[Histonet] Histotechnician requirements in Europe

[Bea DeBrosse-Serra]

I think it will greatly depend on the country. I received my certification in Switzerland, which actually is the licensure of Biology Laboratory technician. It was a three year apprenticeship (I believe it is four years now) with an accredited facility (mine was the Animal Pathology of the University of Bern). You will be taught on the job and go also to a technical school, that offers classes specifically for majoring in Biology (German, Economics, Biology, Math, Chemistry, Physics). At the end of the three years, you have to take a practical and theoretical exam. My major was histology and minor in Microbiology. If you flunk either the practical or the theoretical (this exam was three or four days long....), you won't be issued the license, but you have the chance to retake the portion you didn't pass.

Beatrice DeBrosse-Serra HT(ASCP)QIHC
Isis Pharmaceuticals
Antisense Drug Discovery
1896 Rutherford Road
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer MacDonald
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 9:36 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] Histotechnician requirements in Europe

Does anyone know the education/certification/licensure requirements for 
histotechnicians in Europe?
Thank you,
Jennifer MacDonald
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