Laboratory Stock Management For Equipment Reagents And Consumables Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply inventory management principles to categorize and track laboratory equipment, reagents, and consumables.
• Implement stock control procedures to minimize waste and ensure availability of critical items.
• Analyze usage patterns to forecast demand and optimize reorder levels.
• Evaluate supplier performance and negotiate contracts for cost-effective procurement.
• Demonstrate compliance with safety and quality standards in stock handling and storage.

Target Audience

Laboratory managers, technicians, and procurement staff responsible for stock management in medical, research, or industrial laboratories.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals reinforce theoretical concepts through simulated stock management activities. Learners engage in receiving, inspecting, storing, stocktaking, and using stock management software, ensuring they can apply skills directly in a laboratory environment.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Stock Receiving and Inspection — Learners receive simulated stock deliveries, inspect items for quantity and quality, and document results using standard forms. (6h)
• Practical 2: Stock Storage and Rotation — Learners organize stock in a simulated storeroom applying FIFO/FEFO principles, label items, and maintain storage conditions. (6h)
• Practical 3: Physical Stocktake and Reconciliation — Learners conduct a physical count of selected stock items, reconcile with inventory records, and investigate discrepancies. (6h)
• Practical 4: Using Stock Management Software — Learners enter stock data, generate usage and reorder reports, and practice system-based stock control in a simulated environment. (6h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.