Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship
Labcorp
Location
Occold, Suffolk | United Kingdom
Job description
What you will do in your working day
Histology:
- Perform routine Histology on all species
- Learn to identify key organs and sample specific areas through these tissues
- As part of the process you will learn to embed tissue
- Be given specialist training to learn Microtomy
- Training to be given to learn staining techniques
- Once fully trained, the successful applicant will have ownership of their own work
Necrospy:
- Performing routine macroscopic necropsy techniques for all species
- Trimming and retaining all organs from all species
- Performing external and visceral fetal examinations
- Performing non-routine tasks such as freezing tissues
- Preparation of reagents and sample processing for skeletal examinations
The training you will be getting
- You'll undertake a Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship with HNC in Applied Science over the course of 24 months
- You will study for a Level 4 Science Qualification
- Distance based learning
- 1 Week lab based residential each year
What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship
Our aim during the 2-year programme is to produce confident competent scientific technicians with the core skills to allow them to develop a career within the company. We then offer the option to progress to both a Level 5 or Level 6 Degree qualification or beyond to a Masters Qualification.
Job tags
Salary
£10.3k - £20.32k per annum
