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CLEAPSS Microbiology - Antimicrobials
19 April 2024, 9:00 am–4:00 pm
*Fully booked.* | This hands-on, face-to-face course uses various ‘Investigating the effects of antimicrobials on microbes’ activities as a context to learn the essential skills and techniques needed for school-based microbiology.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Sold out
Cost
- £180.00
Organiser
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IOE Short Courses
Participating in the day’s activities will provide you with opportunities to familiarise yourself with a range of standard microbiological resources and equipment.
Who this course is for
This course is intended for technicians and teachers new to microbiology and for those wishing to refresh their knowledge and skills.
Course content and structure
The structure of the day is as follows:
- Using CLEAPSS microbiology guidance to keep yourself, and others, safe
- Understanding sterilisation, how to achieve it, and using sterile resources
- Setting up a microbiology workstation and practising aseptic techniques
- Learning to subculture into a broth
- Refreshment Break
- Pouring nutrient agar plates
- Pouring seeded yeast plates
- Carrying out finger dabs and swabbing the environment activities
- Dilution streaking
- Learning to aliquot
- Lunch Break
- Investigating the effects of antibiotics on bacteria
- Investigating the effects of antifungals on fungi
- Safe clear-up and disposal practices
Certificates
You'll get a certificate of attendance on completing the course.
Costs and booking
Price per participant is £180 and it includes course materials and packed lunch.
If you are not able to pay by credit/debit card, an invoice will be raised for upfront payment. If this is your preferred method of payment, email ioe.shortcourses@ucl.ac.uk to enquiry how to book this course if you wish to pay by invoice.
About CLEAPSS
The Consortium of Local Education Authorities for the Provision of Science Services (CLEAPSS) has a membership of more than 28,000 schools and colleges, mainly in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, where its advice is recognised by HSE, DFE and OFSTED as representing best practice in these areas. As such, it's used by employers as the basis for them to discharge their responsibilities under the H&S at Work Act, 1999.