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Health Professions & Social Services

Pharmacy Services Development and Management HNC

Campus Sighthill Campus

Qualification SCQF Level 7

Study mode Part time

Duration 41 weeks

Start date Aug 2023

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Course overview

If you`re a pharmacy technician and want to take on a senior or managerial technician role then this course will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need. A suggested two years post-registration experience is desirable but not mandatory. This course is delivered as a two-year day release course and you must be employed in the pharmaceutical profession.

The course will ensure you`re in a fantastic position to pursue further studies with several stand-alone HN units offered by the College which can contribute to CPD for pharmacy technicians. 

What you will learn

  • You`ll be supported to develop communication and managerial skills
  • Increase your subject expertise and extend your personal intellectual and social development
  • A project report and graded unit completed in the workplace will allow you to demonstrate the practical skills youve learnt on the job.

Placement information

  • Applicants must be employed in the pharmaceutical profession

How the course is assessed

  • Open and closed book assessment over the 2 years of the course
  • Work-based project report and graded unit completed in the workplace

Entry requirements

  • Minimum 2 Highers or relevant pass at SCQF Level 6

English Proficiency Requirements

IELTS 7.0

Progression and Articulation Routes

  • We offer several stand- alone HN units that can contribute to CPD for Pharmacy Technicians

Study Options

Campus Study mode Start date Duration
Sighthill Campus Part time 29/08/23 41 Weeks

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