Course in Laboratory Animal Technology Practice, and Pharmacology and Jurisprudence for Laboratory Animal Technologists (77077)

Short Learning Programmes

Duration: One year

Language medium: English

Target group:

People who want to train as Laboratory Animal Technologists but can also be attended by veterinarians and Para-veterinarians including people working on institutional research review boards.

Admission requirements:

South African Matric (Grade 12) / or equivalent as evaluated
The UK-Institute of Animal Technology (IAT) Level 3 serves as a prerequisite for the UNISA WIL

Registration periods:

January to Feb

Course leader details:

Prof James W. Oguttu
College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
Calabash Building, Room 03-335
Tel: +27 11 471 3353
E-mail: joguttu@unisa.ac.za
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6810-4437

Programme administrator:

Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp

Modules:

LAT1501 - Laboratory Animal Technology Practice I Logbook (WIL)

Content:

Maintain biosecurity, health, safety and security.
Handle, move and restrain animal
Dispatch, transport and receipt of animals.
Care, animal husbandry and hygiene of Laboratory Animal
Monitor and maintain the health and welfare of laboratory animals 
Monitor the maintenance and calibration of equipment 
Develop standard operating procedure (SOP) and a "controlled document" (DOC) for use to collect raw data
Application of the Occupation health and safety Act at the workplace 
Conducting risk analysis for various scenarios at the workplace.



	

LAT1502 - Laboratory Animal Technology Practice II Logbook (WIL)

Content:

Management and care of Laboratory animals
Management and care of Laboratory animal breeding and a colony
Preparation of the environment for laboratory animals for the appropriate animal procedures 
Preparation of laboratory animals for the relevant procedures
Perform various clinical procedures on laboratory animals
Perform breeding calculations to produce the required number of animals of the correct sex needed for the study.
Management of a study and write a report on the animal phase
Management of a laboratory animal facility and associated documents

PHJ1501 - Pharmacology and Jurisprudence for Laboratory Animal Technologists

Content:

Jurisprudence for Laboratory Animal Technologists 
Pharmacology for Laboratory Animal Technologists