Dublin’s Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Industry at a Glance Over 7,900 people directly employed in Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Manufacturing Home to manufacturing sites for 4 of the world's top 15 pharmaceutical companies More than 35 companies have manufacturing sites. Dublin consistently ranks as the number one county for available Pharmaceutical and MedTech jobs [...]
How do I Apply on Springboard for a Course?
What Is Springboard? The Springboard+ initiative in higher education offers free courses at certificate, degree and masters level in areas where there are identified employment opportunities in the Irish economy. It is co-funded by the Irish government and the European Social Fund. Essentially the aim is to help [...]
What Challenges Will I Face Finding A Job?
One concern we often hear from people considering a move into pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing is not knowing how difficult will it be to get a job. Of course answering that is very difficult since it will depend on a whole host of factors - your previous experience, how good your [...]
What Practical Help Will You Give Me To Find A Job?
“Will I definitely get a job?” is one of the most common questions we get asked. First up, let us be clear, we won’t find you a job, an internship or a work placement. What we WILL do is give you all the training you need to be job ready. And we [...]
How Long Will a Successful Career Change to Pharma Manufacturing Take?
Before we take a closer look at exactly how long a career change into pharmaceutical manufacturing will take you, you might want to check out our article on the minimum requirements needed to make this change, to see if you are suitable. How Long Does A Career Change Take? [...]
Your Ultimate Guide to a Pharmaceutical Career
What are Careers in Pharmaceuticals? There are a huge variety of careers available in the pharmaceutical industry from laboratory-based research and development, clinical trials, regulatory affairs, manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance, quality control, validation all the way through to marketing, sales and distribution. Almost any skill set will find a career to [...]
How to Make a Successful Return to Education?
Whether it’s been 5, 10, 20 years… or even longer (!) since you were last in education, our advice remains the same. Here are our 11 top tips to ensure a successful return to education: Find (and keep!) your motivation - it’s important to have a clear idea of why you want [...]
What Support Do I Get When I Take Your Online Courses?
Some people can worry that studying online means they’ll be left by themselves to struggle on through their course. This couldn’t be further from the truth. We have a great support network that each and every trainee is welcomed into. Course Advisor You will be allocated a course advisor [...]
Certificate in eBioPharmaChem – Direct Answers to Your Most Important Questions
The Certificate in eBioPharmaChem is a 30-week online course that will give you the industry knowledge you need to make a mid-career change into pharmaceutical manufacturing. Pharma Manufacturing Jobs are Stable, Safe and Secure High Paying Jobs (30% Above Average) Academically accredited (Level 7) by Technological University Dublin, Ireland Stand-alone Programme designed specifically [...]
What is the Application Process for Your Courses?
This article is about applying directly to one of our courses. If you are from Ireland and are looking for information on applying through the Springboard programme, please see this article instead. Our Application Process To apply for any of our courses, you should first have read the information on [...]
What are the Minimum Requirements for a Career Change into Pharmaceutical Manufacturing?
If you’re looking to make a mid career change into pharmaceutical manufacturing then you’re in the right place. And the best news is - almost anyone can do it! The courses we offer will allow you to utilize the skills you have from previous employment in other industries and give you the knowledge [...]
Certification in eValidation – Get Answers to Your Most Important Questions
The Certificate in eValidation is a 30-week online program that will retrain your for more senior roles in the highly sought-after niche area of validation, within pharmaceutical manufacturing. Acute shortage of Validation Professionals worldwide. A stand-alone programme designed to build your validation skills Academically accredited (Level 7) by Technological University Dublin, Ireland A stepping stone [...]