Certificates in Community Pharmacy
The Certificate II and III in Community Pharmacy (SIR20107/SIR30107) training courses are nationally recognised training packages.
Certificate II level is considered entry level into the pharmacy industry and the PSA provides this qualification as an assessment-only process or as a workplace training pathway It broadly covers the areas of health product knowledge, administration, sales and marketing, dispensary and service delivery.
The Certificate III level qualification is a complete course. Students are provided with course notes and are required to submit written assignments as part of the assessment process. This qualification contains units of competencies which cover, in further depth, pharmacy knowledge including health categories and related product knowledge, customer relations, and dispensary operations.
The unit of competency ‘Support the Sale of Pharmacy and Pharmacist Only Medicines’ (SIRPPKS001A) from the Certificate II qualification can be completed as a single unit. Students who complete this unit alone will receive a Statement of Attainment which meets the Quality Care Pharmacy Program 2nd Edition requirement in regards to recognised training for the handling of Pharmacy/Pharmacist Only (S2/S3) Medicines.
Each qualification is offered by correspondence throughout Australia and requires the student to be supervised by a pharmacist in her or his workplace.
Prerequisites:
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Must be currently employed in an Australian pharmacy
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Minimum of 3 months pharmacy work experience
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Year 10 level (or equivalent) literacy and numeracy skills
The PSA also provides pharmacy assistants and dispensary technicians with affiliate membership.
Enrolment information
- Download an enrolment form
- Course credit application
- Complaints and appeals form
- Request to re-issue certificate(s) (Word document)
Information brochures
Certificate II in Community Pharmacy (360.8 KiB)
Certificate III in Community Pharmacy (357.8 KiB)