IAT Syllabuses

Level 2 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Husbandry

Laboratory animal housing & routines (F/602/5879)
The production of laboratory animals (T/602/5880)
Laboratory animal nutrition (A/602/5881)
Introduction to laboratory animal science ethics (L/615/1145)
Introduction to laboratory animal facility legislation (L/615/1147)
Laboratory animal health & husbandry (J/602/5883)

Introduction to health and safety principles and legislation (A/618/5100)
Laboratory animal housing and routines (F/602/5879)
The production of laboratory animals (T/602/5880)
Laboratory animal nutrition (A/602/5881)
Introduction to laboratory animal science ethics (L/615/1145)
Introduction to laboratory animal facility legislation (L/615/1147)
Laboratory animal health and husbandry (J/602/5883)
Laboratory animal biology (Y/602/6049)
Numeracy for animal technologists (D/602/6053)
Communication for animal technologists (Y/602/6052)

Managing health, safety and welfare in the animal facility (R/618/5233)
Housing and biosecurity barriers in laboratory animal facilities (A/602/5976)
Disease control (M/602/6039)
Laboratory animal welfare (H/602/6040)
Management of breeding colonies (K/602/6041)
The use of GA animals in research (M/602/6042)
Scientific procedures (T/602/6043)
Ethics (H/615/1149)
Laboratory animal facility legislation (Y/615/1150)
Animal transportation (J/602/6046)
Animal cell biology (L/602/6047)
Laboratory animal physiology (R/602/6048)

Qualifications that use the FRQ rules are made up of units which provide flexible ways to attain a qualification.