Collect Specimens for Drugs of Abuse Testing Skill Set
Apply your skills across Australia by completing this nationally recognised skill set.
If you're currently employed as a pathology worker, successful completion of this skill set will give you the unit of competency, HLTPAT005 Collect specimens of drug of abuse testing.
CampusesJoondalup (McLarty Avenue).
When Semester 1, 2024.
Study Mode On campus.
Gain further skills to broaden your employment scope in the field of pathology collection
This skill sets suits anyone currently employed in a collection centre, hospital, or other health care environment where drugs of abuse testing takes place, e.g. you may be a phlebotomist, an emergency nurse, or work in the mining industry.
Successful completion of this skill set will give you the unit of competency, HLTPAT005 Collect specimens of drug of abuse testing. This unit is required to conduct National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited drug testing.
This skill set will only run with sufficient enrolments.
You'll learn how to
• collect breath alcohol specimen for screening and testing of alcohol
• collect oral fluid (saliva) specimen collection of the screening of drugs.
• collect urine specimen for the screening of drugs
• prepare and despatch oral and urine specimens to an authorised laboratory for further screening or analysis
to the standard required for drug testing according to Australian and NZ standards and industry code of practice.
I have the following attributes:
- attention to detail
- ability to work under pressure
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Semester 1, 2024
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Course fees
(Tuition fee* $40.50 + Resource fee $25.00 )
(Tuition fee* $12.00 + Resource fee $25.00 )
*Fee disclaimers
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for the entire course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. Please view the full list of Fee disclaimers.
Please note fees listed include all units required to gain this qualification. If you're a continuing student and have successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in, to complete this course.
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Units
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| HLTPAT005 | Collect specimens for drugs of abuse testing |
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