Certificate in Biomedical Instrumentation & Laboratory Techniques (Basic)

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Certificate in Biomedical Instrumentation & Laboratory Techniques (Basic)

Duration 2 days

Certificate TP Certificate

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

Intake Info

Application Closing Date

Course Duration

Not available

2 days

9.00am – 6.00pm

Classroom-based learning

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

Ms Cathy P. Sagun

Cathy P. Sagun has extensive R&D and QA/QC experience in the pharma, biotech, and food industries as Senior Chemist II. She moved from 3M Technologies Pte Ltd (Drug Delivery Systems Division) to conduct academic research at Temasek Polytechnic in 2013. She was part of a multidisciplinary R&D team that developed the drug-medical device combination product: Automated Wearable Artificial Kidney. Her main focus areas were the sorbent and infusate systems, analytical method developments, and regulations. After completing her TP and MOE-funded projects, she pivoted and became a lecturer in 2019. She holds a faculty position in a Biomedical Engineering diploma. She had been a registered chemist in the Philippines since 2003.

Dr Rangaswamy Raja

Dr Rangaswamy Raja graduated with PhD in life science from India in 1995 and completed his 3rd Masters in Bioinformatics (sponsored by Temasek Polytechnic Management) from NTU Singapore in 2007. He held a Lecturer position and conducted research in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences in Universiti Putra Malaysia from October 1998 prior to his current employment as Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering, Temasek Polytechnic. His research interest includes work on hydrogel and biomedical industry-related research areas. He has published papers at national and international conferences.

Dr Gordon Lim

Gordon Lim is a Singapore-based scientist and a marketing professional who has been involved in the marketing of diagnostic products for many of Asia’s most debilitating diseases for the last twenty years. He had successfully launched the Helico Blot 2.0 western blot assay as a diagnostic tool for Helicobacter pylori diagnosis in China. Gordon Lim graduated from Nagoya University with a PhD. He was an educator at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and currently pursues his interests in geriatric studies and dementia.

Mr Samuel Ko

Samuel Ko currently works in BioMedix Singapore Pte. Ltd as an Account Manager. He is in charge of several key product lines in Clinical Diagnostics like Randox, ELITechGroup, Maine, Asan Pharmaceuticals etc. He has been conducting training on the application and use of various laboratory and clinical diagnostic instruments for audiences such as doctors, nurses and laboratory technicians for the past few years. Samuel Ko has been teaching in various capacities, both inside and outside of work. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a BSc (Hons) in Life Sciences.

Course Contact

tsa_shortcourse@tp.edu.sg
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.

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