MSL40118- CERTIFICATE IV IN LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

Details

The MSL40118 Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques qualification reflects the role of workers who apply a range of laboratory technologies to conduct scientific-technical tests in most industry sectors, utilising specialist technical knowledge.

They conduct a wide range of routine and complex, specialised tests where atypical samples may be involved and the instrumentation used has a wide range of operating variables. Workers communicate sample requirements to other personnel and may liaise with suppliers to troubleshoot product non-conformance. They may also demonstrate methods to others and train team members to collect samples and conduct basic tests reliably.

This qualification consists of fifteen (15) units of competency, of which there are five (5) core units and ten (10) electives.

CORE UNITS

MSL924003 Process and interpret data
MSL924004 Use laboratory application software
MSL925004 Analyse data and report results
MSL934004 Maintain and calibrate instruments and equipment
MSL935007 Monitor the quality of test results and data

ELECTIVE UNITS

Selected by the student / employer upon consultation with ABC Training and Consulting staff. We can provide a customised elective stream in the following industry areas:

Soil
Mining
Concrete
Construction
Asphalt
Quarry
Road Works
High School Scientific Operations Officers

Duration

Fees

QLD State Funding

User Choice (Traineeships)

The User Choice Program provides a public funding contribution towards the cost of training and assessment for eligible Queensland apprentices and trainees. The User Choice Program is funded under the Queensland Department of Education and Training.

Students must be a trainee and have signed training contract that has been approved for funding. Trainees must be Australian or New Zealand citizens or Permanent Residents and reside in QLD. There is a limitation of two funding contributions under User Choice funding.

User Choice Co-contribution Fees

As part of the User Choice Program is it a requirement that a co-contribution fee be collected*. This fee may be paid by you or on your behalf by an employer or another third party. User Choice Co-contribution fees are normally invoiced as one payment in the first few months of the traineeship.

Fees under the User Choice program are set at $1.60 per nominal hour for each unit of competency to be calculated at the commencement of the unit of competency.

This means that a qualification with 15 units of competency and a total of 910 nominal hours the co-contribution fees will be:

$1.60 x 910 hrs = $1456

Fees may vary depending on electives chosen, as the nominal hours may be longer or shorter than the other units of competency. Students who are eligible for a concession (40% of full rate) must supply sufficient evidence at enrolment.

* If you are aged under 21 years you are exempt from any co-contribution fees.

Higher Level Skills (HLS)

The Higher Level Skills program provides eligible individuals with access to a subsidised training place in selected Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV level or above qualifications and priority skill sets. The Higher Level Skills funding is provided by the Queensland Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT) under their VET Investment Program.

Students must be Australian or New Zealand citizens or Australian permanent resident, residing in Queensland and aged 15 years or over and no longer attending school.

There is a limitation of one funded qualification under Higher Level Skills regardless of provider or industry, students must make an informed decision prior to enrolling into any funded qualification.

Higher Level Skills Co-contribution Fees

As part of the Higher Level Skills Program is it a requirement that a co-contribution fee be collected. This fee may be paid by you or on your behalf by an employer or another third party. Students who are eligible for a concession must supply sufficient evidence at enrolment. HLS Co-contribution fees are $10 per unit of competency or $5 per unit of competency for concessional students.

Concession Eligibility Criteria (all programs)

Concessional status applies to students / trainees who:

Hold a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card or are the partner or dependent of a person who holds either of these cards; OR
Are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; OR
Have a disability; OR
Are an adult prisoner.

Additional waivers may be applied if the co-contribution fees are likely to cause extreme financial hardship. This decision is made on a case-by-case basis at the time of enrolment.

NSW State Funding

Smart and Skilled (Targeted Priorities)

Smart and Skilled is a reform of the NSW vocational education and training system. It’s helping people get the skills they need to find a job and advance their careers.

Smart and Skilled provides eligible students with a Government subsidised training in certain Targeted Priorities qualifications such as MSL40118 Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques.

To be eligible for a Smart and Skilled program a student must meet the following criteria:

Be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent resident.
Be aged 15 years or over.
Live or work in NSW.
No longer attending secondary school.

Co-contribution Fees

Under Smart and Skilled Targeted Priorities funding, a student contributes towards the cost of training through the payment of a co-contribution student fee. Fees are:

Set for the whole qualification.
Lower for students doing their first post-school qualification.
Set for the student and the qualification regardless of the provider you choose.

The co-contribution fees for this qualification are:

$3,280 for the first post-secondary qualification.
$3,820 for the second post-secondary qualification.

Depending on circumstances students may be eligible for a fee concession or exemption. Students who are deemed eligible for a concession / exemption will need to supply sufficient evidence. Concession fees for this qualification are:

$240

Concession Eligibility Criteria

Concessional status applies to students / trainees who:

Hold a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card or are the partner or dependent of a person who holds either of these cards.

A full waiver of fees is applicable for students who:

Are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Have a disability.
Are the dependent child, spouse or partner of a recipient of a Disability Support Pension.
Are a refugee or asylum seeker.

ACT State Funding

Skilled Capital

Skilled Capital is an ACT Government funded program that provides subsidised training in qualifications and skill sets where there are skills needs in the ACT. There are lots of jobs that are in high demand in the ACT but there are not enough people with the qualifications to do them. The ACT Government can pay for part of the training in the qualifications needed for these jobs.

For more information on Skilled Capital please refer to the Skilled capital website https://www.skills.act.gov.au/

Co-contribution Fees

As a requirement of the Skilled Capital funding program, students are required to contribute to the cost of their training, except where the student is eligible for a concession. The current co-contribution fees for Students accessing a funded qualification under Skilled Capital is $350.

Apprentice/Student Completion Payment

All eligible Skilled Capital students, and eligible Australian Apprentices (who commenced after 1 January 2016), can claim a completion payment of $300 (for Skill Sets the completion payment is $100). To qualify, you must not have completed more than 50% of your training via Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or Credit Transfer. See link for more information Apprentice/Student Completion Payment

Tasmanian State Funding

User Choice (Traineeships)

The User Choice Program is an annual grant program that provides training subsides to RTO’s to help cover the cost of providing quality training and assessment for nationally recognised qualifications to Tasmanian apprentices and trainees.

To be eligible for User Choice funding a trainee must meet the following criteria:

Be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent resident.
Be of working age.
Not be a secondary school student (unless undertaking a School Based Traineeship).
Live in Tasmania.

Co-contribution Fees

Under the User Choice program a co-contribution fee is required. Depending on circumstances students may be eligible for a fee concession (evidence is required). The co-contribution fee is:

$350 (or $175 for concessional trainees).

Concession Eligibility Criteria

Concessional status applies to students / trainees who:

Hold a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card or are the partner or dependent of a person who holds either of these cards.
Are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Have a disability.
Are a refugee or asylum seeker.

Northern Territory Funding

User Choice (Traineeships)

The Northern Territory Government is committed to building a skilled and competitive workforce to meet the needs of industry and business and fill job opportunities created by continuing strong economic growth in the NT. User choice funding is provided to Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) to provide training and assessment to apprentices and trainees to achieve nationally recognised qualifications.

To be eligible for User Choice funding a trainee must meet the following criteria:

Be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent resident.
Be aged 15 years or over.
Live or work in NT.
Be a New Worker (an employee who has been employed for less than three months full time or 12 months part time or casual).

Under the User Choice program Existing workers undertaking traineeships are not funded unless they:

Are entering a traineeship with the same employer they worked for while at secondary school.
Are progressing to a higher level qualification within the same National Training Package, no more than 12 months after completing a previous traineeship. Only one progression is funded.
Are an Indigenous person.

Co-contribution Fees

There are no co-contribution fees for Northern Territory traineeships.