This Course is Right For You If;
You want to move into more senior manufacturing roles, do more interesting work and get a higher salary.
- You work in pharma but have no university qualifications.
You want to move from medical device, nutritional, beverage, food or dairy manufacturing to pharmaceutical manufacturing.
- You’re trapped in a dead-end job working unsociable hours with no chance of a pay rise or a promotion.
And…
It’s delivered Part-Time online so you can learn from home (or anywhere). Study after the kids have gone to bed.
Minimum Entry Requirements
ANY one off the following;
- You have worked in a GMP regulated manufacturing environment e.g. pharma, med device, nutritional, beverage, food or dairy manufacturing
Or - You have a sound understanding of GMP rules, regulations and guidelines
Or - You have successfully completed our Conversion Course into Pharma
You can still take this program even if you have no previous GMP manufacturing experience.
But don’t just take our word for it, hear from the people who’ve already done it:
- Aaron’s story (previous background in healthcare)
- Jason’s story (previous background in food industry / sales)
- Adrian’s story (previous background as optician)
- Regina’s story (previous background as professional painter)
- Pat’s story (previous background in semi-con manufacturing)
- Jeffery’s story (previous background in engineering)
STEP 1: You will first need to take our Conversion Course into Pharma so you can work at the SAME OR SIMILAR job within the pharma industry.
STEP 2: Then you can take this “Certificate in eBioPharmachem” program to move into more senior roles with a higher salary. Typical roles
- Quality Assurance Specialist > View Salaries
- Documentation Specialist > View Salaries
- Validation Technician – you work directly for a pharmaceutical company on ongoing projects.
- Validation Team Member – you work with an engineering consultancy firm on capital projects.
And with experience
What you’ll learn – There are three 10-week modules in this 30-week program
Module 1 – Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologies (Weeks 1 -10)
This module will give you a broad understanding of pharmaceutical products are made, the rules that govern manufacturing and the guidelines on how these rules are applied along with 6 different risk management tools used.
Module 2 – Commissioning & Qualification of Equipment and Systems (Weeks 11 – 20)
This module will explain the engineering documentation such as P&IDs, piping isometrics, e.t.c used to specify and design equipment or systems in a manufacturing facility and walk you through on how to develop a 100-page validation test (IQ, OQ, PQ) protocol.
Module 3 – Chemistry for API’s (Week 21 – 30))
This module will provide you with a foundation in the general chemistry necessary and fundamental concepts involved in the chemistry of API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) required for the manufacture of medicinal products.
What is Pharmaceutical Manufacturing?
Check out this video from AstraZeneca for an overview of the pharmaceutical manufacturing process.
Are there Pharma Factories and Jobs Near Me?
Check out Ireland’s Largest Pharmaceutical Jobs Board to see the latest job openings in Ireland.
Check out 190 Pharma Factories overlaid on a Google Map to see what factories are near you.
Check out this table of 190 pharmaceutical and medical device factories sorted by county for all Ireland and see what factories are located near your home.
GetReskilled Success Stories
Regina McNamara
Previous Background:
Professional Painter
“I can Study Around Work and Family Commitments”
I’d recommend this course to anyone that wants to work in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturing industry and is interested in building a successful career in this area. The online experience is working well for me as I study around work and family commitments.
The companies I applied for were very impressed. I am currently working in Boston Scientific manufacturing Balloon Catheters for Gallstone patients.
Mehmet Hascan
Previous Background:
Technical Support
“Material was Delivered in an Engaging, Interesting and Supportive Way”
Having faced a career change in the middle of an economic downturn, I lost some of myself confidence and needed a major boost. The area of Biopharmaceutical operations and validation was of interest to me as it does play an important role in the pharmaceutical industry at present.
I have now been working at Johnson and Johnson Vision Care as a Validation Engineer and I look forward to putting what I have learned into practice.
Sharon Egan
Previous Background:
Food Manufacturing
“Structurally Well Planned with the Opportunity for Practical Application”
I found the course to be interesting, structurally well planned with the opportunity for practical application of the course modules through various assignments.
I have worked in the Medical device/Pharmaceutical and Food industries and found the course to be extremely relevant to all industries.
Edel Harkins
“I would highly recommend anyone in my situation who has been out of the industry for a period of time to do these courses. They have contributed to my new found confidence in my existing and new qualifications, my improved interview skills and my new job!”
Darren Deehan
“I have really enjoyed the course. The course content was very detailed and way surpassed my expectation. While the course was challenging, the online support and access was exceptional. I am really looking forward to progressing to the follow-on/specialization course, “BioValidation” when it becomes available.”
David Masterson
“The courses are detailed, easily accessible, great to add to your CV or to compliment other qualifications.”
Ewa Kalwarczyk
“This course would give you chance to continue to seek an employment and at the same time you can study to improve your chances at the job market.”
James Fogarty
“This was fantastic opportunity for me to gain qualification in my own time. This would otherwise have been impossible due to cost and time due to child minding.”
Michael Culkin
“If you are looking to retrain yourself and are willing to put in the time, I would recommend GetReskilled.”
Morna Dixon
“Although it is very intensive it was very interesting and opened up new work options for consideration.”
Trish Kineen
“It has been a great course to re-familiarise myself with the area after such a long time away. I is also brilliant that you can study in your own time & at home (so you don’t have travel & child minding costs). I found the pace of the course good and really enjoyed it.”