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Microbiology Laboratory Testing and Control

Microbiological testing protects water supplies, food products and industrial processes from contamination risk. This course covers aseptic technique, culture media preparation, common enumeration and detection methods, and contamination control practices used in South African water, food and industrial microbiology laboratories, giving staff the skills to produce reliable and defensible microbiological results.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the principles of aseptic technique and contamination control.
  • Prepare culture media and reagents to required specifications.
  • Perform common enumeration methods including membrane filtration and plate counts.
  • Identify indicator organisms relevant to water and process monitoring.
  • Apply incubation and reading procedures that produce reliable microbiological results.
  • Recognise sources of contamination and false results in microbiology testing.

Course outline

  1. 01Aseptic Technique Fundamentals
  2. 02Culture Media Preparation
  3. 03Membrane Filtration Methods
  4. 04Plate Count and Enumeration Techniques
  5. 05Indicator Organism Identification
  6. 06Incubation and Reading Procedures
  7. 07Contamination Control Practices
  8. 08Result Verification and Reporting

Who should attend

This course suits microbiology laboratory technicians, water quality analysts and quality control staff working in water, food or industrial laboratories.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
19 to 21 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Online3US$900Register

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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