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About the Programme
If you want to get your foot in the door of your local pharmacy, our Level 4 New Zealand Certificate in Pharmacy (Pharmacy Technician - Core) can lead you to providing pharmacy products and services to your community.
Pharmacy Technicians are fully equipped with the theoretical and practical knowledge required to safely dispense medications and other therapeutic products, provide guidance on the use of dispensed medicines and effectively manage dispensary stock and inventory.
Our programme provides you with the vital skillset, confidence, legal and ethical pharmacy standards, critical thinking and practical knowledge to apply yourself in the New Zealand pharmacy sector under the supervision of a pharmacist. Graduates will be ready to provide a patient-centred pharmaceutical approach to all patients and their whānau.
You won’t just gain your knowledge through classes but will also be able to apply yourself in a pharmacy work placement before graduation, ensuring you enter the workforce, or pursue higher education, as a confident and enthusiastic pharmacy technician with practical experience.
Pathways
With skills that can be attributed to a range of pharmacy settings, students can pursue a career in either a community pharmacy or a hospital setting throughout Aotearoa.
Upon graduation from the NZ Certificate in Pharmacy (Pharmacy Technician - Core) (Level 4), you will be able to gain direct entry into NZ Certificate in Pharmacy (Pharmacy Technician - Advanced) (Level 5).
Apply now to get your first glimpse into the pharmaceutical world!
The aims of this course are for students to gain the required knowledge of pharmacy related legislation and regulations as applicable to a pharmacy technician. This course will also equip students with the skills and knowledge required to work ethically and professionally as a pharmacy technician.
The aim of this course is to equip students with all the required knowledge to interpret prescriptions and perform all required calculations as a part of a dispensing process.
The aim of this course is for students to develop a sound knowledge of pharmacotherapy in relation to commonly used treatments. The students will be able to develop a set of appropriate communication techniques when informing, advising, and counselling patients/customers on health-related matters and dispensed medicines.
The aim of this course is for students to develop a competent set of dispensing skills, including prescription data entry, compliance packaging and reconstitution of medicines while working under the supervision of a pharmacist.