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About the course
This entry-level qualification prepares you to work as a laboratory assistant across areas such as food technology, pathology, schools and trade-related labs. You’ll build practical capability to plan and carry out basic laboratory and field tasks, supporting routine testing and sample work in a range of science settings. The Certificate III in Laboratory Skills is suited to beginners and people already working who want a formal laboratory qualification. The programme develops laboratory safety, sample handling, and basic analytical techniques for technical roles.
Career outcome
Graduates may seek work as laboratory assistants or support staff in science-based workplaces. Typical employment settings include food and beverage testing, pathology and health-related laboratories, mining and resources, education (school laboratories), and trade or industrial labs. The Certificate III in Laboratory Skills can also support progression into further study or more specialised laboratory roles within the broader science and technology sector. Preparing graduates for laboratory assistant, quality control, and science technician roles, or degree articulation.
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