Anthias Consulting are pleased to announce their sample preparation courses have been renewed for approval by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for a period of three years.

The training courses provide all the essential theory of the techniques and the benefits of using them in your sample analysis, along with hands-on elements to gain practical experience in using the techniques.

The Practical Essentials of Sample Preparation and Hands-on Sample Preparation courses teaches how to use eight independent sample preparation techniques for GC-MS and LC-MS in great detail, covering Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE), Derivatisation, Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE), Solid-Phase Micro-Extraction (SPME), Headspace, Purge-and-Trap (P&T), Thermal Desorption (TD) and Pyrolysis (Py).

Approval from the Royal Society of Chemistry for CPD involves peer review of the technical content and assessment of the course materials to set criteria by an expert in their field. The approval underlines the high quality of the training material along with the robust process for the continual appraisal and improvement of the course from feedback from attendees.

The Practical Essential courses teach the theory for each sample preparation technique and the knowledge of how to create methods, analyse samples and the parameters that can be optimised for each technique. Each course can be attended as an individual day, or courses combined to suit the specific needs of the analyst.

The Hands-on courses teach the theory for each sample preparation technique combined with practical exercises, using this knowledge to create methods, analyse samples and experiment with parameters. Each course can be attended as an individual day, or courses combined to suit the specific needs of the analyst.

Members of the RSC can obtain a 15% discount on this RSC recognised course.

About the Continuing Professional Development programme.  CPD is the programme through which professionals can maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge and skills and develop the personal qualities required in their working lives.  This training includes attending conferences and seminars, training workshops, writing material for publication and being involved in community activities, amongst others.

For more information visit the RSC website: http://www.rsc.org/Education/CareersAndCPD/CPD/CompleteGCAnthias.asp