MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

SYLLABUS/ CURRICULUM
This program is aimed at training candidates for the job of “Medical Laboratory Technician”, in the
“Healthcare” Sector/ industry and by the end of the program aims at building the following key
competencies amongst the learner:

This course encompasses 3 out of 3 NOS of “Medical Laboratory Technician”- HSS/Q 0301, Qualification
Pack issued by Healthcare Sector Skill Council of India.

S.N Module/Topic Duration NOS

o (Hours) Code

1 Healthcare Systems, Laboratory and Delivery and 10 Introduction

Role of the Medical Laboratory Technician

2 Structure and Function of Human Body 90 HSS / N / 0302, HSS/N/

0304 & HSS/N/0305

3 Introduction to Biochemistry, Haematology and 90 HSS/ N 0301, HSS/ N

Clinical Pathology 0302 & HSS/ N 0304

4 Introduction to Laboratory related Medical 20 HSS / N / 0304

Terminology

5 Pre-analytical Laboratory Testing Process 120 HSS/N/0301,

HSS/N/0302,
HSS/N/0303,
HSS/N/0306 &
HSS/N/9602

6 Personnel Hygiene 10 HSS/N/9610,

HSS/N/0301 &
HSS/N/0303
7 Safety & First Aid 20 HSS/N/0301 &
HSS/N/9606

8 Bio Medical Waste Management 20 HSS / N / 9609

9 Soft Skills and Communications 20 HSS / N/9603,

HSS/N/9604 &
HSS/N/9605

10 Sensitization to Blood Banking 30 HSS/ N 0301, HSS/ N

0302 & HSS/ N 0304

11 65 HSS/ N 0301, HSS/ N

Introduction to Clinical 0302 & HSS/ N 0304
Biochemistry

12 120 HSS/N/0301,
Analytical Laboratory Testing Process-I HSS/N/0302,
HSS/N/0303, HSS/N
0304, HSS/N 0305, HSS/
N 0306, HSS/N 0307 &
HSS/N/9602, HSS/N
9606

13 Observing& Reporting 10 HSS/N 5105, 5110

14 Documentation 20 HSS/ N 0304 & HSS/ N

0305

15 Professional Behavior in Healthcare Setting 10 HSS/N/9603 & HSS / N /

9607

16 Infection control and prevention 20 HSS/N/9610

17 Patient’s Rights & Responsibilities 10 HSS / N / 9605

18 Patient’s Environment 5
HSS / N / 9606
19 20
Soft Skills and Communications - HSS /
II N/9603,
HSS/N/960
4,
HSS/N/960
5 & HSS/N
9607

21 10
Institutional Emergencies, Fire HSS/ N 9606
safety and & security

22 Introduction to Histopathology 25 HSS/ N 0301, HSS/ N

0302, HSS/ N 0304 &
HSS/ N 0409

23 Introduction to Cytopathology 25 HSS/ N 0301, HSS/ N

0302, HSS/ N 0304 &
HSS/ N 0409

24 Analytical Laboratory Testing Process-II 100 HSS/N/0301,

HSS/N/0302,
HSS/N/0303, HSS/N
0304, HSS/N 0305, HSS/
N 0306, HSS/N 0307 &
HSS/N/9602, HSS/N
9606

25 Introduction to Advanced techniques and future 180 HSS/ N 0302, HSS/ N

trends in laboratory science-I 0307

26 Soft Skills and Communications -III 20 HSS / N/9603,

HSS/N/9604,
HSS/N/9605 & HSS/N
9607