Check out our training calendar or call us to discuss a course brought to your region or choose to host your own at your workplace.

Check drug testing course schedule

Ways to get your onsite drug testing NZQA qualification:

• Classroom - a single, 4 to 7 hour classroom course
• Zoom room - 2 to 3 x 2 hour zoom sessions per course
• Zoom room-  2 hour Refresher courses

Urine drug testing courses

NZQA combined Unit standards 25458 and 25511,

Urine specimen collection for performing drug screening and the confirmation of drugs by a Laboratory are conducted regularly – Check out our training calendar or call us to discuss a course brought to your region or hosted by your workplace

See link here to these NZQA performance criteria
US 25458-NZQA urine drug testing performance criteria US 25511-NZQA urine performance criteria v3

Inscience conducts training using all Urine test devices verified to either AS/NZS4308:2008 

Available as a classroom course or new Zoom room course

Oral fluids drug testing courses

NZQA combined US 32327 and 32328 information

Now available in a Classroom or ZOOM room

See link here to these NZQA performance criteria
US 32327 Oral Fluid US 32328 Oral Fluid

Inscience offering oral fluids collection and drug screening for workplaces NZQA unit Standards Oral fluids NZQA 32327 and 32328 with greater accessibility– 

Classroom course- for attending a scheduled classroom course (see training events schedule later in this page)or where the trainer/assessor comes to your region or workplace to conduct the course in person NZQA unit standards 32327 and 32328  duration 5 hours 

Inscience NZQA US 32327 and 32328 Courses gives you wider competency skills by including multiple verified testing devices.

No hidden costs for materials and test devices used in assessments

All  materials for practicals provided included in the cost of the course, for use of 3-4 verified Oral fluid test devices– Draeger DT5000, Draeger Drugcheck 3000, Toxwipe 7 and CT Oralscan plus Canterbury Health Laboratory Oral fluid confirmation collect and transport kits. Inscience NZQA Courses give you wider competency and hands on skills across multiple testing devices 

All you need to bring along to training is: your registered copy of AS/NZS4760:2019 ,  proof of previous NZQA urine unit standards qualification(if applicable), your workplace policy and forms ( if applicable)

Highly skilled Trainer(s) will engage you with their knowledge, experience and passion for this topic.

Course delivery formats:

Classroom course – NZQA training courses for Oral fluid NZQA US 32327 and 32328 or Urine NZQA US 25458 and 25511 

Theory and understanding of the requirements for workplace drug screening  plus practicals and competency- 

Description:  NZQA course cover rights under NZ Legislation, Chain of custody, How to navigate the NZ Standards, Workplace policy application, Quality controls, Proficiency testing , Drug and drug class knowledge, reporting, preparing a test subject for saliva drug testing, integrity checks, informed consent, collection of saliva for screening, verified onsite test devices- conducting a test(s), interpretation and recording of results, collection and processing of a confirmatory sample for transport to an accredited laboratory, performing on site controls, 

• Task 1 Theory (written ) assessment
• Task 2 Preparing the test subject and collection/screen area and conducting controls
• Task 3 Specimen collection and conducting/interpretation/recording/reporting a screen
• Task 4 Collection of specimen for processing and transport to the Confirming Laboratory

To meet recent Covid Lockdown requirements and for those wanting to be trained at their place of work eliminating the cost of travel we proudly announce 

ZOOM ROOM course- NZQA training courses for Oral fluid NZQA US 32327 and 32328  or Urine NZQA US 25458 and 25511 

New ZOOM ROOM Course .

Theory and understanding of the requirements for workplace drug screening  plus practicals and competency-  Specimen collection, onsite drug screening and collection and processing of specimen(s) for confirmation

To qualify for the Zoom course will require a minimum of two persons enrolling per site. This allows for partnered or paired assessments essential for attending the Zoom course.. The test products covered may be limited to two only across the 2 sessions not the 3 or 4 covered by the Classroom course. Extra zoom sessions available on request for intro, demonstration and onsite workplace practice with additional 2 verified devices

The ZOOM course will be available divided into at least 2 x 2 hour sessions on different days preferable sequential and an extra session for those wanting to include practical demos and practice in your workplace of the verified devices (perhaps even those not covered) in the initial 2 x2 hour sessions. This is a course for the time poor, those wanting to reduce travel cost and also those that may need to respect covid lockdown restrictions. 

Session 1 Zoom 

• Task 1 Theory (written ) assessment
• Task 2 Preparing the test subject and collection/screen area and conducting controls
• Task 3 Specimen collection and conducting/interpretation/recording/reporting a screen

Session 2 Zoom

• Task 3 continued
• Task 4 Perform quality controls and collection of specimen(s) for processing and transport to the Confirming Laboratory

Both session 1 and session 2 require you to do some offline practicals performed with your workplace pair or partner to conduct tasks as assigned. Can take 30 minutes extra.

Covid Rapid Antigen testing for professional use courses- available free online

Email admin@inscience.co.nz for your access code. Based on competency training principle for conducting Covid RAT  Medsafe approved products.

Certificate course - How to perform rapid antigen tests (please specify the brand of test kit)

• Workplace Policy and Standard operating procedure
• PPE, Aerosol, precautions and risk assessment
• Prepare the test subject - informed consent
• Specimen Collection- coached, observed self collection
• Perform the test
• Result interpretation
• High Throughput processing
• Documentation
• Use of Apps for IT based test recording/reporting

Certificate issued on successful completion. Zoom practical with trainer if requested.

Full course ~1 hour for managing and supervising a testing programme and Short course ~ 30 minutes for those conducting a test in the workplace Online immediate assessment feedback. Multiple choice assessment.

Course scheduled dates

InScience conducts drug testing training and has a sub-contracting agreement with Safety ‘n Action.
Safety ‘n Action is a private training establishment registered with NZQA to deliver and assess unit standards 25511 and 25458. This sub-contracting agreement has been approved by NZQA. Unit standards are reported to NZQA by Safety ‘n Action.