Course Description
This Certificate III in Pathology Collection equips you to work in pathology as a specimen collector. You’ll learn how to take blood samples, swab tests, and ECGs for patients who require these tests and how to prepare these samples for testing. Some additional skills you’ll pick up include infection control, first aid, and customer service communications skills.
Through this course, you’ll be able to pursue a career as a pathology assistant or pathology collector.
You’ll undergo simulated work training, self-paced e-learning, and work-based training delivered through a blended experience for one year. The course is offered full-time at Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth campuses.
Course Overview
- Amount of Training is 670 Hours
- On campus (Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Cochin (India)) and Blended
- Available to domestic and international students
Where Will this Take Me?
With the Certificate III in Pathology Collection in hand, you’ll be able to work professionally as a:
- Pathology Assistant (Laboratory Aide)
- Pathology Collector (Visiting)
- Pathology Specimen Collector
Career pathway
- Certificate III in Laboratory Skills.
- Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques
- Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Pathology)
Entry Requirements
There are no mandatory entry requirements for this qualification, however following IHNA admission criteria will be applicable:
- 18 years of age and above at the time of commencement of the course
- Successful completion of an Australian Year 12 qualification or equivalent.
- In addition to meeting the academic requirements applicants must demonstrate their competence in literacy and numeracy levels in an Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) at exit Level 3 and participate in a pre-training review when enrolling into the course.
*Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders’ students are encouraged to apply.
Additional Requirements:Digital literacy
- Should possess basic computer skills covering the most common usages of a computer, including managing computer files, word processing, using spreadsheets and databases; creating presentations; finding information and communicating using computers; and being aware of social and ethical implications of Internet use.
- Students should be in possession of their own laptops to facilitate the training and assessment. Recommended Laptop requirements: Core i3 Processor, 4 GB of RAM, Operating system; Windows 7 or later version, Screen; 10” or higher, Microsoft Office or Open Office Program, Adobe Reader and Antivirus Program.
Professional Experience Placement Requirements
- A National Police Clearance or Australian Federal Police (AFP) Clearance certificate
- Immunisation is required prior to undertaking ‘Professional Experience Placement’(PEP) in healthcare facilities.
- Please declare in your application if you have a disability, disorder, or if you’re on any medication that’ll require reasonable adjustments to fulfil these requirements.
- Working with Children Check: Student may have the opportunity to work with patients under the age of 18. However, before Student can be allowed contact with these minors Student needs to obtain a Working with Children (WWC) Check.
- Strength:To assist with lifting and transferring a client, and perform CPR
- Mobility:To bend, stoop, and bend down to the floor; ability to move around rapidly; and to move in small, confined spaces
- Hearing:To hear through the stethoscope to discriminate sounds; to hear cries for help; to hear alarms on equipment and emergency signals; and various overhead pages
- Vision:To make physical assessments of client and equipment
- Communication:To communicate in both verbal and written formats; and interact with clients, staff, and faculty supervisors
