The Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques provides students with basic theoretical training and technical skills for employment at a technical assistant level.
The Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Biological and Environmental Testing) provides students with the laboratory skills and knowledge required for a specialised career in either biological or environmental laboratories in a wide range of fields.
Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques is the first year of the two Diploma programs.
These programs provide students with the theoretical and practical knowledge to engage in a diverse range of employment opportunities. These include working in the field of modern science in areas including government research laboratories, industry control laboratories, hospitals, pathology and medical laboratories and education technical sup
When the Gordon has received your completed Offer and Acceptance Agreement and payment, we will send you a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) form. Take this form to the Australian High Commission (or Australian Embassy) in your country to apply for a Student Visa.
The Gordon Institute of TAFE grew out of the need for technical training in the brave new world of the 1800s industrial age. From its origins as a mechanics institute and a night school for tradespeople, the Gordon has become the embodiment of quality vocational education and training in Geelong and beyond.
During the late 1800s, Geelong's increasing importance as an industrial centre, along with a worrying overseas trend showing Britain was losing its traditional markets to the United States and Europe, spurred leading Geelong citizens to campaign for greater technical training. However, it was another overseas event that hastened the Gordon's development.
The heroic exploits of British general Charles Gordon had captured Geelong's imagination. His death during the siege of Khartoum in Africa prompted calls for a memorial. One proposal, backed by a military battalion brass band, suggested a statue but others wanted something more meaningful. What better memorial could there be, it was said, for a man whose life was devoted to civic duty and, especially, to the education of the disadvantaged, than a vocational institute?
Since opening in 1887, in a single-storied hall and operating mainly night classes for tradespeople, the Gordon has developed into an institution operating across five campuses. The Gordon offers 220 nationally recognised courses in seven teaching schools, as well as 240 specialist courses exploring a wide range of career options. There is an annual enrolment of 26,000 students.