DURATION
2 Modules over 15 Weeks
Study Online 14 hrs/week
LEVEL
Starter – Intermediate
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APPLY BY
Wednesday 9th Sep
Class Starts: 17th Sep
Minimum Entry Requirements
Any of the following:
- Quality Control experience in nutritional, beverage, food or dairy manufacturing
- Quality Assurance experience in nutritional, beverage, food or dairy manufacturing
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Biotechnology
- Pharmacist/Diploma of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Technician
- Laboratory Science
- Food Science
- Microbiologist
If you have a quality background in engineering/manufacturing, check out our Conversion Course into Engineering Roles in Pharma.
Why Take This Course?
Your skills are a great foundation for a Quality Assurance, Quality Control Analyst or lab role in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. But you need more.
You need to understand the industry regulations, the different regulatory standards (US, European, World Health Organisation, etc), work practices, approaches to risk management, data integrity approaches, and industry protocols that are critical in the manufacture of safe medicines.
And..
You want end-of-week progress checks and follow by us to MAKE SURE you finish the course.
Delivered Online you can work full time and still study without wasting your time or money commuting or getting stuck in traffic.
By the end of this program, you”ll be able to:
What you’ll learn – There are 2 modules in this 15-week program
Module 1 – Fundamentals in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Weeks 1-10)
In this module, you’ll learn the industry regulations, the different regulatory standards (US, European, World Health Organisation, etc), work practices, approaches to risk management, data integrity approaches, and industry protocols that are critical in the manufacture of safe medicines.
Module 2 – Advanced Career Coaching (Weeks 11-15)
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.
Hear From People Who’ve Taken This Course
John Ryan
“The course content material is concise and interesting”
“The professionalism and passion of the lecturers comes across in the tutorials which gives the student confidence and encouragement to keep on top of the course. The course content material is concise and interesting. The timing of the release of the lessons is perfect, the student moves at a comfortable pace, one step at a time.”
Ronan Balfe
“I would have no hesitation in recommending these courses”
“Studying online gives you the time to do the course in your own time yet with assignment deadlines this made you disciplined to meet the deadlines set. I would have no hesitation in recommending these courses to anyone wishing to gain an education in the pharmaceutical sector.”
Edel Harkins
“Highly recommended to anyone who has been out of the industry for a period of time”
“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!”
Noel O’Brien
“The quality of the course content was excellent and very substantial and covered all aspects associated within the Pharmaceutical, Bio-Pharmaceutical and Medical Device industries. Information that I feel could and would be very much a requirement for the type of work I would be seeking, within such companies.”
Ewa K.
“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.”
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.”
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.”
Johan Rousseau
“Already told friends, and they are on the course. It is a good course to familiarize you with the Pharma Manufacturing Industry.”
Josephine Nelson
“I would recommend enrolling, the course is very interesting.”
Louise McManus
“Excellent course, well set out.”
Delivered by an Industry Expert
Dr. Joe Brady
Full-Time Validation Lead
Lecturer, Technological University Dublin, Ireland
Senior Associate, GetReskilled
Dr. Joe Brady is 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 courses ranging from MSc, MEngSc. BSc, to Certificate level, for a range of academic institution.
He is also a supervisor for MSc/MEngSc and PhD 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.
What Does the Online Classroom Look Like?
We use one centralized platform where you can log into your classroom. There you can get assignments, interact with faculty and peers, reply to message boards, and more.
Your 15-Week Class Schedule
Your Class Director is going to check your study logs at the end of every week and will only release the following week’s materials to you if you have been regularly logging in and completed the previous week’s activities.
And he or she will proactively follow up with you to keep you on track.
Module 1 – Fundamentals in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Weeks 1-10)
Module 2 – Advanced Career Coaching (Weeks 11-15)
Show Off Your New Skills: Get a Certificate of Completion
Once the course is over, complete a written assignment to get certified in The Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technologies
Add it to your resume or your LinkedIn profile.
GetReskilleld is an authorized LinkedIn education provider
You can add your education, certificates and everything you learned and earned at GetReskilled into the Education section of your profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this program is delivered fully online so you can learn from home (or anywhere). Study after the kids have gone to bed.
There are a total of 15 sessions of online content, one per week. Each session of online content typically includes 6-10 topics.
Each topic includes:
- A set of course notes – these provide additional depth to the video content.
- 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.
- Post video self-assessment questions to check how well you can recall this new material from memory.
- Any follow up assessments or assignments.
We release only one week’s worth of material at a time and then check your activity logs weekly to make sure that you’re managing to keep up with your workload. This helps us to spot any potential issues early. There is a “Progress Bar “on your course which is helpful to you and us to know how you are doing.
You have a dedicated course leader who will follow up with you if it looks like you’re starting to fall behind. She’ll also be in touch weekly to let you know when new content is open for you.
Yes, you can speed up or slow down the rate of delivery to suit your requirements. The most important thing is communication between you and your course coordinator.
If you are taking a break or are busy at work and do not have time to study you need to tell her or him. Similarly, if you want to study at a faster rate, then just email in good time and ask for more course content.
No, I’m afraid we can’t do that.
Price & Start Dates
Or $799/month for 4 months.
Price Includes:
- End of week progress checks by us to MAKE SURE you finish the program
- Delivered online so you can learn from home (or anywhere) on your own schedule
- Robust job hunting program that will seriously help you find a job
- Regular & ongoing access to a dedicated career coaching counsellor
No Hidden Fees
- No application fees
- No registration fees
- No resource/book fees
- No certificate fees
Or €699/month for 4 months.
Price Includes:
- End of week progress checks by us to MAKE SURE you finish the program
- Delivered online so you can learn from home (or anywhere) on your own schedule
- Robust job hunting program that will seriously help you find a job
- Regular & ongoing access to a dedicated career coaching counsellor
No Hidden Fees
- No application fees
- No registration fees
- No resource/book fees
- No certificate fees
Or £649/month for 4 months.
Price Includes:
- End of week progress checks by us to MAKE SURE you finish the program
- Delivered online so you can learn from home (or anywhere) on your own schedule
- Robust job hunting program that will seriously help you find a job
- Regular & ongoing access to a dedicated career coaching counsellor
No Hidden Fees
- No application fees
- No registration fees
- No resource/book fees
- No certificate fees