Get ready for a pharmacy assistant career in just six months. With flexible online learning, in-person training labs, and practice in a real pharmacy, you'll quickly build practical skills and relevant experience to become a valuable member of a health-care team.
Develop the practical, hands-on skills needed to support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and provide excellent service to patients and customers.
You’ll learn how to:
NorQuest College believes in the importance of on-the-job experience that provides an enriched learning opportunity.
Gain practical skills through 15 hours of hands-on lab training, concentrated within one week at NorQuest’s downtown Edmonton campus.
You'll begin with 30 hours of part-time observation and foundational skills training in a community pharmacy, then progress to 150 hours of full-time work experience.
Field experience placements may be located in your community or a nearby area. During your field experience, you may work day, evening, or night shifts on any day of the week, including weekends and holidays. You must arrange your own transportation to and from the placement site.
To support your learning experience, this program is offered in the following format:
Online
Classes are delivered through a virtual platform and may include real-time sessions or flexible anytime options, with occasional in-person labs for some programs.
Graduates can expect to find work in retail and community pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other health-care environments in entry-level roles such as:
For more information about the career see:
A pharmacy assistant typically:
You should be prepared to:
We appreciate your interest in this program. However, this program is not available to international students at this time. For a full list of programs available to international students, please visit the programs and courses page.
If you're not sure which program is perfect for you, NorQuest's International Student Recruiters can help. Contact international.recruitment@norquest.ca or book a meeting.
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If you’re not sure which program is perfect for you, NorQuest’s International Student Recruiters can help. Contact international.recruitment@norquest.ca or book a meeting.
