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Education standards
We have two key sets of education standards.
Standards of initial education and training for pharmacists
Standards of initial education and training for pharmacists set out the criteria against which we will approve education and training for student pharmacists and pre-registration trainee pharmacists. The standards ensure that newly registered pharmacists are competent to practise safely and effectively.
For more information please view the full version of these standards:
GPhC Standards for the initial education and training of pharmacists [PDF 779.5 KB]
Standards of initial education and training for pharmacy technicians
Standards of initial education and training for pharmacy technicians set out the criteria against which we will approve education and training for pre-registration trainee pharmacy technicians. The standards ensure that newly registered pharmacy technicians are competent to practise safely and effectively.
For more information please view the full version of these standards:
Standards for the initial education and training of pharmacy technicians
Information about how these standards were developed and how they will be reviewed is detailed in our standards development programme.
Education Procedures for the initial education and training of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
The GPhC has a set of procedures which are the framework in which its education work functions. They should be read in conjunction with other relevant documents, like our Accreditation and Recognition Manual, Registration Assessment Regulations etc...
The Education Procedures can be downloaded here.