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Biotechnical technician

Other names

biotechnical laboratory specialist, biotechnical laboratory worker, biotechnical laboratory employee, biotechnological technician, biotechnical laboratory technician, biotechnological laboratory technician

Life sciences and biology

They work in a laboratory helping scientists, setting up equipment, collecting samples, watching experiments, recording results, and preparing specimens to look at.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Conduct research, or assist in the conduct of research, including the collection of information and samples, such as blood, water, soil, plants and animals.

  2. 2

    Monitor and observe experiments, recording production and test data for evaluation by research personnel.

  3. 3

    Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien biotechnicien/technicienne biotechnicienne
español
técnico en biotecnología/técnica en biotecnología
العربية
فني تكنولوجيا حيوية
português
Técnico de biotecnologia/Técnica de biotecnologia
Deutsch
Biotechniker/Biotechnikerin
italiano
tecnico di biotecnologia

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