General Laboratory Safety (Micro-credential)
This programme can be taken from anywhere in New Zealand with our distance delivery which participants say is more personal than much in-person delivery.
Credits
10
Level
4
Who for
This programme is primarily for people who want a laboratory job, but have not yet worked in a professional laboratory.
Fees

There are three fee statuses.  Click here for details.FeeTypes

NZ domestic: Currently no fees due to generous support through the Tertiary Education Commission.  Without that support, the fee would be over $600.

International: $2200

Global: Click here for details.

We lend

We lend the following to participants without any extra charge.  We pay the courier charges when the items are sent to the participant, and when the participant returns the items.

Textbook: Benjamín R. Sveinbjörnsson, and Sveinbjörn Gizurarson. Handbook for Laboratory Safety. Amsterdam,Book cover Netherlands: Elsevier, 2022.

If needed, we can lend a laptop.

Indicative content

importance of laboratory safety

personal protective equipment

general safety concepts

fire

biological

chemical

electrical

airborne

pressure

ergonomics

sampling safety

Learning outcome(s)

People successfully completing this programme will be able to apply safety concepts and known or located information to scenarios in a manner appropriate to typical professional scientific laboratories.

Assessment types

For an explanation about the nature of the following assessments please click here.

Slide show session

Assignment

Verbal follow-up

Entry requirements

  • NCEA Level 2 (or equivalent), and

  • demonstration of understanding of the micro-credential, and general suitability for the study through Real World Education's pre-entry process.

Intakes

Programme can be completed in about three weeks of full-time effort.  Longer intakes allow the option of working at a slower pace if you wish.


Code for intake: 4005-5D        Start: 17-Feb-2025        End: 28-Apr-2025
Code for intake: 4005-5F        Start: 17-Mar-2025        End: 26-May-2025
Code for intake: 4005-5H        Start: 07-Apr-2025        End: 16-Jun-2025
Code for intake: 4005-5J        Start: 12-May-2025        End: 21-Jul-2025
Code for intake: 4005-5L        Start: 16-Jun-2025        End: 25-Aug-2025
Code for intake: 4005-5N        Start: 21-Jul-2025        End: 29-Sep-2025
Code for intake: 4005-5Q        Start: 18-Aug-2025        End: 27-Oct-2025
Code for intake: 4005-5S        Start: 15-Sep-2025        End: 24-Nov-2025
Code for intake: 4005-5U        Start: 13-Oct-2025        End: 21-Jan-2026
Code for intake: 4005-5X        Start: 24-Nov-2025        End: 02-Feb-2026
 

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