Course Overview
The Pharmacy Services course is a vocational qualification designed to equip you with the essential skills you need to become a registered pharmacy technician with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The aim of this course is to provide you with the necessary knowledge, skills and experience to practice as a pharmacy technician. The course includes a work placement, which is compulsory and forms an assessed part of the programme. You will be required to spend a minimum of 15 hours per week in your placement, which will usually be in a community pharmacy.
This course consists of two separate qualifications both of which are needed to become a registered pharmacy technician. The first is the new Level 3 Diploma in Pharmacy Service Skills, this is based on your work placement and requires you to collect evidence to demonstrate your competence in essential pharmacy skills such as dispensing medicines, counselling patients, receiving and maintaining pharmaceutical stock and providing pharmaceutical advice. The course is assessed through the completion of a portfolio of work-based evidence intended to confirm your competence as a pharmacy technician.
The second qualification is the Technical Certificate (accredited underpinning knowledge programme). This course provides you with all the theoretical knowledge you will need to carry out your day to day activities as a pharmacy technician. You will have the opportunity to learn about the various aspects of pharmacy including pharmaceutical science, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics, laws and ethics, actions and uses of drugs and disease management. This part of the course will be completed by attending scheduled lectures at the college which will cover all the required knowledge. The course is assessed by the completion of one or more assignment at the end of each module; assignments include multiple- choice questions and short answer questions.
The course is ideal for you if:
- You have an interest in science
- You would like to make a positive contribution to the health of the local population
- You enjoy interacting with different people as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- You are looking for a qualification that leads to employment
Why study at SLC?
- You will be taught by UK qualified and registered pharmacists
- You will have access to individual support for placements
- You will have regular support sessions for assessments
- You will benefit from Interactive teaching methods including role plays, simulations and group work
