About the Course
The APTE Fast Track Phlebotomy Program is an accelerated phlebotomy training pathway designed for experienced healthcare professionals seeking focused skill validation and competency development.
Program Structure
• Accelerated Classroom + Lab Format
• Designed for individuals with prior healthcare experience
• Minimum 30 Successful Venipunctures Required
• Minimum 10 Successful Capillary Punctures Required
• Supervised Simulation + Live Practice
If required procedural minimums are not achieved during classroom training, externship placement maybe required to complete competency requirements.
Cohort Start: April 24, 2026
Start Date: Friday, April 24
End of Instruction: Sunday, April 26
Externship Window Begins: Monday, April 27
Cohort Start Date: May 15, 2026
Start Date: Friday, May 15
End of Instruction: Sunday, May 17
Externship Window Begins: Monday, May 18
Cohort Start Date: August 21, 2026
Start Date: Friday, August 21
End of Instruction: Sunday, August 23
Externship Window Begins: Monday, August 24
Your Instructor
Tonette Godard, M.S., BSMT, MLT(ASCP)cm

Tonette Godard brings over twenty (20) years of clinical laboratory and healthcare experience, including extensive expertise in phlebotomy, specimen processing, laboratory operations, and competency-based healthcare education.
As Founder and Program Director of APTE Academy, she oversees curriculum development, instructional standards, student competency validation, institutional compliance, and certificate authorization.
Professional Phlebotomy Education in Greenville, North Carolina

