Laboratories
Basic Laboratory Techniques
A programme in the practical skills behind daily work in a chemical laboratory: using volumetric glassware and balances, preparing and standardising solutions, operating and checking basic measuring instruments, and handling samples and recording results.
Overview
About the programme
Duration
4 days
Training hours
12 hours
Delivery
Training room · Virtual · In the organisation’s laboratory
Language
Arabic or English
Objectives
Training outcomes
- Select, use and clean the appropriate volumetric glassware correctly.
- Use analytical balances and check them daily with standard weights.
- Calculate concentrations, prepare solutions and dilutions, and standardise solutions by titration.
- Operate and calibrate the pH meter, conductivity meter and spectrophotometer before use.
- Handle and preserve samples, and document work in laboratory records.
Content
What the programme covers
Day 1: the laboratory and its tools
- Laboratory organisation and basic safe working rules.
- Glassware: volumetric and non-volumetric, accuracy classes, reading the graduation, cleaning and drying.
- Grades of laboratory water and their uses.
Day 2: weighing and solutions
- Analytical balances: installation conditions, correct weighing, daily checks with standard weights, and periodic calibration by accredited laboratories.
- Concentration units: molarity, normality, percentage and parts per million, and converting between them.
- Preparing, storing and labelling solutions and serial dilutions.
Day 3: titration and electrochemical measurements
- Titration: acid–base, redox, precipitation and complexometric, and standardising solutions.
- pH and conductivity meters: calibration with buffer and standard solutions, and electrode care.
Day 4: spectrophotometry, samples and records
- UV–visible spectrophotometry: the Beer–Lambert law, the calibration curve, cuvettes and instrument checks.
- Sample receipt and preservation, chain of custody, laboratory records, and reporting results with units and significant figures, followed by the assessment.
Who it is for
Target audience
New technicians and analysts in chemical laboratories, chemistry and science graduates recently joining laboratories, and technicians who need to review the fundamentals.
Method
Delivery method
Short lectures, demonstrations of the practical steps and calculation exercises. When delivered on site, the practical part takes place in the organisation’s laboratory on its own glassware and instruments. Delivered in person or online, in Arabic or English.
Questions
FAQ
Does the programme include practical work?
Yes, when delivered on site: the practical work takes place in the organisation’s laboratory on its own glassware and instruments. When delivered in a training room or online, the practical steps are demonstrated and the calculation exercises are solved.
Is the programme suitable for recent graduates?
Yes. It is designed for people new to laboratory work and requires no previous experience beyond general chemistry.
A programme tailored to your organisation
The duration and topics of the programme are adjusted to the organisation's needs, and it is delivered at its site, in a training hall arranged by the Center, or virtually.