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CLEAPSS Microbiology Serial Dilutions and fungi

07 March 2024, 9:00 am–4:00 pm

Science Technician Demo

*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

IOE Short Courses

This course is now fully booked.

Please email ioe.shortcourses@ucl.ac.uk to register your interest to join this course in the future.

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:

  1. Using CLEAPSS microbiology guidance to keep yourself, and others, safe
  2. Understanding sterilisation, how to achieve it, and using sterile resources
  3. Setting up a microbiology workstation and practicing aseptic techniques
  4. Learning to subculture into a broth
  5. Refreshment Break
  6. Pouring nutrient agar plates
  7. Pouring seeded yeast plates
  8. Carrying out finger dabs and swabbing the environment activities
  9. Dilution streaking
  10. Learning to aliquot
  11. Lunch Break 
  12. Investigating the effects of antibiotics on bacteria
  13. Investigating the effects of antifungals on fungi
  14. 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.