When must new enrolments into MSL50109 stop?

New enrolments are not permitted from 1 March 2017 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

Is there a deadline for learners already enrolled in MSL50109?

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

MSL50109 Diploma of Laboratory Technology

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

MSL50109Superseded — equivalentDiploma of Laboratory Technology
equivalent
MSL50116Superseded — equivalentDiploma of Laboratory Technology
equivalent
MSL50118Superseded — equivalentDiploma of Laboratory Technology
equivalent
MSL50122CurrentDiploma of Laboratory Technology

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

PML50104MSL50109not equivalent13 January 2011
The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.
MSL50109MSL50116equivalent29 February 2016
Release 1. Supersedes and is equivalent to MSL50109 Diploma of Laboratory Technology

Is MSL50109 on your scope?

This page is the register's record of one product. What it cannot tell you is whether MSL50109 sits on your own scope today, or what else on that scope has moved without anyone noticing. Enter your RTO number and we read every product on your live scope against training.gov.au and tell you which ones are superseded and which replacements the register flags not equivalent.

Whether a supersession requires anything of you, and what, sits with you and your regulator. This page maps what the register records; it does not make that judgement. If the difference between an equivalent and a non-equivalent replacement is the question, we wrote it up in equivalent vs not equivalent.

What MSL50109 is made of

training.gov.au lists 108 units for MSL50109: 9 core and 0 elective, and 99 units it marks neither. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. What it takes to complete the product is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 9 listed

Code	Unit	In this product
MSAENV472B	Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices	not current
MSL913001A	Communicate with other people	not current
MSL913002A	Plan and conduct laboratory/field work	not current
MSL915001A	Provide information to customers	not current
MSL924001A	Process and interpret data	not current
MSL924002A	Use laboratory application software	not current
MSL925001A	Analyse data and report results	not current
MSL934002A	Apply quality system and continuous improvement processes	not current
MSL944001A	Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety	not current

Units the register marks neither core nor elective 99 listed

Code	Unit	Core or elective	In this product
HLTPAT317C	Operate effectively within a pathology testing environment	`N/A`	not current
HLTPAT419C	Perform Pathology Tests	`N/A`	not current
MSAENV672B	Develop workplace policy and procedures for environmental sustainability	`N/A`	not current
MSL904001A	Perform standard calibrations	`N/A`	not current
MSL905001A	Perform non-standard calibrations	`N/A`	not current
MSL905002A	Create or modify calibration procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSL905003A	Create or modify automated calibration procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSL914001A	Prepare practical science classes and demonstrations	`N/A`	not current
MSL915002A	Schedule laboratory work for a small team	`N/A`	not current
MSL916001A	Develop and maintain laboratory documentation	`N/A`	not current
MSL916002A	Manage and develop teams	`N/A`	not current
MSL916003A	Supervise laboratory operations in work/functional area	`N/A`	not current
MSL916004A	Maintain registration and statutory or legal compliance in work/functional area	`N/A`	not current
MSL916005A	Manage complex projects	`N/A`	not current
MSL925002A	Analyse measurements and estimate uncertainties	`N/A`	not current
MSL933001A	Maintain the laboratory/field workplace fit for purpose	`N/A`	not current
MSL933003A	Apply critical control point requirements	`N/A`	not current
MSL933004A	Perform calibration checks on equipment and assist with its maintenance	`N/A`	not current
MSL934001A	Contribute to the ongoing development of HACCP plans	`N/A`	not current
MSL934003A	Maintain and control stocks	`N/A`	not current
MSL935001A	Monitor the quality of test results and data	`N/A`	not current
MSL935002A	Assist in the maintenance of reference materials	`N/A`	not current
MSL935003A	Authorise the issue of test results	`N/A`	not current
MSL935004A	Maintain instruments and equipment	`N/A`	not current
MSL936001A	Maintain quality system and continuous improvement processes within work/functional area	`N/A`	not current
MSL936002A	Conduct an internal audit of the quality system	`N/A`	not current
MSL943001A	Work safely with instruments that emit ionising radiation	`N/A`	not current
MSL943002A	Participate in laboratory/field workplace safety	`N/A`	not current
MSL946001A	Implement and monitor OHS and environmental management systems	`N/A`	not current
MSL953001A	Receive and prepare samples for testing	`N/A`	not current

Show the remaining 69 units

Code	Unit	Core or elective	In this product
MSL953002A	Operate a robotic sample preparation system	`N/A`	not current
MSL954001A	Obtain representative samples in accordance with sampling plan	`N/A`	not current
MSL954002A	Prepare mineral samples for analysis	`N/A`	not current
MSL955001A	Supervise a robotic sample preparation system	`N/A`	not current
MSL963001A	Operate basic handblowing equipment	`N/A`	not current
MSL963002A	Repair glass apparatus using simple glassblowing equipment	`N/A`	not current
MSL965001A	Design and manufacture glass apparatus and glass systems	`N/A`	not current
MSL965002A	Perform glass coating, grinding and finishing operations	`N/A`	not current
MSL965003A	Construct, modify and maintain high vacuum systems	`N/A`	not current
MSL973001A	Perform basic tests	`N/A`	not current
MSL973002A	Prepare working solutions	`N/A`	not current
MSL973003A	Prepare culture media	`N/A`	not current
MSL973004A	Perform aseptic techniques	`N/A`	not current
MSL973005A	Assist with fieldwork	`N/A`	not current
MSL973006A	Prepare trial batches for evaluation	`N/A`	not current
MSL973007A	Perform microscopic examination	`N/A`	not current
MSL973008A	Perform histological procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSL973009A	Conduct field-based acceptance tests for construction materials	`N/A`	not current
MSL973010A	Conduct laboratory-based acceptance tests for construction materials	`N/A`	not current
MSL973011A	Perform fire pouring techniques	`N/A`	not current
MSL973012A	Assist with geotechnical site investigations	`N/A`	not current
MSL974001A	Prepare, standardise and use solutions	`N/A`	not current
MSL974002A	Conduct geotechnical site investigations	`N/A`	not current
MSL974003A	Perform chemical tests and procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSL974004A	Perform food tests	`N/A`	not current
MSL974005A	Perform physical tests	`N/A`	not current
MSL974006A	Perform biological procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSL974007A	Undertake environmental field-based monitoring	`N/A`	not current
MSL974008A	Capture and manage scientific images	`N/A`	not current
MSL974009A	Undertake field-based, remote-sensing monitoring	`N/A`	not current
MSL974010A	Perform mechanical tests	`N/A`	not current
MSL974011A	Prepare tissue and cell cultures	`N/A`	not current
MSL974012A	Perform tests to determine the properties of construction materials	`N/A`	not current
MSL974013A	Monitor performance of structures	`N/A`	not current
MSL975001A	Perform microbiological tests	`N/A`	not current
MSL975002A	Perform haematological tests	`N/A`	not current
MSL975003A	Perform histological tests	`N/A`	not current
MSL975004A	Perform chemical pathology tests	`N/A`	not current
MSL975005A	Conduct sensory analysis	`N/A`	not current
MSL975006A	Perform immunohaematological tests	`N/A`	not current
MSL975007A	Supervise sampling, inspections and testing at construction sites	`N/A`	not current
MSL975008A	Apply electrophoretic techniques	`N/A`	not current
MSL975009A	Apply routine chromatographic techniques	`N/A`	not current
MSL975010A	Perform fire assay techniques	`N/A`	not current
MSL975011A	Design and supervise complex environmental field surveys	`N/A`	not current
MSL975012A	Provide input to production trials	`N/A`	not current
MSL975013A	Perform tissue and cell culture techniques	`N/A`	not current
MSL975014A	Perform molecular biology tests and procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSL975015A	Prepare animal and plant material for display	`N/A`	not current
MSL975016A	Perform complex tests to measure engineering properties of materials	`N/A`	not current
MSL975017A	Perform laboratory-based ecological techniques	`N/A`	not current
MSL975018A	Perform complex tests to measure chemical properties of materials	`N/A`	not current
MSL975019A	Apply complex instrumental techniques	`N/A`	not current
MSL975020A	Apply routine spectrometric techniques	`N/A`	not current
MSL975021A	Apply routine electrometric techniques	`N/A`	not current
MSL975022A	Perform food analyses	`N/A`	not current
MSL975023A	Supervise geotechnical site investigations	`N/A`	not current
MSL975024A	Locate record and collect forensic samples	`N/A`	not current
MSL975025A	Perform complex laboratory testing of forensic samples	`N/A`	not current
MSL975026A	Perform physical examination of forensic samples	`N/A`	not current
MSL976001A	Classify building sites	`N/A`	not current
MSL976002A	Prepare plans and quality assurance procedures for environmental field activities	`N/A`	not current
MSL976003A	Evaluate and select appropriate test methods and/or procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSL977001A	Contribute to the development of products and applications	`N/A`	not current
MSL977002A	Troubleshoot equipment and/or production processes	`N/A`	not current
MSL977003A	Contribute to validation of test methods	`N/A`	not current
MSL977004A	Develop or adapt analyses and procedures	`N/A`	not current
MSL977005A	Integrate data acquisition and interfacing systems	`N/A`	not current
TAEDEL301A	Provide work skill instruction	`N/A`	not current

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

Source: this product on training.gov.au, Australia's national training register — or go straight to the units it requires. The rule itself is item 14 of F2025L00355, and ASQA publishes the extensions it has granted. Read on 28 August 2026 UTC. Every code, title, date, status and equivalence flag on this page is the register's; nothing here is estimated or inferred, and where the register publishes nothing we say so.

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