The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) have published the Research on Standards for the Initial Education & Training of Pharmacy Technicians Report, which examines how the 2017 standards for the initial education and training of pharmacy technicians (IETPT) have affected professional practice.
The research was commissioned by the GPhC in 2023 and carried out by the Centre for Pharmacy Workforce Studies (CPWS) at the University of Manchester and the consultancy service, ICF.
The primary purpose was to examine whether the 2017 standards for the initial education and training of pharmacy technicians have made a difference to the skills and performance of pharmacy technicians in comparison to the previous 2010 standards. It examined how the standards have affected the experiences of newly qualified pharmacy technicians, employers, and course providers.
The findings of this research will help inform the work the GPhC are doing to review and update the 2017 IETPT standards.
You can read about the key findings & recommendations in the report.
