• To produce well-trained and qualified Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists to fulfill the national needs for health laboratories.

• To provide laboratory tutors for Para-medical Training Institutions in the country and abroad.

• To equip the trainees/ school leavers with the basic theoretical and practical knowledge for acquiring special skills at a later stage.

• To make them fully conversant with public health subjects and technology of medical laboratory services.

• At the end of the course, students will be able to acquire the following learning

outcomes:

• Understand the basics of anatomy and physiology of the human body.

• Understand the fundamentals of biochemistry, hematology, microbiology,
  molecular biology, and reproductive biology.

• Learn practical knowledge in different areas of clinical laboratories – such as biochemistry, microbiology, hematology, molecular biology and reproductive biology.

• Learn good laboratory practices and laboratory safety methods
• Develop skills to perform basic clinical laboratory assays
• Execute ethics in laboratory and clinical practice

Learning hours

• Lectures:                         150 hours
• Practical demonstration: 70 hours
• Hands on practical:         80 hours
• Total                                 300 hours
• 06 Months

• Minimum of three (03) pass grades in one sitting at the G.C.E. A/L Examination, Sri Lanka, in the Bio Science stream

and

• Minimum of simple pass (S grade) for English at the G.C.E. O/L Examination, Sri Lanka

Or

• An equivalent or higher qualification acceptable to the senate

• From the eligible applicants, candidates to follow the course will be selected based on their educational qualifications.

• Lectures (on-site and on-line)
• Practical ( Hands-on training)
• Assignments and Assessment

• Lectures Written Examination Consisting of 10 MCQs/SBAs (10 marks) and2 SEQs (20marks) [Total 30 marks]
• Lectures Assignments A total of two assignments will be given and each Lectures assignment will carry 10 marks [Total 20 marks]
• Lectures Practical assessment Practical assessment on clinical and reproductive laboratory techniques [Total 50 marks]

Allocation of marks

• Lectures Written Examination     30%
• Lectures Assignments                 20%
• Lectures Practical assessment   50%
• Lectures Total                             100%
• To pass the examination, the candidate should obtain a minimum of 50% in each component of the evaluation and an aggregate mark of 50%

• Course fees Rs. 74,000.00
• Registration fees: Rs. 1000.00

Dr. Umayal Branavan
Course coordinator,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
TP: 077 658 8430