Unit 2 assignment D
Unit 2 Assignment D: Skills Review Task
Distinction Scientific – Vacancy: Apprentice QA Laboratory Technician
Distinction Scientific is seeking to recruit an apprentice laboratory technician to work
within their quality assurance team. The successful candidate will follow standard
operating procedures to analyse a range of production line samples.
The day-to-day role involves using titration and/or colour analysis to confirm the
concentration of active ingredients in the final products. Part of the role will also involve the confirmation
of product purity using chromatography and melting point analysis.
Interested applicants should show an awareness of good laboratory practice (GLP) and outline how their
experience would make them an ideal candidate for this position.
TASK 1: To help build your response to the job advertisement shown above, create and complete a table like the one shown below to summarise the techniques
and practical skills you have developed while completing tasks for unit 2.
Why would these skills
Parts of the technique that
Aim of the Difficult parts of be useful in your
Technique Developed Steps Involved required you to work Skills developed
technique the techniques response to the job
carefully
advert?
Preparing a standard
solution
Titration
Colorimetry
Calorimetry
Chromatography
, Unit 2 assignment D
TASK 2: Write a cover letter to the employer to apply for the position. Your letter should be no more than 1 page of A4 in size 12 font.
Unit 2 Assignment D: Skills Review Task
Distinction Scientific – Vacancy: Apprentice QA Laboratory Technician
Distinction Scientific is seeking to recruit an apprentice laboratory technician to work
within their quality assurance team. The successful candidate will follow standard
operating procedures to analyse a range of production line samples.
The day-to-day role involves using titration and/or colour analysis to confirm the
concentration of active ingredients in the final products. Part of the role will also involve the confirmation
of product purity using chromatography and melting point analysis.
Interested applicants should show an awareness of good laboratory practice (GLP) and outline how their
experience would make them an ideal candidate for this position.
TASK 1: To help build your response to the job advertisement shown above, create and complete a table like the one shown below to summarise the techniques
and practical skills you have developed while completing tasks for unit 2.
Why would these skills
Parts of the technique that
Aim of the Difficult parts of be useful in your
Technique Developed Steps Involved required you to work Skills developed
technique the techniques response to the job
carefully
advert?
Preparing a standard
solution
Titration
Colorimetry
Calorimetry
Chromatography
, Unit 2 assignment D
TASK 2: Write a cover letter to the employer to apply for the position. Your letter should be no more than 1 page of A4 in size 12 font.
