New Zealand Certificate in Pharmacy (Pharmacy Technician - Core) (Level 4)

NZ1888

This programme is delivered fully online. Watch our video to see what online study with Open Polytechnic is like.

If you’re employed as a trainee pharmacy technician in a community or hospital pharmacy, or would like to be, this is the qualification that you need in order to dispense medicines under the direct personal supervision of a pharmacist.

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    Level
    4
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    Credits
    75
  •  
    Cost
    $2,442 NZ Domestic

    Not including any course materials or external exam fees.

  •  
    Student loan

    This programme can only be studied part-time.  It is not eligible for course-related costs, living costs or student allowances from StudyLink.

It will also enable you to support the provision of safe, patient-centred healthcare. 

What you will learn

  • Work ethically and professionally within the Pharmacy Council Code of Ethics as relevant to Pharmacy Technicians
  • Apply appropriate communication techniques to inform customers/patients on health related matters
  • Apply all legislation and regulations as appropriate to Pharmacy Technicians
  • Dispense and reconstitute medicines under the direct supervision of a pharmacist
  • Provide advice and guidance on the use of dispensed medicines
  • Apply knowledge of medicines as they relate to the treatment of a range of common health disorders
  • Manage dispensary stock and inventory using appropriate environmental and storage requirements
  • Perform calculations as appropriate to dispensing.

Study pathways

This is an introductory qualification and will allow graduates to progress into the following Open Polytechnic programme:

To be awarded the qualification, the programme must be completed in no more than 3 years of first enrolment, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Learning Pharmacy on-the-job

  •  
    Level
    4
  •  
    Credits
    75
  •  
    Cost
    $2,442 NZ Domestic

    Not including any course materials or external exam fees.

  •  
    Student loan

    This programme can only be studied part-time.  It is not eligible for course-related costs, living costs or student allowances from StudyLink.