Pharmaceutical Industry Courses (Online)
Retrain or upskill for a new career or promotion in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, quality assurance (QA), GMPs, quality control (QC), equipment validation, CQV, C&Q, CSV and risk management.
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Conversion Course into Pharmaceutical Manufacturing – For Operator Roles
Ideal for:
- People from all backgrounds wanting to retrain for a new career in pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing
Duration: 10 weeks
Hours per week: 12
Awarding body: GetReskilled
University Certificate in eBioPharmaChem (NFQ Level 7) – For More Senior Manufacturing Roles
🏆 Winner of Best Online Learning Experience – Irish Education Awards
🎓 Certificate Awarded by TU Dublin | NFQ Level 7 | 15 ECTS Credits
Ideal for:
- Those with pharmaceutical or med device manufacturing experience
…who want to:
- Move from entry level roles into more senior manufacturing roles
- Have their knowledge recognised in a university accredited certificate
Duration: 37 weeks
Hours per week: 14 hrs
The ideal choice for mature students
Ideal for:
- UK residents of all backgrounds
…who want: to move into more into pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing roles with a university-accredited degree
Duration: 4 years
Hours per week: 14 hrs
Awarding body: University of South Wales
Conversion Course into Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Ideal for:
- All backgrounds
…who want: to retrain for a new career in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Duration: 10 weeks
Hours per week: 12
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Retrain For Validation, CQV and C&Q Roles
Learn to DO Equipment Validation – Populate a 120-page plus IQ OQ PQ protocol to qualify a Clean-In-Place (CIP) system. Take it into interviews and use it to prove your expertise.
Ideal for:
- Those with Commissioning & Qualification experience in ANY industry
OR - Engineers, mechanical contractors, quality specialists, pipefitters, plumbers, pipe welders, (i.e., those who can interpret technical drawings)
OR - Those with GMP manufacturing experience
…who want: a starter-level validation, CQV or C&Q role in equipment validation with a pharmaceutical company, engineering consultancy or contractor.
Duration: 15 weeks
Hours per week: 15
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Pharmaceutical Validation Training Course For More Senior Validation, CQV and C&Q Roles
University Certificate in Validation (NFQ Level 7)
🎓 Certificate Awarded by TU Dublin | NFQ Level 7 | 15 ECTS Credits
Ideal for:
- Those with a sound understanding of GMP rules and regulations
AND - Can read engineering documentation such as P&IDs and piping isometrics
AND - Can populate an IQ OQ PQ equipment validation protocol
…who want: more senior level validation, CQV and C&Q roles in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Duration: 30 weeks
Hours per week: 14
Extend Your Role to Computer System Validation (CSV) Projects. Get Certified and Become a CSV Professional
Learn to DO Computer System Validation – build a real CSV project you can take into interviews to prove your expertise.
Ideal for:
- Anyone with an understanding of GMP rules and regulations
AND you are any of the following…
- PhD, Master’s, Honours, or Bachelor’s degree in Science, Computer Science, or Engineering.
…who want: to manage electronic data in a regulated manufacturing/laboratory/clinical environment in compliance with FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11 or other regulatory guidelines using the GAMP framework
Duration: 10 weeks
Hours per week: 12
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Retrain For Validation, CQV and C&Q Roles
Learn to DO Equipment Validation – Populate a 120-page plus IQ OQ PQ protocol to qualify a Clean-In-Place (CIP) system. Take it into interviews and use it to prove your expertise.
Ideal for:
- Those with Commissioning & Qualification experience in ANY industry
OR - Engineers, mechanical contractors, quality specialists, pipefitters, plumbers, pipe welders, instrument or boiler technicians (i.e., those who can interpret technical drawings)
OR - Those with GMP manufacturing experience
…who want: a starter-level validation, CQV or C&Q role in equipment validation with a pharmaceutical company, engineering consultancy or engineering contractor.
Duration: 15 weeks
Hours per week: 15
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Extend Your Role to Computer System Validation (CSV) Projects. Get Certified and Become a CSV Professional
Learn to DO Computer System Validation – build a real CSV project you can take into interviews to prove your expertise.
Ideal for:
- Anyone with an understanding of GMP rules and regulations
AND you are any of the following…
- PhD, Master’s, Honours, or Bachelor’s degree in Science, Computer Science, or Engineering.
…who want: to manage electronic data in a regulated manufacturing/laboratory/clinical environment in compliance with FDA’s 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11 or other regulatory guidelines using the GAMP framework
Duration: 10 weeks
Hours per week: 12
Awarding body: GetReskilled
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GMP Training Course for the Pharmaceutical Industry For Individuals, Teams, Companies or Startups
Learn GMPs, the specialised terms and frameworks used so you can work better with your clients in the pharmaceutical industry
Ideal for:
- All backgrounds
…who want to get a deep understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) really fast.
Duration: 6 weeks
Hours per week: 10
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Conversion Course into Pharmaceutical Manufacturing – For Operator Roles
Ideal for:
- All backgrounds
…who want: to retrain for a new career in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Duration: 10 weeks
Hours per week: 12
Awarding body: GetReskilled
University Certificate in eBioPharmaChem (NFQ Level 7) – For More Senior Manufacturing Roles
🏆 Winner of Best Online Learning Experience – Irish Education Awards
🎓 Certificate Awarded by TU Dublin | NFQ Level 7 | 15 ECTS Credits
Ideal for:
- Those with pharmaceutical or med device manufacturing experience
…who want: to move into more senior manufacturing roles or have their knowledge recognized in a university accredited certificate
Duration: 37 weeks
Hours per week: 14 hrs
GMP Training Course for the Pharmaceutical Industry For Individuals, Teams, Companies or Startups
Learn GMPs, the specialised terms and frameworks used so you can work better with your clients in the pharmaceutical industry
Ideal for:
- All backgrounds
…who want to get a deep understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) really fast.
Duration: 6 weeks
Hours per week: 10
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Conversion Course into Pharma for Scientists
Ideal for:
- anyone with a PhD, Masters, or Degree in lab/science, biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry, microbiology or biotechnology
…who want to work in Quality Control (QC), Quality Assurance (QA) roles or science roles in development or that support pharmaceutical manufacturing
Duration: 15 weeks
Hours per week: 14
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Conversion Course into Quality Roles in Pharma
Ideal for:
- anyone with a PhD, Masters, or Degree in food science, pharmacy or pharmacology or a quality control or quality assurance background
…who want: to work in a quality control, quality assurance or lab role in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
Duration: 15 weeks
Hours per week: 14
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Conversion Course into Engineering Roles in Pharma
Ideal for:
- anyone with a PhD, Masters, Degree, or Diploma in mechanical, facilities, production, maintenance, manufacturing, industrial, quality, plant, maintenance, or civil engineering background
…who want: to work in the same or similar kinds of roles within the pharma and medical device industry or engineering consultancies
Duration: 18 weeks
Hours per week: 14
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Conversion Course into Clean Utilities Roles in Pharma
Ideal for:
- anyone with a PhD, Masters, Degree, or Diploma in mechanical, facilities, production, maintenance, manufacturing, industrial, quality, plant, maintenance, or civil engineering background
…who want: to work in the same or similar kinds of roles within the pharma and medical device industry or engineering consultancies
Duration: 18 weeks
Hours per week: 14
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Fill in your regulatory, risk management, and validation gaps
Ideal for:
- anyone with a lab science background working in GMP manufacturing
…who want: fill in the regulatory, risk management, and validation gaps in your knowledge as fast as possible.
Duration: 10 weeks
Hours per week: 12
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Learn the air, water and steam systems that underpin aseptic/sterile processing
Ideal for:
- anyone with a sound understanding of GMP rules and regulations
…who want: an in-depth program on how the systems that underpin aseptic/sterile processing are designed and run.
Duration: 13 weeks
Hours per week: 16
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Generate process validation protocols and prepare a summary validation report
Ideal for:
- anyone with a sound understanding of GMP rules and regulations
…who want: generate process validation protocols and prepare a summary validation report.
Duration: 10 weeks
Hours per week: 14
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Pharma Manufacturing Essentials Course
Ideal for:
- You’re an engineering or laboratory science graduate applying for jobs and who wants a career in the high-paying pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing industry
OR - You are a university graduate with a non-laboratory science or engineering qualification.
OR - You are a school leaver trapped in a low-level job with little chance of a pay rise or a promotion.
…who want: a career in the high-paying pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing industry
Duration: 10 weeks
Hours per week: 10
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Take Your Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Career to Management Level
Ideal for:
- anyone looking for a new career in pharma
…who want: to expand their career opportunities in the pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing industry.
Duration: 104 weeks
Hours per week: 14
Awarding body: Degree Awarded by TU Dublin | NFQ Level 7 | 120 ECTS Credits
5-Week Advanced Career Coaching Program For the Pharma Industry
Ideal for:
- Candidate’s who have been sending out applications but getting no response
…who want: to start a new career in the pharma industry but don’t know where to start.
Duration: 5 weeks
Hours per week: 15
Awarding body: GetReskilled
Advanced Writing Skills for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Are you looking for career progression in the Pharma manufacturing industry? Study online for your next step up the career ladder with good writing skills.
Duration: 5 weeks
Hours per week: 15
Awarding body: GetReskilled
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Frequently Asked Questions
What pharmaceutical programmes and courses are available in Ireland?
GetReskilled offers 14 online pharmaceutical programmes from entry-level operator courses for people with no previous experience, to TU Dublin university-accredited certificates in biopharmaceutical manufacturing as well as equipment validation and computer system validation. Courses are available to students in Ireland, the UK, and worldwide. All courses are 100% online and part-time with no Zoom classes.
Do I need a science degree to get a job in pharmaceutical manufacturing?
No. Entry-level operator roles in pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing do not require a science degree, an engineering degree or previous industry experience. GetReskilled’s Conversion Course into Pharmaceutical Manufacturing trains people from all backgrounds for entry-level roles with companies like Pfizer, MSD, J&J, Abbott, AbbVie, Lilly, Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Stryker. Starter salaries range from €32,000 to €42,000 plus overtime, bonuses and shift allowances.
How long does it take to retrain for a job in pharma?
It depends on the role and your background and work experience. For an entry-level operator role, it takes about 10 weeks to complete our conversion course into pharma service and manufacturing. Our Equipment Validation training course takes 15 weeks to complete. Our process validation and pharmaceutical facility design course takes about 10 weeks to complete. If you have a science background and you want to retrain for science roles in pharma, our Conversion Course into Science Roles in Pharma takes about 15 weeks to complete.
What qualifications do I need to work in pharma manufacturing in Ireland?
It depends on the role. For entry-level operator roles, no formal qualifications are required. Employers provide on-the-job training once hired. For more senior roles such as Validation Technician, QA Specialist, or CQV Engineer, a relevant engineering or laboratory science certificate or degree is an advantage. GetReskilled in partnership with TU Dublin offers an NFQ Level 7 in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and pharmaceutical validation.
How much do pharmaceutical jobs pay in Ireland?
Entry-level operator roles in Irish pharmaceutical manufacturing pay €32,000 to €42,000 plus overtime, bonuses and shift allowances. More senior roles such as Validation Technician or QA Specialist pay €42,000 to €70,000. Senior validation and CSV engineers can earn €46,000 to €100,000 or more. Director-level roles pay anywhere from €100,000 to €150,000 per year. Ireland’s pharma sector is one of the highest-paying manufacturing industries in the country with 5,600 new jobs expected by 2029.