chemical Handling & Waste Disposal
  • Sampling, Sample preparation & Sample retention
  • Hands-on: Calibration of Volumetric Glassware & Analytical Balance (Intro on how to use pipette, micropipettes, analytical balance)
  • Data handling & reporting

Written Assessment (Open Book) – Consist of MCQ & Short Answer Question

 

Day 2

  • Breath Testing - Introduction to Hydrogen Breath Test (HBT), patient preparation guidelines, preparation of breath samples, performing of breath test
  • Working principles behind HBT, data handling, analysis and reporting
  • Introduction to Urea Breath Test (UBT), patient preparation guidelines, preparation of breath samples, performing of breath test
  • Working principles behind UBT
  • Breath test data handling, analysis & reporting

Written Assessment (Open Book) - Consist of MCQ & Short Answer Question

 

 

Certification

 

Participants will be issued with a Certificate of Accomplishment upon meeting 75% of the required course attendance and passed the assessments.

Course Schedule/Apply

Intake Info Application Closing Date Course Duration

Not available

NA

2 days

9.00am – 6.00pm

Classroom-based learning

Register Interest

Registration may be closed earlier due to overwhelming response.

 

For Corporate training, click here.

 

Please write to tsa_shortcourse@tp.edu.sg to be included in the course waitlist for future intakes.

Course Fees

Fees Type Course Fees
(w GST) 
Singapore Citizens
Full Course Fee / Repeat Students S$856.00
Aged 40 and above / SME-sponsored S$96.80
Aged below 40 S$256.80
Non-Singapore Citizens
Full Course Fee / Repeat Students S$864.00
Singapore Permanent Residents / Long-Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+) Holder S$259.20
SME-sponsored (Singapore Permanent Residents) / Long-Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+) Holder) S$99.20

SkillsFuture Credit Approved. For more details, please click here


With effect from 1 Jul 2020, the Workforce Training Scheme (WTS) will be replaced by the Work Support Scheme (WSS), for more information, please visit:
https://www.wsg.gov.sg/programmes-and-initiatives/workfare-skills-support-scheme-individuals.html

Lecturer/Trainer Profile

Course Contact

  • 67881212
  • Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 6:00pm
    Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm
     
    Closed during lunchtime, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    and on weekends and public holidays.

  • https://www.tp.edu.sg/tsa
  • Temasek SkillsFuture Academy (TSA)
    Temasek Polytechnic
    East Wing, Block 1A, Level 3, Unit 4
    21 Tampines Ave 1
    Singapore 529757

     

  • Temasek Polytechnic reserves the right to alter the course, modify the scale of fee, amend any other information or cancel a course with low enrolment.