About The Pharmacy Guild of Australia

The SIR20116 Certificate II in Community Pharmacy consists of 4 core units and 8 electives. This course can be tailored to suit your learning requirements and career goals. Your Guild Trainer will work with you to develop a training plan to meet your needs and the needs of your pharmacy. Most Pharmacy Assistants complete the course in less than 12 months.

The SIR20116 Certificate II in Community Pharmacy is your first step in your career in Community Pharmacy. This qualification will provide you with the basic skills in both pharmacy and retail. This course also teaches work ready skills in customer service, work place health and safety and front of shop skills. With rolling enrolments you can start as soon as you are ready, there are no entry requirements to complete this qualification however you will need to be working in a community pharmacy for the duration of the course.

The SIR30116 Certificate III in Community Pharmacy consists of 11 core units and 8 electives. This course can be tailored to suit your learning requirements and career goals. Your Guild Trainer will work with you to develop a training plan to meet your needs and the needs of your pharmacy. Most Pharmacy Assistants complete the course in less than 24 months.

As the SIR30116 Certificate III in Community Pharmacy is a flexible course with rolling enrolments, you can start as soon as you are ready. There are no entry requirements to complete this qualification however you will need to be working in a Community Pharmacy for the duration of the course.

This qualification will benefit experienced pharmacy assistants who are looking to expand their skills in the area of dispensary. Dispensary assistants work with the pharmacist to provide prescription medicines to pharmacy customers. Under the supervision of the pharmacist, dispensary assistants maintain customer records, select and label medicines and process claims.

To complete the Certificate IV in Community Pharmacy Dispensary, you will need to complete 14 units - 9 core units and 5 elective units. The core units will provide you with the basic pharmacy and dispensing skills required to operate effectively in a community pharmacy. The elective units allow you to extend your dispensing skills or broaden your pharmacy skills.

This qualification will benefit experienced pharmacy assistants who are looking to expand their skills to become a senior pharmacy assistant or front-of-shop manager.

Senior pharmacy assistants are often responsible for the management of particular functions in the pharmacy, the management of a range of health categories or for the supervision of pharmacy staff.

To complete the SIR40116 - Certificate IV in Community Pharmacy you will need to complete 14 units - 3 core units and 11 elective units. There are a range of units to assist you in developing skills in merchandising, quality assurance, marketing and human resources management.

The Quality Care Pharmacy Program (QCPP) is a quality assurance program for community pharmacy and provides support and guidance on professional health services and pharmacy business operations. Today, over 94% of community pharmacies in Australia are QCPP accredited.

The aim of the program is to ensure that community pharmacies provide quality, safe and consistent professional services, and customer care.

As part of the QCPP requirements all staff who supply Pharmacy Medicines and assist the pharmacist to supply Pharmacist Only Medicines must receive training via a recognised and accredited course. The unit, SIRCIND002 - Support the supply of Pharmacy Medicines and Pharmacist Only Medicines meets this QCPP requirement.

The completion of this unit will ensure that Quality Care Pharmacy Program (QCPP) requirements for supply of scheduled medicines is met.