Every drug your patients ever took and every medical device you’ve ever encountered in your role as a healthcare professional was manufactured by a team of people in a pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing facility.

These people had to follow strict guidelines and protocols to make sure that the products they made were ultimately safe for your patients. They also go into work every day knowing that they’ll have a positive impact on patients’ lives.

Your work as a healthcare professional and their work manufacturing safe and effective medicines and devices is very closely linked.

Working in healthcare means you have demonstrable skills in using and following systems, processes and procedures to ensure patient safety. This is EXACTLY what pharmaceutical manufacturing requires.

Please Note: For non-native English speakers, applicants may need to take a Duolingo, IELTS, TOFEL or equivalent language
test for this course. See the FAQ at the bottom of the page for more details

So now you know you’re a great fit for a career in pharma manufacturing.

But your skillset does need to be supplemented with some essential technical information used within the industry. That’s where our University Certificate in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing comes in.

Before we get into the details of the course and your job prospects in pharma, we want to get some cost concerns out of the way as we know many adult learners aren’t eligible for Government tuition funding.

This course typically costs £375/month for 12 months BUT for our April 2023 intake ONLY we’re offering 10 outstanding healthcare professionals a scholarship opportunity…

This is a 75% scholarship, meaning recipients will pay just £93 per month for 12-months.

This scholarship is only available for the course starting on the 10th of April 2023 (the application deadline for this is 2nd April 2023).

This course will get you in the door of a Pharmaceutical or Medical Device company. You will be able to apply for entry-level roles in the Production Department (working with the machines to make the medicines or devices) or in the Quality Department (testing the medicines or devices to make sure they are safe for patients).

These roles are typically called Production Technicians or:

• Production Operator
• Manufacturing Technician
• Packaging Operator
• Product Assembler (depending on the specific role and the company)

According to the Office of National Statistics, the pay of average entry-level roles in pharma manufacturing is 96% of “NHS Band 5 with less than 2 years’ experience”. These roles come with opportunities for overtime, shift allowance and additional benefits as well as huge scope for career progression and salary increases.

But what does that really mean as a day-to-day job?

Well as pharma company, Baxter put it…

“This is where you save and sustain lives” as you “help with all day-to-day tasks of preparation and inspection of compounding medicine”.

From an entry-level role, you can progress into roles such as Team Leader, Supervisor, or even Head of Department.

As part of your course, you’ll learn a lot more about career paths through the industry.

Our University Certificate in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing programme is a unique combination of technical modules and job hunting support that takes you from no industry knowledge to successfully starting your first job in pharma.

The practical details:

• University Level 4 Certificate, accredited by the University of South Wales
• Delivered entirely online
• 15 hours per week with fully flexible timetable – there are no ZOOM classes or webinars so you decide when and where to study
• 11 months to complete
• But you don’t have to wait for the academic year to start in September, our next intake starts on April 10th (applications close April 2nd)

GetReskilled are a niche education company who specialise in helping people move into pharma manufacturing from other industries.

That’s all we do – so we’re really good at it.

We’ve won education awards, we’ve won pharma industry awards and we even placed 2nd in a European vocational training award. Our programmes are developed in conjunction with some of the world’s biggest pharma companies (including Pfizer and MSD) and they’re delivered by highly respected working industry professionals.

We don’t say that to brag.

We say it so you know that when you choose GetReskilled, you’re choosing a team and a programme that you can trust.

We’ve been doing this for 15 years and have trained over 5,000 people. We only take a select number of individuals into our programmes each year because we know that the key to your success is the individual attention you get before, during and after your studies with us.

We know every student’s name and we’re as invested in your success as you are.

We do things a little differently at GetReskilled…

Single Point of Contact

We give every student a dedicated Programme Coordinator. They are your single point of contact throughout the course. Any questions about the programme, the technical information, or working in the industry – it all goes to them.

Personal Trainer

You’ll get one week of course materials released at a time and your Programme Coordinator will manually check your progress at the end of the week. Think of them like a personal trainer for your studies – if it ever looks like you’re starting to fall behind, your Programme Coordinator will reach out and help you put a plan in place for catching up and staying on track.

Online

Learning is 100% online and your study materials are available to you 24/7 – this means you can truly study at the time and place that best suits you. You don’t have to waste time commuting to a classroom and you can take advantage of even the smallest window of available time in your weekly schedule.

No Fixed Class Times

There are no fixed class times – you have the week to complete the topics that you’re given and it’s up to you when you fit that in. You don’t have to quit work, you don’t have to give up precious family time and you don’t need to rearrange any caring responsibilities or previous ongoing commitments.

Support Through Your Job Hunt

We know from over 15-years experience that when you’re changing careers, it’s not just about learning technical details. Figuring out how to successfully job hunt in a new industry takes time and effort. We decided that we’d save you all that uncertainty by creating a dedicated module that walks you step by step through the job hunting process. When we say we take you all the way from knowing nothing about the industry, to your first job – we mean it!

Imagine what having that level of support and accountability does for your chances of reaching your goals… we’re with you every step of the way.