The Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007

Specific obligations of the Society in respect of pharmacy technicians’ and prospective pharmacy technicians’ education, training and the acquisition of experience

25.  In connection with discharging the functions mentioned in article 24, the Society shall—

(a) determine—

(i) the nature of the knowledge and skills, and

(ii) the nature, extent and content of, and method of assessment for, the education, training and experience,

required for a person qualifying in England and Wales to be considered appropriately qualified for the purposes of article 22(1)(a)(i);

(b) approve qualifications under article 23(1)(a);

(c) approve or accredit programmes or courses of education and training for prospective pharmacy technicians;

(d) determine the arrangements for determining, in accordance with article 23(1)(c)(ii), that a person has reached an adequate level of understanding for practising as a pharmacy technician;

(e) determine assessment arrangements for any additional education, training or experience required for the purposes of article 22(1)(a)(iii); and

(f) determine the nature, extent and content of the education, training, experience and continuing professional development required for the purposes of article 22(1)(a)(iii) and (iv), or for the purposes of obtaining annotations in respect of specialisations, including—

(i) preregistration programmes or courses in respect of, or any combination of, education, training or acquiring experience,

(ii) the amount and type of continuing professional development that registrants are required to undertake,

(iii) they amount and type of education, training and experience required in order to obtain annotations in respect of specialisations,

(iv) education and training to address fitness to practise matters, and

(v) education, training and acquisition of experience in respect of persons seeking restoration to the Register of Pharmacy Technicians or to move from Part 2 to Part 1 of that register.