Enhance your skills and build your resume! CSMLS is proud to offer new certificates that are available through our Learning Services. Discipline-specific and interdisciplinary certificates are available with more certificates in development. To qualify for a Learning Services Certificate, members must keep track of individual courses completed. Required courses for refresher and basic certificates must be completed within the last two (2) years and for advanced certificates within the last three (3) years.
When Knowledge Certificate requirements are completed, please notify Learning Services.
Certificates are available in three levels: Refresher, Basic and Advanced
Basic
Certificate in Phlebotomy Essentials
Certificate Requirements
- Basic Venipuncture (9912)
- Delivering World-Class Customer Service (9910)
- Preventing Pre-Analytical Errors (9913)
- Skin Punctures and Newborn Screens (9914)
- Successful Strategies for Difficult Draws(9911)
Certificate in Basic Microbiology
Certificate Requirements
- Anaerobic Bacteriology Part 1: An Introduction to Anaerobic Bacteriology (4878)
- Anaerobic Bacteriology Part 2: Methods and Identification (4879)
Elective Requirements
Two of the following:
- Staphylococci (9813)
- Streptococci (9814)
- Enterobacteriaceae (9830)
- Enterobacteriaceae: Media and Identification Tests (9831)
- Neisseria and Moraxella (9821)
- Fastidious Gram Negative Rods (9820)
- Miscellaneous Gram Positive Rods (9828)
Certificate in Laboratory Safety
Certificate Requirements
New courses!
- Laboratory Safety 1: Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and Risk Assessment in the Lab (7002.23)
- Laboratory Safety 2: Biosafety in the Lab (7003.23)
- Laboratory Safety 3: Chemical and Physical Hazards in the Lab (7004.23)
- Laboratory Safety 4: Ergonomic, Psychological and Reproductive Hazards in the Lab (7005.23)
- Laboratory Safety 5: Ventilation, Personal Protective Equipment and Emergency Response in the Lab (7006.23)
- Laboratory Safety 6: Equipment Safety, Waste Disposal and Security in the Lab (7007.23)
Learning Pathways
New Professionals
- New Professional Learning Pathway Resources
- Quiz CJMLS How to Land Your Next Job
- Quiz CJMLS Improve Your Job Search and Find Opportunities
- How to Network and Get the Ideas, Advice, and Help You Need Webinar (6144)
- Customer Service – Is there a Generational Difference in Expectations? Webinar (6121)
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 24: The Lone Ranger
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 12: Mental Health, honestly (EDI)
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 07: Unwritten Rules
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 14: Hot dogs, Crackerjacks and Communication
- Communicating with heart: 7 strategies for creating a better workplace Webinar (EDI) (6151)
- Customer Service: Considering the Generational Lens Webinar (6177)
- Surviving Laboratory Culture: What I would have done differently Webinar (EDI) (6074)
- Quiz CJMLS The 6 People You Need to Meet at a New Job
- Quiz CJMLS “Now What?” 5 Ways to Create the Right Career Opportunities for You
This learning pathway is designed to support new laboratory professionals as they begin their careers and work toward professional growth. It brings together a curated collection of articles, web resources, podcasts, webinars, and quizzes—each selected to build both technical understanding and professional confidence. Organized for easy navigation, the pathway offers a well-rounded learning experience that helps participants strengthen their skills, broaden their knowledge, and prepare for future career opportunities.
Leadership
- Leadership is for everyone – yes, that means you Webinar (6239)
- Informal Leadership for MLTs: Leading from where you are Webinar (6015)
- Managing Your Career: Strategies for Medical Laboratory Professionals Webinar (6086)
- How to Network and Get the Ideas, Advice, and Help You Need Webinar (6144)
- Communicating with heart: 7 strategies for creating a better workplace Webinar (EDI) (6151)
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 30: A Coffee Invitation to Career Development
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 26: Breaking the Glass Ceiling Together (EDI)
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 19: Lab Coats and Camo: Stories from an MLT in the Canadian Armed Forces
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 05: No SOP for Getting Ahead
- Medical Laboratory Panel: My Experience Webinar (6140)
- From Bench to Business: Transferable skills that are applicable outside of the lab environment Webinar (6236)
- What is LIS? Review of Laboratory Information Systems as a career path for laboratory professionals Webinar (6089)
- Quiz CJMLS From Bench to Business
- Quiz CJMLS From LAB to LIS Analyst
- Quiz CJMLS The Road Less Traveled: One MLT’s Unique Career Journey
- Inspirational Leadership Webinar (6154)
- Navigating Challenging Conversations – A Leaders Guide Webinar (EDI) (6152)
- Accountable Leadership Webinar (6012)
- Safety Leadership in Action Webinar (6025)
- Chicken & Floor Wax – The Secret to Employee Engagement Webinar (6029)
- What Factors Influence Laboratory Quality? Webinar (6126)
- From Scrubs to Suits: The Change from Bench Tech to Management Involves More Than New Outfits Webinar (6159)
- Eagle, Duck, Turkey, or Vulture – How Do You Fly in the First 90 Days? Webinar (6153)
- Quiz CJMLS Surviving Laboratory Culture: What I Would Have Done Differently
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 04: Messy, Emotional and Necessary
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 15: Fostering the People
- Quiz The Objective Lens Episode 08: Leadership and Latin Phrases for 200
- Successional Planning in the Clinical Laboratory Science Program Webinar (6095)
- The accreditation journey – A stepwise approach to preparing for an audit Webinar (6060)
- Human-Resource Framework for Top Talent Management Webinar (6030)
This learning pathway was designed for medical laboratory professionals seeking to grow in their careers and strengthen the essential soft skills that support professional advancement. Through a curated mix of engaging webinars, insightful podcast episodes, and thought-provoking journal quizzes, participants will explore key areas such as communication, leadership, teamwork, and adaptability. Each resource is tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities within the laboratory environment, helping learners enhance their interpersonal effectiveness and readiness for advanced roles.
Refresher
Certificate in Transfusion Medicine Refresher
Certificate Requirement
- Transfusion Medicine Refresher Course (4336)
Elective Requirements
Two of the following:
- Overview of Common Blood Group Systems (9812)
- Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (9860)
- ABO Discrepancies: A Systematic Approach to Resolve Serological Problems (9835)
- Plasma Fractions (9856)
Advanced
Certificate in Quality Systems
Certificate Requirements
- Quality Systems for the Clinical Laboratory 1 (Introduction) (4668)
- Quality Systems for the Clinical Laboratory 2 (Planning/Design) (4669)
- Quality Systems for the Clinical Laboratory 3 (Implementation) (4670)
