Start Date
- September 2025, Full Time
Summary
You will gain core knowledge in a variety of areas such as health and safety, scientific and clinical practices, scientific methodology, experimental equipment and techniques, and ethics.
You will then specialise in aspects of laboratory science such as atomic structures, molecular structure and bonding, metabolic pathways and bioenergetics, genotyping and nuclear physics. Alongside this, you will also perform a wide range of scientific techniques using appropriate equipment and process and analyse laboratory data.
As part of this course, you will complete a mandatory “on the job” industry placement (315hrs) with an employer to develop your practical and technical skills.
Entry Requirements
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including at least two Science subjects at grade 5 or above and English and Maths at grade 4 or above. The Science subjects can be separate or combined GCSEs. A Merit or above in BTEC Level 2 Applied Science may be considered in place of Science GCSEs.
Attend a taster day
Satisfactory completion and submission of your Enrolment Task as directed
Two positive references
Assessment
Assessment will take place through a combination of externally set exams, an employer-set project and endpoint synoptic assessments.
Progression
You could enter employment or start an Apprenticeship. You can also progress on to university level courses.
Career Progression
Successful completion of this course will allow you to progress onto a career working in laboratories within the science and health industries.
Fees
If you are a UK or home fee status student and aged 16-18 on the 31st August before the start of your course, tuition fees are free. If you are aged 19 and over fees may be payable.
