GetReskilled Conversion Course into Pharma Manufacturing

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Why Choose our Subscription Track?

  • Total Flexibility – Study at your own pace. No deadlines, no stress.
  • Lowest Monthly Cost – Fixed monthly fee with no hidden costs

  • Uninterrupted Access – Study whenever, wherever

  • Industry-Recognized Certification – Course content written in conjunction with the industry including Pfizer and MSD

  • Job Hunting Module Included – Learn how to find a job in Pharma and get the job you want

Our course is 100% online, designed for adults working full-time, our subscription track ensures you have the freedom to fit your education around your life.

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GetReskilled Conversion Course into Pharma Manufacturing

Your Learning, Your Pace

Subscribe. Learn. GetReskilled

Just like Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Disney+, our Subscription Track gives you unlimited access to the GetReskilled Conversion Course into Pharmaceutical Manufacturing on a rolling €449 per month basis. No rigid deadlines. No pressure. You decide how fast or slow you want to progress—your learning, your pace, your course.

Apply NOW and Start Your Learning

Why Choose our Subscription Track?

  • Total Flexibility – Study at your own pace. No deadlines, no stress.
  • Lowest Monthly Cost – Fixed monthly fee with no hidden costs

  • Uninterrupted Access – Study whenever, wherever

  • Industry-Recognized Certification – Course content written in conjunction with the industry including Pfizer and MSD

  • Job Hunting Module Included – Learn how to find a job in Pharma and get the job you want

Our course is 100% online, designed for adults working full-time, our subscription track ensures you have the freedom to fit your education around your life.

Whatever Your Current Schedule – this CAN work for you

We exclusively work with adults. It’s all we do so we’re really good at it…

  • You can study when and where you want because the course is delivered entirely online
  • There are no fixed class times, no ZOOM calls, and your materials are available 24/7
  • You’ll get a designated course coordinator to answer any questions you might have
  • This subscription track is unique in helping adult learners change career into Pharma

How It Works

1️⃣ Subscribe for €449 per month – Your subscription renews automatically, just like with your favourite streaming services.
2️⃣ Learning at your pace – Total flexibility, total control.
3️⃣ Submit Assignments & Progress – Unlock new study materials by completing your Question Booklet and Workshops and emailing them to your course coordinator.
4️⃣ Cancel Anytime – Stop your subscription anytime with no cancellation fees. But remember: if you cancel, your course access is permanently closed.
5️⃣ Complete Within 12 Months – You have a full year to finish from when you start (On average, it takes our students 4-months to complete this course)!

Is This Course Right for You?

✔️ No Pharma experience required – Perfect for career changers
✔️ Ideal for busy people – Learn alongside your work & family commitments
✔️ Industry focussed curriculum – Our graduates work at top Pharma companies including Pfizer, MSD, Boston Scientific, Abbott, Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Stryker, and Abbvie to name just a few.

If you’ve never worked in Pharma, this course is the course for you. Graduates from this course came from a variety of backgrounds including Chefs, Cooks, Restaurant Managers, Nurses, Healthcare Assistants, Caregivers, Production Operators, Assemblers, Packaging Operators, Butchers, Military Personnel, Electricians, Carpenters, Warehouse Operators, Retail Sales Assistants, Pharma Sales Reps, Accountants, Teachers, Farmers, Designers, Architects, Airline Staff, Beauticians, Hair Stylists, and many many more.

Success Stories from Our Graduates

Tatiana Burtea

“I recommend this experience to everyone!”

““After gaining around four years of experience in the medical devices field, I felt it was time to take the next step and advance in the pharmaceutical sector. After some research, I chose this course because I thought it would benefit me the most. The application process was easy, and the people I communicated with from the beginning left me with good impression. Now I’m already thinking about the next course I will apply to! I recommend this experience to everyone!””

Richenda Bailey

“I have been working as a process technician in Pfizer for over a year””

“I decide to do the course as l had already done a conversion to pharma course with GetReskilled and really enjoyed it.l had been self employed as a dentist for many years and was looking for a career change. The course was really well presented the study materials lectures and notes were very clear. l enjoyed all the modules and the knowledge l have gained has been really helpful in my new career. I found it easy to fit in study at weekends and for a few hours during the week while working full time. The job hunting module was really great as l hadn’t had to do an interview or prepare a CV for many years.

My course coordinator was absolutely excellent, during the course l had to deal with a situation where my husband became very ill and she couldn’t have been more accommodating or helpful. I was fortunate to get a job in Pharma. l have been working as a process technician in Pfizer for over a year now. l absolutely love my new career l work with a great team and l really am so glad l made the decision to take this course.”

Can you answer YES to any of these questions?

Do you want to test the water? – maybe it’s been a LONG time since you studied, you’re not feeling confident or maybe you’re worried about whether you can keep up with the technical module… whatever your doubts, starting the course via a subscription track is a great way to test the water without committing to the full course fee.

Do you have some extra free time coming up? – maybe it’s the end of year holidays, redundancy from your current role, some annual leave allowance to use up… whatever the reason, if you’ve got some extra time to spare you’ve got a great chance to put it to use and get yourself a certificate faster that usual.

Do you need complete control on your studies? – some people just want to spend as long as they want on their study materials without feeling pressure to study faster. If you want deadline-free learning, the Subscription Track could be perfect for you.

Do you have limited time or a variable schedule? – if you’re not the sort of person who can follow along with a typical course because your schedule changes from one week to the next, this is ideal for you. You study when you have the time and there’s no pressure to do coursework when you’re not available. You take the time you need and your certificate’s waiting for you when you get to the end.

If so, then this subscription for the Conversion Course into Pharmaceutical Manufacturing is for you

What will you study?

Module 1 – Manufacturing Safe Medicines and Medical Devices  (GMP) 

After you complete this module:

  • You’ll be able to talk to employers with confidence about the rules and regulations that you need to follow to manufacture safe medicines and medical devices for patients.
  • You’ll learn what you need to know to work in pharma and medical device companies.
  • You will be able to write clear, concise reports in the style expected in this industry.

  • Topic-1 Finished Medicinal Products
    In this lesson, we learn about medical products and the various ways drug products are administered.
  • Topic-2 Focus on Patient Safety and Product Quality
    In this lesson, we will develop a deeper understanding of the importance of patient safety and product quality for medicines and medical devices.
  • Topic-3 ISO9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015
    This lesson is about the key requirements of a quality management system.
  • Topic-4 Product Quality and Current Good Manufacturing Practices [ cGMP ]
    In this lesson, we learn how to scientifically define product quality. This lesson also gives an insight into the high-level principles of current good manufacturing practices (cGMP).
  • Topic-5 API Regulatory Guidelines
    In this lesson, we describe the characteristics of a GMP that can be followed to manufacture an API.
  • Topic-6 ISO-9001 ‘Continual Improvement’ & ICH Q10 Pharmaceutical Quality System
    This lesson explains the concept of ‘continual improvement’ as part of a company’s quality management system and describes an effective corrective action process and a preventive action process (CAPA). It also gives details on the product lifecycle for a pharmaceutical product and describes the monitoring of process performance and product quality.
  • Topic-7  FDA Medical Device Rules-CFR820
    In this lesson, we look at how the FDA classifies medical devices and explore the basis of that classification system.
  • Topic-8 Quality Systems Approach to Pharmaceutical cGMP Regulations-The Quality Systems Mode
    In this lesson, we describe a quality system model in accordance with management responsibilities, resources, manufacturing operations, and evaluation activities.

Deliverables

  • Complete a question booklet that will summarise what you have learnt for the week and help ensure you retain and understand the information.

Session 2 – Process Validation & Documentation

  • Topic-1 ASTME2500 – Standard Guide for Specification, Design and Verification
    In this lesson, we will describe a specification, design, and verification approach for equipment systems associated with the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device industries.
  • Topic-2 PQ,OQ and IQ
    In this lesson, we are going to define the terms installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ) and performance qualification (PQ), and we will also list what typical project design documents are required to prepare such testing protocols.
  • Topic-3 Process Validation
    In this lesson, we will learn about the various definitions of ‘validation’, as well as for ‘commissioning’, ‘qualification’ and ‘verification.
  • Topic-4 Engineering Aspects of Cleaning, and Cleaning Equipment
    This class discusses how to clean and decontaminate surfaces using CIP (clean-in-place), agitated Immersion, static Immersion (Soaking), and automated parts washers, ultrasonic cleaning, high-pressure spraying, and manual cleaning.
  • Topic-5 Chemistry Aspects of Cleaning
    This lesson explores chemistry aspects of cleaning in terms of solubility, solubilisation, emulsification, dispersion, wetting, hydrolysis, oxidation and physical removal.
  • Topic-6 Cleaning Validation
    This class takes a high-level look at a typical cleaning validation sequence. It looks at how to determine the basis for quantification limits and explains how to determine cleanliness levels on the basis of the analytical testing of representative samples. Sampling is described in terms of sampling-equipment, sampling -locations, and sampling –procedures.
  • Topic-7 Steam Sterilization in Place
    In this lesson, we look at the mechanism behind the sterilization of process equipment using saturated steam.
  • Topic-8 Introduction to Quality Risk Management (QRM)
    In this lesson, we will develop an understanding of the history and the crucial importance of risk management as well as the basic steps involved in its application.

Deliverables

  • Complete a question booklet that will summarise what you have learnt for the week and help ensure you retain and understand the information.

  • Topic-1 Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) – Step 4 ‘Workshop’ exercise
    In this lesson, we learn about the risk management tool ‘Fault Tree Analysis’ and see an example of where and how we can use it.
  • Topic-2 Failure Mode, Effects (and Criticality) Analysis (FMEA / FMEAC) – Step 4 ‘Workshop’ exercise
  • This presentation shows an example of the main steps in performing a ‘Failure Mode, Effects Analysis’ (FMEA) and describes how this risk management technique summarizes the important modes of (a) failure, (b) factors causing these failures, and (c) the likely effects of these failures.
  • Topic-3 Documenting the Quality Risk Management Process
    In this lesson, we take a practical look at managing a complete risk management process in terms of identifying risk, analyzing risk, evaluating risk, and controlling risk.
  • Topic-4 Batch Organic Chemical Synthesis
    In this lesson, we describe the typical equipment and process stages of the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) using batch organic chemistry synthesis
  • Topic-5 Biopharmaceuticals Manufacturing, Upstream, Fermentation
    This lesson describes a conventional biotechnological process and introduces the following process sequences:

    • Stage-I – Upstream Processing
    • Stage-II – Fermentation / Bio-reaction
    • Stage-III – Downstream Processing
  • Topic-6 Tablet Manufacturing
    In this lesson, we will explore the critical process parameters and quality attributes associated with the manufacture of medicinal tablets.
  • Topic-7 Aseptic & Sterile Manufacturing
    In this lesson, we look at critical process parameters and quality attributes associated with aseptic processing and terminal sterilization products for parenteral products.

Deliverables

  • Complete two workshops on Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA)
  • Complete a question booklet that will summarise what you have learnt for the week and help ensure you retain and understand the information.

  • Topic-1 Aseptic & Sterile Manufacturing
    In this lesson, we look at critical process parameters and quality attributes associated with aseptic processing and terminal sterilization products for parenteral products.
  • Topic-2 HVAC Requirements for Non-Sterile API Manufacturing
    In this lesson, we look at how to use airflow direction as a means of a containment barrier between
    operational areas in a non-sterile multi-product active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility
  • Topic-3 Purified Water (PUW) Generation, Storage and Distribution
    In these presentations we look at methodologies to generate, store and distribute pharmacopeia-grade purified water (PUW).
  • Topic-4 WFI Storage and Distribution
    In this lesson, we take a look at a process for the storage and distribution of pharmacopeia-grade water for injection (WFI) and how to maintain its specification
  • Topic-5 Cleanroom Layout
    In these presentations, we take a high-level look at a common cleanroom configuration and discuss items such as airflow direction, filter arrangements, cleanroom garments, and personnel and material flows. Another objective of this lesson is to also gain an understanding of personnel and material flows in a controlled airflow environment designed to contain high-potency chemicals.
  • Topic-6 Area Classification Protection
    In this lesson, we observe a range of airlock configurations typically used in combination with safety under operational conditions to maintain the specification of critical environmental zones, such as those used in open processing, that have a major impact on product quality and patient.
  • Topic-7 Cleanroom Gowning
    In this lesson, we describe clothing that will minimize dispersion from skin and clothing for personnel working within a cleanroom environment
  • Topic-8 What’s Next?
    In this lesson, we look at what is next after you’ve finished Manufacturing Safe Medicines and Medical Devices.

Deliverables

  • Complete a question booklet that will summarise what you have learnt for the week and help ensure you retain and understand the information.

Write a 4-5 page essay, which you could present at a job interview to clearly demonstrate your Technical Knowledge and Understanding of the Quality Culture necessary to work in a GMP regulated manufacturing environment. It will confirm your understanding of how to Manufacture Safe Medicines and Medical Devices in a GMP regulated environment and will include the following topics:

  • The key requirements of a quality management system
  • The manufacturing responsibilities for quality systems
  • The cleaning validation sequence and how to determine cleanliness levels
  • The documentation of a complete risk management process in terms of identify risk, analyzing risk, evaluating risk and controlling risk.
  • The typical equipment and process stages used in the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients
  • The critical process parameters and quality attributes associated with the manufacture of tablets.
  • The generation, storage and distribution of pharmacopeia grade Purified Water (PUW).
  • The common cleanroom configuration and airflow direction that governs personnel and material flows in a biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment

Module 2 – Advanced Job Hunting For the Pharma Industry 

After you complete this module:

  • You’ll know what Pharma/Medical Device companies are near you and what jobs they have.
  • You’ll understand which jobs suit you best and where to find them.
  • You’ll be able to follow a step-by-step process to find, apply and successfully interview for your first job in this industry.

  • Learn about your local BioPharma/MedTech manufacturing industry in detail
  • Understanding pharma industry jargon.
  • How to find the roles that are right for you

  • How to job hunt when you already have a job
  • Assessing your own skill set and how to sell that to employers
  • What employers expect from your application
  • CV and cover letter writing skills that are highly tailored to a job advert with personalized feedback

  • Develop a list of appropriate companies and people for speculative job applications
  • Practice writing speculative applications
  • How to make successful speculative applications
  • Network effectively both on and offline
  • How to use social media in your job hunt
  • Interview preparation
  • How to deal with psychometric testing

Complete a 9-step application process simulation for a BioPharma/MedTech job, using the relevant tools and techniques you have learned, including the following;

  • Discuss your local BioPharma/MedTech manufacturing industry
  • List the departments and job roles where your skills are best suited
  • Understand your current skill set and how to discuss that with employers
  • Network effectively both on and offline
  • Write a CV and a cover letter that are highly tailored to a job advert
  • Write a speculative application and have a list of local companies appropriate for such an application
  • Prepare for an interview

Delivered by a practicing industry expert

Dr.Joe Brady Lecturer at GetReskilled

Dr. Joe Brady

Full-Time Validation Lead
Lecturer, Technological University Dublin
Senior Associate, GetReskilled

Dr. Joe Brady is a full-time practicing Validation Lead and an assistant lecturer with Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), in the School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Joe is a certified trainer and highly experienced in competency-based training. He designs and prepares educational modules and full academic programs ranging from MSc, MEngSc. BSc, to Certificate level, for a range of academic institutions.

He is also a supervisor for MSc/MEngSc and Ph.D. theses. Joe has over twenty years of project experience in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device industries in Ireland, Singapore, China, The Netherlands, France and the USA.

Earn a Certificate of Award in the “Manufacturing Safe Medicines and Medical Devices (GMP)“

Earn the certificate by successfully completing two written end-of-module assignments and meeting all course deadlines in a timely manner.

Add details of your certificate to your CV/Resume or your LinkedIn profile.

Manufacturing Safe Medicines

What Jobs Will You be Eligible for after this course?

1) Process Operator– Works in a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. See more information about this job role here – https://www.getreskilled.com/process-operator/

2) Manufacturing Operator – Works in a medical device manufacturing plant. See more information about this job role here – https://www.getreskilled.com/production-operator/

3) Packaging Operator – Works in both pharmaceutical and medical device plants. See more information about this job role here –  https://www.getreskilled.com/what-is-a-packaging-operator/

Jobs like these are well-paid (especially if combined with a shift allowance) while bringing job security and a range of other benefits.

When you study this course you are ready to start applying for jobs at the end of the technical module in week 6.

You can head over to LinkedIn and find almost 800 previous students. Feel free to ask them questions or check out the types of jobs they have now. Click this link to go to LinkedIn. 

Price

The price is €449 per month until you finish your course or cancel your subscription. It’s as simple as that. There’s:

  • No Hidden fees, No Cancellation fees, No Certificate fees, No Exam fees
  • Like all other subscriptions, you get out of it what use you make of it. Your learning, your choice

Our full terms and conditions are in the FAQ section at the bottom of this page

Application Process

The application process is an extremely easy 4 step process:

Step 1: Visit the GetReskilled website – you’re here right now!

Step 2: Complete the form & pay your first month subscription – Click on the button below it to fill out the form and make your payment (this is a very simple process that should take no longer than 5 minutes on our secure payment platform).

Step 3: Receive email from Course Coordinator – your Course Coordinator will email you with all the essential details for getting started with your course (including your username and password).

Step 4: Begin your course!

We’ll be right there with you every step of the way. If you have any questions, please get in touch!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. The Courses for delivery under the Subscription Model will be available for 12-months from the commencement date of the Course.
2. To retain access to the Course there will be a monthly Subscription Fee of €449 per month, to be paid every 30 days from the initial date your payments started
3. The monthly Subscription Fee to the Course cannot be paused, and if it is not paid by the due date each month, then the Course will not be available until it is paid.
4. The monthly Subscription Fee may be cancelled at any time, and the Course will be closed permanently.
5. A student will have to start from the beginning of the same Course again if they have previously cancelled a Course, and not from where their previous Course was cancelled.
6. The Course expires after 12-months from the commencement date of the Course, and there will be no extensions beyond 12-months, and after this time the Course will be closed permanently.
7. New study materials will only be released to the student on submission of their completed Question Booklet and associated Workshops (if any) for their current Session.
8. The GetReskilled Course Co-ordinator will check-in with the student on submission of each completed Question Booklet and associated Workshops (if any) that are due for their current Session.
9. Courses for delivery under the Subscription Model are completely personal and are non-exchangeable for other Courses.
10. Courses for delivery under the Subscription Model are non-transferable to other people, and sharing of the Course amongst other people is prohibited, and will result in the immediate termination of your course.
11. GetReskilled reserves the right to cancel a monthly Subscription Fee to a Course if fraud is suspected in relation to the use of the Course.
12. The course remains the property of GetReskilled.
13. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with a Course shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ireland.
14. GetReskilled reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the Subscription Model for a Course, with a corresponding modification of this document and notification of the student.

Yes, this course is for anybody who wants to take the first step to a career in the pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing industry.

Typical backgrounds of our past students include:

  • Homemakers
  • Self Employed
  • Restaurant Sector – Chef, Cook, Restaurant Manager
  • Healthcare – Nurse, Healthcare Assistant, etc
  • Manufacturing – Production Operator, Toolmaker, Fitter/Turner
  • Meat Processing – Operator, Butcher
  • Construction – Electrician, Plumber/Pipe-fitter, Carpenter/Joiner, Foreman, General Operative
  • Warehouse – All warehouse workers
  • Sales/Business – Retail Sales, Pharma Sales, Business, Accountants, Finance, etc
  • Other – Farmers, Designers, Architects, Airline Staff, Beauty/Hair Salon etc

You’ll be retraining for starter-level roles such as:

Process Operator – Generally works in a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant. Some companies call this role:

  • BioProcess Operator
  • Chemical Process Technician
  • BioProcess Technician
  • Process Technician

>Manufacturing Operator – Generally works in a medical device manufacturing plant. Some companies call this role:

  • Production Operator
  • Production Operative
  • Manufacturing Team Member
  • Product Assembler
  • Manufacturing Technician

Packaging Operators – Works in both pharmaceutical and medical device plants. Some companies call this role:

  • Packaging Technician

The main goal of this programme is to retrain you to find an entry-level or starter job within the pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing industry.

The programme is broken into two modules:

Module 1 – Manufacturing Safe Medicines (Weeks 1-6)

You’ll learn about the systems used in pharmaceutical manufacturing. You’ll learn about the rules and regulations that need to be followed. And you’ll learn enough technical information to get you talking to employers.

Module 2 – Advanced Career Coaching (Weeks 7-10)

This is the career bit. In this module, you’ll navigate your way, step by step, through the job hunting process. This specially-designed module is industry-specific. By the end of it, you’ll know which jobs you’d be perfect for, where to find them, and how to make applications to give yourself the best chance at success.

The programme is delivered entirely online. You will get your weekly programme materials and assignments in your online classroom.. The notes are in a pdf and the questions are given in a ‘Word’ doc so you can save them on your computer. The video is the only part that you cannot save.

Each module has 10 “sessions” of online content. 

Each session of online content typically includes 6-10 topics.

Each topic includes:

  • Warm-up self-assessment question – to recap or activate any relevant prior learning
  • A video – these are typically 5-10 minutes long and deliver 80% of the course content
  • Set of course notes – these provide additional depth to the video content.
  • Post video self-assessment questions – to check how well you can recall this new material from memory. If you can’t answer these questions, you should revisit that topic’s learning materials. These questions are not marked by the course leader but you should really view them as sample interview questions, these are the sort of questions you’ll need to confidently answer to get a job in the industry.

No, you don’t. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day so you do not have to login at any particular time. We will give you a Username and Password on the day the programme starts which allows you round the clock access.

Yes, you can take it from anywhere you have a decent Internet connection.

No, but you are taken through the job hunting process step by step as part of the programme. What we can guarantee is that once you find a job, salaries in the Pharma/MedTech sector are 25% above average.

Yes, this course is relevant to both the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

Yes, this programme is a stepping-stone to our follow-on NFQ Level 7 university accredited “Certificate in eBioPharmaChem”.