Accreditation guidance and templates

The following guidance information and templates are for current and potential course providers:

All courses and qualifications:

Foundation Training Year (FTY) Programmes 

Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) 

Education standards

Submission templates

If a provider offers a 4-year MPharm programme and a MPharm with preparatory year, the MPharm IETP 2021, 4yr reaccreditation part 1 submission template needs to be completed (please ensure that the separate provision is correctly identified within the submission document via headings, and that the associated appendices are identified by programme type). Please contact the GPhC if you have any questions in respect of the correct submission template to be completed.

Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree course taught in part overseas (2+2)

Submission template

Overseas pharmacists’ assessment programme (OSPAP)

We are currently reviewing the OSPAP standards. During the interim period, we will continue to use the Standards for the education and training of non-EEA pharmacists wanting to register in Great Britain 2011. Events will take place in the form of interim events, with full commentary under the individual standards, until such time that new standards are published and provision can be fully reaccredited to the new standards. 

Education standards

Independent prescribing

Education standards

Guidance

Submission template

Monitoring events

All providers of newly accredited independent prescribing courses must have a monitoring event after the first cohort of students has completed the course. This includes an evaluation of the clinical skills teaching element of the course.

Application to be approved to implement revised entry requirements

From 1 October 2022, the accreditation and reaccreditation of all independent prescribing courses will be to the revised standards. Any course provider wishing to implement the revised entry requirements before their next reaccreditation process has been completed, should prepare an application using the template below and submit it to the GPhC along with supporting evidence.

Pharmacy technician 

Education standards

Evidence framework

Guidance

Submission templates

Support staff (Level 2)

Education standards

Evidence framework

Submission template