Working Aseptically
Weekdays during school term | 9:30 am – 2:30 pm

Weekdays during school term | 9:30 am – 2:30 pm
Expand your biomedical science laboratory skills through a aseptic technique challenge.
Designed for MSL40122 Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques
$50 per student (minimum 20 students)
Maximum 32 students
Please note: This activity is designed to support students enrolled in Certificate IV: Laboratory Techniques to explore a research work environment.
This activity is not an accredited Certificate IV course.
Use aseptic techniques to isolate plasma from blood, and prepare pure culture from contaminated sample.
Students will practice fundamental techniques, such as aseptic technique to perform a range of sensitive challenges. First students will compete to create the purest blood plasma from blood fractionation. Then, students will be provided a biological sample that has noticeable contaminants, where students will need to use aseptic techniques to identify the non-contaminant, and create pure culture of their intended microorganism.
MSL40122 Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques Competencies
HLTPAT006 – Receive, prepare and dispatch pathology specimens
MSL973025 – Perform basic tests
MSL973027 – Perform techniques that prevent cross-contamination
MSL973028 – Perform microscopic examination
MSL975062 – Perform microbiological tests
Please note: While this activity allows students to practice and demonstrate these skills, BioDiscovery Centre and Perkins staff are not qualified to assess or sign-off students on these competencies.