This course has been designed by a specialist in school science technical services and will give you a grounding in the key areas for you to start your professional career as a science technician working in a secondary school.

The course will cover the following areas

· What a technician should and should not do, covering the roles a technician may undertake in a science department.

· Key areas and issues of health and safety in the technical service, including areas of responsibility.

· Core skills and how to develop them, making up chemicals,common equipment you may use and how to use it. (some of these will be demonstrated by the course deliverer).

· Key organisation techniques, requisitions, stock control and securing your chemicals.

· Next steps and sources of information and the opportunity to ask questions about technical roles and services.

Course Outcomes

Participants will -

· Understand the role of a technician

· Be aware of the key health and safety issues and responsibilities surrounding a technician’s role

· Evaluate their own development and areas of need

· Develop some key technical skills

· Describe good practice in prep room organisation

The course will be delivered using Zoom sessions, and will include group work/discussion and power-point slides. Participants will need access to a PC, or laptop or tablet / ipad type device, ideally with good audio and a microphone, to maximise benefit from engagement on the day.

For queries, please email conferences@ase.org.uk