Medical Laboratory Technologist

Learning path

Take these courses in order, from beginner to mid-level.

1. 1

   Step 1: STEM Foundations: The Universal Skill Stack

   The shared base every STEM career uses: working with numbers and units, testing ideas fairly, handling data and code, and explaining your work.

   Level: Beginner4 modules · 12 lessons · 7h 18mAlso used in 34 other careers
2. 2

   Step 2: Foundations for Life Science & Biotech Careers

   Biology, chemistry, the lab mindset, the regulated routes in, and the rules that govern real labs.

   Level: Beginner3 modules · 9 lessons · 3h 53mAlso used in 2 other careers
3. 3

   Step 3: Digital Literacy for Tech & STEM Work

   The everyday computer, internet, safety and AI skills every tech and STEM job assumes you already have.

   Level: Beginner4 modules · 12 lessons · 6h 8mAlso used in 34 other careers
4. 4

   Step 4: Professional Communication & Teamwork

   Write clear emails and documents, present and run meetings, work well on teams, and navigate résumés, interviews and networking.

   Level: Beginner4 modules · 12 lessons · 7h 24mAlso used in 34 other careers
5. 5

   Step 5: Math for Tech & STEM

   The practical math behind tech and STEM work: numbers, algebra, functions, geometry, logic and counting, with short code exercises.

   Level: Beginner5 modules · 15 lessons · 7h 32mAlso used in 34 other careers
6. 6

   Step 6: Spreadsheets for Data Work

   Clean tables, correct formulas, lookups, pivot tables and honest charts in Google Sheets, LibreOffice Calc or Excel.

   Level: Beginner3 modules · 9 lessons · 6h 35mAlso used in 16 other careers
7. 7

   Step 7: Statistics Fundamentals

   Describe data, reason with probability, and draw honest conclusions from samples, with short fill-in-the-blank Python exercises.

   Level: Beginner4 modules · 12 lessons · 6h 50mAlso used in 14 other careers
8. 8

   Step 8: Lab Safety Fundamentals

   Recognise lab hazards, read GHS labels and Safety Data Sheets, choose PPE, and understand the training and records that keep labs safe.

   Level: Beginner3 modules · 9 lessons · 5h 10mAlso used in 5 other careers
9. 9

   Step 9: Chemistry Fundamentals

   Atoms, bonding, gases, balanced equations, moles, solutions, pH, buffers, equilibrium and an organic and biochemistry preview, with short fill-in-the-blank Python calculators.

   Level: Beginner4 modules · 12 lessons · 5h 49mAlso used in 6 other careers
10. 10

    Step 10: Biology Fundamentals

    Cells, membranes, the microscope, DNA and inheritance, microorganisms, blood and the immune system: the biology every lab career builds on.

    Level: Beginner3 modules · 9 lessons · 3h 30mAlso used in 2 other careers
11. 11

    Step 11: Lab Techniques & Instrumentation

    Core bench skills and instruments: balances, glassware, pipetting, buffers, centrifuges, chromatography, spectrophotometry, calibration, microscopy and aseptic technique.

    Level: Intermediate3 modules · 9 lessons · 4h 41mAlso used in 4 other careers
12. 12

    Step 12: Lab Data & Quality

    Keep trustworthy lab records, query LIMS data, run QC with Westgard rules, build calibration curves, estimate uncertainty, and work within SOPs, CAPA and accreditation.

    Level: Intermediate3 modules · 9 lessons · 4h 54mAlso used in 4 other careers
13. 13

    Step 13: Molecular Biology Methods

    Extract nucleic acids, run PCR and qPCR, read gels, Western blots and ELISAs, compare sequencing methods, and work with sequences and BLAST.

    Level: Intermediate3 modules · 9 lessons · 4h 48mAlso used in 2 other careers
14. 14

    Step 14: Clinical Laboratory Practice

    Work like a medical laboratory scientist: accept or reject specimens, read chemistry, hematology, microbiology and blood bank results, call critical values, run daily QC and plan your certification.

    Level: Mid-level3 modules · 10 lessons · 4h 15m

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