HLT37415 Certificate III in Pathology Assistance

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About

This qualification is delivered by LTT Group Pty Ltd (RTO 51621) and reflects the role of pathology assistants and specimen reception staff in laboratories.


Duration

  • Approximately 12-24 months

Our training is competency based, and qualifications can be completed at a pace that suits the organisation and the individual. Training is delivered on-site in the workplace. Recognition of prior learning (RPL) and credit transfer processes are available for eligible students.


Fees

Course fees depend on individual eligibility for government support. If you are unsure whether you qualify for a government supported training place, please contact our team on 1300 588 588. Credit transfers may reduce the course fee payable.

For students eligible for government support

This qualification is funded by the Queensland Government for students who meet the eligibility criteria under the Certificate 3 Guarantee program or the User Choice program (for traineeship delivery).

Certificate 3 Guarantee

  • $300 - concession student co-contribution fee

  • $400 - non-concession student co-contribution fee

Co-contribution fees represent the total cost to the student to enrol in, undertake training, and be awarded the qualification. Students will no longer be eligible for a government subsidised training place under the Certificate 3 Guarantee once they complete a certificate III level vocational qualification.

User Choice

  • $345.60 - concession student co-contribution fee

  • $864 - non-concession student co-contribution fee

Fees are calculated based on 465 course nominal hours at a concession rate of $0.64 per nominal hour and non-concession rate of $1.60 per nominal hour.

To be eligible for a concession rate, the student must:

  • Be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, or

  • Be under the age of 17 at the end of February in the year of training commencement and not have completed year 12, or

  • Hold a health care or pensioner concession card or be the partner or dependent of a health care or pensioner concession card holder; be named on the card; and issue LTT with an official form under Commonwealth law confirming concession entitlements

Fee exemptions apply where:

 

For students not eligible for government support

  • $4,860 - fee for service student tuition fee

The student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as student service and resource fees. Our refund policy can be viewed here.


Traineeships

This information is provided for general information only. Please refer to the following resources:

 

A traineeship is the time spent learning a job (or vocation) under a formal training contract with the employer.

In most cases, a new entrant / new worker traineeship involves an employee who has been with the company for less than three months full-time or 12 months part-time or casual.

In most cases, an existing worker traineeship includes an employee who has been with the company for more than three months full-time or 12 months part-time or casual.

 

Eligibility is calculated on a case-by-case basis for individual employees. We will liaise on behalf of the employer with the relevant Australian Apprenticeship Support Network provider to determine eligibility.

To provide a detailed ROI estimate, we require the following information for all relevant employees:

  • Date of birth

  • Previous qualification/s

  • Date of completion for previous qualification/s

  • Gross annual salary

Eligibility criteria apply and we cannot guarantee your business will qualify for government benefits.


Content

There are 14 total units of competency in this qualification.

8 core units:

  • BSBCUS201 Deliver a service to customers

  • BSBMED301 Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately

  • BSBWOR204 Use business technology

  • CHCCOM005 Communicate and work effectively in health or community services

  • CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people

  • HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control

  • HLTPAT006 Receive, prepare and dispatch pathology specimens

  • HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety

6 elective units:

  • BSBITU301 Create and use databases

  • HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems

  • MSL922001 Record and present data

  • MSL933005 Maintain the laboratory/field workplace fit for purpose

  • MSL933006 Contribute to the achievement of quality objectives

  • TLIF3091 Apply awareness of dangerous goods and hazardous materials requirements

Streams can be customised to suit industry requirements.
Contact our industry engagement team on 1300 588 588 to request a personalised training partnership proposal.