Introduction to Community Pharmacy Skill Set

Jobs and Skills WA: Pharmacy courses
Kickstart your career working in community pharmacy — Fee-free!

Be an integral part of your local community and learn new skills in community pharmacy and customer service with this skill set. This is ideal for an entry level as a pharmacy assistant or gain new skills to upskill into a new role. This skill set covers all the must know skills that community pharmacists are looking for, so you will be skills ready and job ready!

You will learn about workplace health and safety, point of sale procedures, how to engage with and manage all types of customers with customer services skills and support the supply of pharmacy medicines with direct supervision from a pharmacist. The skill set also includes pharmacy practices for infection control and prevention procedures. Occupations relating to this skill set are pharmacy assistant, pharmacy dispensary assistant and pharmacy retail assistant.

Fee-free
Skill sets
Industry: Health, Personal Services, Sport and Fitness | Hospitality, Tourism and Events |
National course code: SIRSS00030 | WA State ID: AE327

This course is not currently available at any WA TAFE colleges or private training providers.
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