The course applies to individuals who are involved in collecting specimens for drugs of abuse testing. It will provide individuals with the skills and knowledge required to confirm collection requirements, prepare client and equipment and collect specimens via urine and/or oral and breath testing following the special procedures that apply for drugs of abuse testing in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice. The skills and knowledge gained by completing this course would be beneficial for individuals working in collection centres, in hospitals, in other health care environments and workplaces where drugs of abuse testing take place.
Students will be required to complete additional supervision of work activities by a person currently working in a collection role for at least 18 hours in a fortnight time period.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
Confirm specimen collection requirements in line with workplace procedures and testing protocols
Prepare clients, equipment and collection environments for drugs of abuse testing
Collect specimens using urine, oral fluid and breath testing methods in accordance with required procedures
Apply special collection procedures specific to drugs of abuse testing to ensure accuracy and integrity of samples
Comply with relevant Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice
Demonstrate competency in workplace collection activities under supervised practice requirements
Participants must have the physical capacity to use the appropriate equipment and complete assessment tasks
Participants must be able to complete activities in a workplace under the supervision of a person currently in a collection role for at least 18 hours in a two (2) week time period
Pre-course study: Students may be required to undertake online pre-course work prior to attending the face to face session depending on the course delivery mode.
Online study: Students must have access to a computer, smartphone, tablet or other electronic device with access to the internet to complete the online/ pre-course studies.
Individuals undertaking this course will be expected to complete both written and practical assessment tasks.
Students will also be required to complete additional supervision of work activities and submit a third-party observation report.
This certificate does not require renewal.
Please note that enrolment to this course is made with Allens Training Pty Ltd RTO 90909. Please refer to the student handbook located on the RTO website allenstraining.com.au for all details relating to rights and responsibilities including complaints and appeals.
Performance tasks:
Documentation:
Theory assessment:
Third-party Observation Reports:
Course durations can vary for multiple reasons, so the durations below are the minimum possible amount.
Face-to-Face: Face to Face contact time of at least 8 hours
Online with face-to-face assessment: Face to Face contact time of at least 8 hours
All Nationally Recognised Training conducted by Paradigm Medical Australia is delivered and assessed on behalf of Allens Training Pty Ltd, RTO number 90909
