The COVID-19 Collection skill set will give you the skills and knowledge required to collect, prepare and dispatch a pathology specimen for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing — a technique used to copy small segments of DNA to diagnose and infections such as COVID-19.
The skills you gain are highly transferrable, with PCR used in a number of laboratory and clinical techniques including DNA fingerprinting, detection of bacteria, and diagnosis of genetic disorders. You will be job ready for working in hospitals or outpatient clinics, GP clinics and specialist rooms, home collection services and other public and private healthcare settings.
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The COVID-19 Collection skill set will give you the skills and knowledge required to collect, prepare and dispatch a pathology specimen for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing — a technique used to copy small segments of DNA and to diagnose infections such as COVID-19.
This training will get you job ready for working in hospitals or outpatient clinics, GP clinics and specialist rooms, home collection services and other public and private healthcare settings equip you with the skills and knowledge to. It includes learning to work in compliance with infection prevention and control policies and procedures.
The skills you gain are highly transferrable, with PCR used in a number of laboratory and clinical techniques including DNA fingerprinting, detection of bacteria, and diagnosis of genetic disorders. Your skills can also be used for the collection of pathology specimens in anthropological and forensic examination, which could be a pathway into a range of interesting work areas including forensic and criminal sciences.
Please note this skill set will be run subject to enrolment numbers.
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This course is available from registered training organisations (accredited private training providers) that are also funded through Jobs and Skills WA. Select from the list below, and follow the link to the provider's website for further information about the course and how to enrol.
The COVID-19 Collection Skill Set is a compressive program designed to equip participants with the skills to safely and efficiently take swabs for COVID-19 testing. Students will develop skills and knowledge to follow organisational infection prevention and control procedures, including implementing standard and transmission-based precaution and responding to infection risks. Training focuses on confirming collection requirements, preparing client and equipment, performing pathology specimen collections, receiving specimens, completing the administrative process to prepare samples for pathology testing, and dispatching specimens. This Skill Set is run at the Training Centre for Job Seekers under the Participation - Work Readiness program, and under the Priority Industry Training program to upskill existing workers in the workplace.
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