Vietnam: Basic skills required for graduates of Medical laboratory technology, Level 4 of VQF

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According to the regulation on the minimum knowledge volume and required competencies for graduates from intermediate and college levels in Medical laboratory technology issued together with Circular 54/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, the basic skills required for graduates of Medical laboratory technology, Level 4 of VQF in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:

- Be able to prepare some buffer solutions, dyes, reagents, and media, and use test kits for testing work;

- Perform basic tests in hematology and blood transfusion, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, parasitology, and cytology for disease diagnosis and treatment;

- Identify some commonly encountered pathogenic microorganisms;

- Participate in organizing mass testing in the community under the guidance of higher authorities;

- Use and maintain specialized equipment, chemicals, and biological products in the laboratory;

- Control infections and handle waste according to biological safety standards in the laboratory;

- Record, log, and statistically manage professional activities according to the prescribed templates. Store and preserve documents in the assigned field;

- Use basic information technology as prescribed; apply information technology to some professional tasks in the industry;

- Use basic foreign language skills, reaching level 1/6 in Vietnam's foreign language competency framework; apply foreign language to some professional tasks in the industry.

Details may be found in Circular 54/2018/TT-BLDTBXH effective from February 10, 2019.

Le Vy

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