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28

May
2026

Innovative Approaches in Skills for Work (Health Sector) All Events

Event Start: 09:00

Event Finish: 17:00

This two-day SSERC programme gives teachers a bank of hands-on, classroom-ready activities that mirror real health-sector practice. Across microbiology (swabbing, plating, infection control and observation), PPE and hand hygiene, medical devices and monitoring demonstrations, diagnostics simulations, medicines modelling (dissolution, diffusion and simple drug-delivery), and basic food chemistry (sugar and fat analysis), it builds confidence to deliver engaging, safe practical work while also strengthening learners’ employability through health careers and CV-focused inputs.

Course Date: 28th and 29th May 2026

Closing Date: 24th April 2026

Course Tutor

Johnathan Doran

01383 626070

johnathan.doran@sserc.scot

Accommodation

Overnight accommodation between day 1 and 2 can be provided on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis at a local hotel. Please refer to the cost tab for the residential course fees

Location

The course will be held at SSERC in Dunfermline. Our SSERC buildings are at 2 Pitreavie Court, Dunfermline, KY11 8UU. SSERC is a short (5-10 minutes) walk from Rosyth railway station and close to the end of the A823(M) spur off Junction 2 of the M90 motorway. Car journey times (approximately): Edinburgh – 30 min; Glasgow – 60 min; Aberdeen – 2.5 hours; Inverness – 3 hours.

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Cost

Course fee payable to SSERC (Residential, with accommodation) – £255
Course fee payable to SSERC (Non-Residential, no accommodation) – £125

Apply proportionate risk assessment and contamination-control practice to plan and run Skills for Work Health Sector practical learning confidently.
Deliver safe, authentic microbiology and infection-control practicals, including swabbing, plating, PPE and hand-hygiene routines.
Facilitate engaging health-science investigations and demonstrations, including medical devices, monitoring, medicines models and diagnostic test simulations.

Registration is closed.

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