HLTPAT010- Collect Specimens for Drugs of Abuse Testing – $540/PP
Description:
This Nationally Accredited Course will teach you the skills to conduct drug and alcohol testing in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
It is a requirement for organisations collecting urine or oral fluid samples who wish to meet Australian Standards to have their collectors trained as per the definition of a collector under AS/NZS4308:2008 and AS4760:2006.
This qualification supersedes HLTPAT005.
Location:
Townsville, QLD
Duration:
6 hours face-to-face delivery, with pre-course eLearning.
Cost:
$540.00/pp GST free. (group discounts apply, contact us for a quote)
Payment method:
Payment can be made by Paypal, Bank Transfer or on the day of training (card or cash), with a tax invoice issued upon registration. If payment is made by an employer or company an invoice will be forwarded.
How to Book: go to www.coast2countrytraining.com.au/courses
or call us on 0439 324 848 or email admin@coast2countrytraining.com.au for available dates.
Delivery method:
Classroom, Face to Face
Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) Requirements
Participants will require suitable LLN skills to complete the following tasks/skills:
- Read information from a PowerPoint and whiteboard
- Listen and understand verbal information delivered by an English-speaking trainer
- Complete written incident reports forms in English
- Read and answer a multiple-choice question paper
- Read and answer a short-written answer test
Prerequisites:
There is no prior learning required for this course.
Assessment procedure:
Assessment is a theory assessment and practical demonstrations.
Requirements for Completion:
100% attendance and participation.
Outcome:
At the successful completion of this course participants will be emailed a nationally accredited statement of attainment HLTPAT005 – Collect Specimens for Drugs of Abuse
Summary of Topics covered:
- Outline the responsibilities of a collector and the employee
- Detail best practice principles to ensure privacy and confidentiality
- Duty of care, provision of information, fairness, and gender and cultural sensitivity
- Plan & conduct appropriate testing activities
- Respectful communication about testing activities & outcomes
- Respond effectively to testing challenges including positive test results
- Providing testing in remote locations, dealing with refusal, or failure to undergo testing
- Outline notification and record keeping requirements for
- D&A testing
- Chain of Custody procedure



