{"id":6047,"date":"2025-09-11T11:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/?page_id=6047"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:17:21","slug":"5m3807","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/ga\/staff-documents\/qqi-descriptor\/qqi-level-5\/5m3807\/","title":{"rendered":"5M3807"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6047\" class=\"elementor elementor-6047\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251a30a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"251a30a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f69a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3f69a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5M3807 Laboratory Techniques<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752ffa8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"752ffa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e244c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2e244c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597a600 elementor-widget 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href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/Laboratory%20Skills%205N2751%20v3%20October%202013%20CDETB.docx\">5N2751<\/a><\/td><td>Laboratory Skills<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>Access to a science laboratory meeting current Health &amp; Safety standards<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><h5>A minimum of three programme modules from the following list must be included, to a total credti value of 45<\/h5><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/Biology5N2746.docx\">5N2746<\/a><\/td><td>Biology<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>Access to a science laboratory meeting current Health and Safety standards<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/Chemistry5N2747.docx\">5N2747<\/a><\/td><td>Chemistry<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>Access to a science laboratory meeting current Health and Safety 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href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/Communications5N0690B-01.docx\">5N0690B-01<\/a><\/td><td>*Communications<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/PersonalEffectiveness5N1390.docx\">5N1390<\/a><\/td><td>Personal Effectiveness<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/ProblemSolving5N1615.docx\">5N1615<\/a><\/td><td>Problem Solving<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/Teamworking5N1367.doc\">5N1367<\/a><\/td><td>Teamworking<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"4\"><h5>A minimum of one programme 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href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/AnatomyandPhysiology5N0749.docx\">5N0749<\/a><\/td><td>Anatomy and Physiology<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/MaterialsScience5N1637.docx\">5N1637<\/a><\/td><td>Materials Science<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/Microbiology5N0737.docx\">5N0737<\/a><\/td><td>Microbiology<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>Appropriate laboratory facilities<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/restricted\/QQI\/Level%205\/Level%205%20Minor\/Nutrition5N2006.docx\">5N2006<\/a><\/td><td>Nutrition<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>This descriptor will deactivate in June 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a 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