A laboratory technician (teaching)

Reflective practice evidence of the following to be met:

1. Participating in or organising the daily running of laboratories including equipment and essential services.
2. Assisting, advising, demonstrating or instructing staff or students in the use and construction of equipment,apparatus and/or techniques.
3. Preparation of special or specialist materials, compounds or solutions.
4. Testing, adjusting or repairing laboratory equipment or apparatus.
5. Operation of instrumentation or complex equipment for identification, analysis etc.
6. Checking and/or replenishing of stocks.
7. Issuing and receiving apparatus, materials or chemicals.
   

Core Units 1-14

1. The Reflective Practitioner
2. Improving the customer relationship
3. Working with others
4. Problem solving
5. Improving own learning and performance
6. Make selective use of IT
7. Operate a computer
8. Internet and Intranets
9. E-mail
10. Health and Safety in the workplace
11. Plan the use of physical resources
12. Prepare and develop resources to support learning
13. Create a climate that promotes learning
14. Monitor your organisation's compliance with its legal, regulatory, social and ethical responsibilities

Optional Units 15, 16, 32, 33

15. Word processing software
16. Spreadsheet software
32. Enable group learning
33 Support and advise individual learners

A laboratory technician (research)

Reflective practice evidence of the following to be met:

1. Participating in or organising the daily running of laboratories including equipment and essential services.
2. Assisting, advising, demonstrating or instructing staff or students in the use and construction of equipment,apparatus and/or techniques.
3. Preparation of special or specialist materials, compounds or solutions.
4. Testing, adjusting or repairing laboratory equipment or apparatus.
5. Operation of instrumentation or complex equipment for identification, analysis etc.
6. Checking and/or replenishing of stocks.
7. Issuing and receiving apparatus, materials or chemicals.

Core Units 1-14

1. The Reflective Practitioner
2. Improving the customer relationship
3. Working with others
4. Problem solving
5. Improving own learning and performance
6. Make selective use of IT
7. Operate a computer
8. Internet and Intranets
9. E-mail
10. Health and Safety in the workplace
11. Plan the use of physical resources
12. Prepare and develop resources to support learning
13. Create a climate that promotes learning
14. Monitor your organisation's compliance with its legal, regulatory, social and ethical responsibilities

Optional Units 15, 16, 18, 29 or 30

15. Word processing software
16. Spreadsheet software
18. Database software
29. Contribute to project planning
or
30. Manage running of projects

A workshop technician

Reflective practice evidence of the following to be met:

1. Participating in or organising the daily running of laboratories including equipment and essential services.
2. Assisting, advising, demonstrating or instructing staff or students in the use and construction of equipment,apparatus and/or techniques.
3. Preparation of special or specialist materials, compounds or solutions.
4. Testing, adjusting or repairing laboratory equipment or apparatus.
5. Operation of instrumentation or complex equipment for identification, analysis etc.
6. Checking and/or replenishing of stocks.
7. Issuing and receiving apparatus, materials or chemicals.

Core Units 1-14

1. The Reflective Practitioner
2. Improving the customer relationship
3. Working with others
4. Problem solving
5. Improving own learning and performance
6. Make selective use of IT
7. Operate a computer
8. Internet and Intranets
9. E-mail
10. Health and Safety in the workplace
11. Plan the use of physical resources
12. Prepare and develop resources to support learning
13. Create a climate that promotes learning
14. Monitor your organisation's compliance with its legal, regulatory, social and ethical responsibilities

Optional Units 15, 16, 18, 29 or 33

15. Word processing software
16. Spreadsheet software
18. Database software
29. Contribute to project planning
or
33. Support and advise individual learners

A technician superintendent

Reflective practice evidence of the following to be met:

1. Allocation of responsibilities to and management of technical staff and the provision of a technical service.
2. Monitoring and managing performance of team members.
3. Assessing and forward planning of technical staffing, apparatus, equipment etc and the integration with existing facilities.
4. Recruitment, selection, training and development of technical staff.
5. Implementing policy decisions (departmental/school/division) in terms of expenditure on technical services, equipment, resources etc.
6. Ensuring the maintenance of records such as financial transactions and purchasing, health and safety, equipment maintenance etc
7. Responsibility for security and safety in relation to equipment and apparatus.
8. Liaison with other departments/schools/divisions and outside specialists.
9. Involvement on a range of decision-making and consultative committees and bodies within the department/school/division.

Core Units 1-14

1. The Reflective Practitioner
2. Improving the customer relationship
3. Working with others
4. Problem solving
5. Improving own learning and performance
6. Make selective use of IT
7. Operate a computer
8. Internet and Intranets
9. E-mail
10. Health and Safety in the workplace
11. Plan the use of physical resources
12. Prepare and develop resources to support learning
13. Create a climate that promotes learning
14. Monitor your organisation's compliance with its legal, regulatory, social and ethical responsibilities

Optional Units 15, 16, 18, 28, 30 and/or 31

15. Word processing software
16. Spreadsheet software
18. Database software
28. Manage the performance of teams and individuals
30. Project Management
and/or
31. Manage the use of financial resources