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AP SPC to start upskilling & certification programme introduced jointly by PCI and LSSSDC from November 30

Peethaambaran Kunnathoor, Chennai
Friday, November 15, 2024, 08:00 Hrs  [IST]

The maiden training programme to upskill the professional skill of the registered pharmacists launched by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) in association with Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development will kick off in Andhra Pradesh on November 30.
 
The first batch of the programme will be conducted in 15 centres identified by the state pharmacy council and one division will have 40 participants. Simultaneously, the council will train 6,000 registered pharmacists in the Job Roles (topics) suggested by the LSSSDC. The registered pharmacists will be trained for four days with eight hours class every day.
 
As per the circular issued by the LSSSDC, the training programme should cover five topics (Job Roles) which are related to retail pharmacy business. However, the SPC has the discretion to frame their own syllabus by adding more subjects.  The job roles given by the LSSSDC include, retail pharmacy – regulated business operations, medical sales representative, retail pharmacy management and sales, pharmacovigilance, and payment and transaction management.
 
Dr SLN Prasada Reddy, PCI member and executive committee member of the AP SPC is the coordinator of the training programme. He said he has forwarded three more topics to the development council to be included into the syllabi of the upskilling programme. The AP SPC is waiting for the approval of the LSSSDC for their suggestions which comprise Teaching Methodologies for Pharmacy Professionals, Advanced Analytical Techniques and Pharmacy Practice and Patient Safety. The PCI is initiating the programme through state pharmacy councils.
 
A certificate will be issued to the participant on completion of the training programme which will be mandatory for renewal of registrations in future.
 
Dr. Reddy said the training programme for the trainers (ToT) was completed last week and 15 trainers were enlisted. Each trainer will be allotted to one centre each, who will assign experts in subjects for the classes in the training programme. The official inauguration of the programme was done by the president of the PCI, Dr. Montukumar Patel on September 25, marking World Pharmacist Day.
 
According to him, these upskilling programmes are formal initiatives that help the registered pharmacists develop new skills to improve their performances in pharmacies and become a skilled pharmacy professional to support the healthcare system. Through this training, the pharmacists will get knowledge and skills necessary to be proficient and productive in their roles.
 
He said so far 600 registered pharmacists have registered and their names were enlisted. Reddy raised one concern that it would be difficult to train all the one lakh registered pharmacists of Andhra Pradesh if no support is received from the regulatory body. So, the council has wanted the drug control department to encourage the pharmacy professionals in the community pharmacies to attend the upskilling programme without fail.
 
The 15 centres identified are Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy at Etcherla in Srikakulam, Government Polytechnic at Kancharapalem in Vishakhapatnam, Adarsha College of Pharmacy at G Kothapally in EG district, Koringa College of Pharmacy at Tallarevu in Kakinada, Sir CR Reddy College of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Eluru, MAM College of Pharmacy in Narsaraopeta, Dr. Samuel George Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Markapuram, SV Government Polytechnic in Tirupathi, Seven Hills College of Pharmacy in Tirupathi, Sri Padmavathi School of Pharmacy in Tirupathi, Annamacharya College of Pharmacy at Rajampeta, P Ramireddy Memorial College of Pharmacy at Kadapa, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Research at Anantapur, Santhiram College of Pharmacy at Nandyal and Mother Theresa Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research in Kurnool.
 
Dr. Montu Kumar Patel, president of the PCI has said that in the initial stage the upskilling programme is conducted in south Indian states, but it will be taken to all other states on completion of the first phase in South India. He said the training programme aims to raise the standards of the Indian pharmacists to the international level. The PCI is aiming to upgrade the skills of 26,500 registered pharmacists of the southern region of the country as part of the ‘Pradhanmantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0’, said Dr. Patel.

 

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