The duration of the preparatory course for the State diploma of medical laboratory technician is set at three years.
Decrees issued by the Minister for Health set out in particular:
1° The conditions and procedures for student admission ;
2° The conditions under which exemptions from teaching, work placements and tests may be granted;
3° The programme of studies;
4° The procedures for assessing students during their studies;
5° The procedures for validating teaching and work placements with a view to awarding the State diploma.
6° The conditions for awarding, by equivalence, the State diploma of medical laboratory technician to persons holding another qualification.