About EBSA20 - Course L - Tools and tips for practical Biosafety Training

Instructors: Jane Shallcross and  Suzanna Hawkey

Short description of the course:

The course will describe the basic principles of training to allow the particpants to develop and carryout internal Biosafety training programmes tailored to different audiences and to evaluate the effectiveness of the training.

The target audience is for people who already have a good level of Biosafety knowledge but are now required to teach others.  The course will be limited to 20 participants to allow everyone to be involved with the design, presentation or evaluation of training.

The course will cover the following competencies set out in CWA 16335.
C.2.1.2.16 Training

• Principles of adult education, learning methodologies and presentation skills
• Select appropriate tools and learning situations (when and how to train)
• Whom to train  - designing training suitable for people from different levels within an organisation (management, principle investigators, lab workers, animal facility workers, maintenance workers, cleaning personnel. Security personnel, contractors, visitors, students etc
• Evaluating the effectiveness of training

Participants will design a short training session in groups of 4 which they will give to the rest of the course participants.  The groups will be allocated a topic and two audiences so they can compare how a training session will alter depending on the type of learner.   Participants can use training materials provided, or participants can bring along their own training materials. 

Topics for training:

Select one of the following:

• Assign typical laboratory waste to the correct waste stream. To include autoclaving, containing waste, chemical decontamination, sharps boxes. (learners: Porter with poor english language skills, Laboratory worker)
• Describe the planning required in order to minimize the impact of accidents and prevent future accidents. (learners:new starter, senior manager)
• Demonstrate Good Microbiological Practice in terms of aseptic technique, accuracy and contamination control (learners:Laboratory worker, student)
• Demonstrate how to enter and exit laboratories, select appropriate PPE, and wash hands safely(learners: Maintence worker, visitor)
• Describe the features of your laboratory (learners:maintenace worker, security personnel)
   

CWA 16335:2011 Biosafety professional competence reference

The topic refers to competence 7.2.20 and training specifications C.2.1.2.16 Training.