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Laboratory Budgeting, Costing and Financial Management

This course helps laboratory managers and supervisors take control of the financial side of running a testing or research facility. Participants learn to build budgets, cost tests and services, justify capital equipment and track consumable and staff costs so that the laboratory operates efficiently and sustainably.

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What you will be able to do

  • Build an operating budget for a testing or research laboratory.
  • Calculate the full cost of individual tests and services.
  • Prepare capital investment cases for analytical equipment.
  • Control consumable, reagent and maintenance spending.
  • Track cost performance against budget and explain variances.
  • Communicate laboratory financial performance to management.

Course outline

  1. 01Laboratory cost structures
  2. 02Building an operating budget
  3. 03Costing tests and services
  4. 04Capital equipment business cases
  5. 05Consumable and reagent control
  6. 06Variance analysis and reporting
  7. 07Cost recovery and pricing
  8. 08Communicating financial performance

Who should attend

Laboratory managers, supervisors and section heads responsible for budgets, costing and financial performance.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Kigali2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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