Health technicians assist doctors and nurses in the delivery of health care services to patients. Technicians can specialise in a variety of disciplines including but not limited to sterilisation technicians, pathology collectors, phlebotomists, and anaesthetic technicians. You could be employed in public or private hospital settings, laboratories, clinics or doctor's surgeries.
Course list
Diploma of Anaesthetic Technology and Practice
Be part of a clinical team in a fast-paced environment
Gain exposure to a variety of surgical procedures, emergencies and critical care environments with this hands-on practical course.
Do you want to be part of a clinical team in a fast-paced environment?
This practical, hands-on course will help you gain the knowledge and skills required to work in a fast-paced, clinical environment.
You will be exposed to a variety of surgical procedures, emergencies and critical care environments. Anaesthetic technicians are typically employed in anaesthetic departments, operating theatres, emergency departments, intensive care and day surgeries.
As an anaesthetic technician you will work in consultation with, and under the direction of an anaesthetists, during the induction, maintenance and emergence phases of anaesthesia. Preparing and maintaining anaesthetic equipment, you will play a critical role in supporting quality health care and safe anaesthetic services within a multidisciplinary team.
COVID-19 Collection Skill Set
Demand for workers in the Pathology industry is high - get the skills you need to start your career.
You'll undertake three units of competency to gain entry level skills to work safely in the pathology industry.
The COVID-19 Collection skill set will give you the skills and knowledge required to collect, prepare and dispatch a pathology specimen for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing — a technique used to copy small segments of DNA and to diagnose infections such as COVID-19.
This training will get you job ready for working in hospitals or outpatient clinics, GP clinics and specialist rooms, home collection services and other public and private healthcare settings equip you with the skills and knowledge to. It includes learning to work in compliance with infection prevention and control policies and procedures.
The skills you gain are highly transferrable, with PCR used in a number of laboratory and clinical techniques including DNA fingerprinting, detection of bacteria, and diagnosis of genetic disorders. Your skills can also be used for the collection of pathology specimens in anthropological and forensic examination, which could be a pathway into a range of interesting work areas including forensic and criminal sciences.
Please note this skill set will be run subject to enrolment numbers.
Collect Specimens for Drugs of Abuse Testing Skill Set
Get the recognition you need to apply your skills across Australia by completing this nationally recognised skill set.
Gain further skills to broaden your employment scope in the field of pathology collection
If you are currently employed as a pathology worker in a collection centre, hospital or other health care environment where drugs of abuse testing takes place, 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.
Certificate III in Pathology Collection
Make a difference to people's lives
You'll learn to safely take venous blood and other samples, about how the body works, how to prevent the spread of infection as well as medical terms which you will be able use in any further health related studies you may choose to undertake.
Make a difference to people's lives
Have you ever had a blood test? Did you know the person trained to do this is called a phlebotomist?
Did you find the experience interesting? Did you check out all the equipment and special containers in the room on your visit? Do you enjoy talking to people and helping them feel at ease during what can be a stressful time?
If you answered yes to these questions, this Certificate III in Pathology Collection course could start you on a rewarding career path.
As a phlebotomist (pathology collector) you'll interact with a wide variety of people while performing specimen collection, a vital part on their way to a better health status.
You'll provide this assistance by
- providing excellent customer service and communication
- taking venous blood samples with different types of needles
- collecting specimens such as swabs, urine and stool samples
- interacting with patients, couriers, lab staff and doctors
- working within collection centres, hospitals or doing home visits
The knowledge and practical skills you gain will equip you to work as a pathology collector/phlebotomist in a variety of settings.
You will gain transferable skills which you will be able use in other health related studies you may choose to undertake, such as laboratory techniques, nursing, pharmacy or anaesthetic technology & practice.
Pathology Collection Skill Set
Demand for workers in the Pathology industry is high - get the skills you need to start your career.
You'll undertake three units of competency to gain entry level skills to work safely in the pathology industry.
Would you like to be an important part of a team assisting clients to return to better health?
The Pathology Collection Skill Set, which you will complete under the supervision of a trained phlebotomist, will give you the skills to obtain blood samples from a patient for laboratory testing and get you job ready for working in hospital wards or outpatient clinics, GP clinics and specialist rooms, home collection services and other public and private healthcare settings.
You’ll gain the skills and knowledge to perform a pathology collection role, comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures, and be able to identify and respond to clinical risks in pathology collection. You’ll also learn important communication skills for working in health care or
Please note this skill set will be run subject to enrolment numbers.
Certificate III in Sterilisation Services
An essential support service for the health industry
Help protect patients from infection. During this course you will learn how to clean, inspect, package, sterilise and distribute instruments and equipment for surgical and clinical procedures. You will also learn about infection control and prevention.
An essential support service for the health industry
Did you know that over one quarter of all people admitted to hospital have an operation? Many more have treatments that require sterile equipment to be used. You could assist in ensuring that patients are protected from infection during their care.
Being able to work with others and carry out your work safely is an important part of sterilisation work and is covered in this course.
On completion of your course you will be able to work in a private or public hospital, a clinic or an operating theatre sterile supply department.