Please find comprehensive information on the training courses that are available to IPU members and the pharmacy team below. ‘Enrol and Pay’ online is available for the IPU Training courses, please go to ipu.ie > IPU Academy & Training > Training Courses. If you have any questions, phone Janice or Pia in the Training Unit on 01 406 1555 or email training@ipu.ie.
Extra IPU Step-Up to Supervising Pharmacist – Expression of Interest is currently being taken and day will go ahead pending numbers
(1 Day, Tutor-Directed Online Workshop)
This course has been designed to help prepare pharmacists for the transition to Supervising Pharmacist. It also gives a grounding in their legal and professional responsibilities to the regulator and those under the HSE contract. It will equip pharmacists with the knowledge required to carry out the role and assist them in building strong relationships with their Superintendents and Owners. Classes of fellow pharmacists will provide a forum to discuss and work through concerns that you may have about moving into the role. Recommended for pharmacists with 1-2 years post-reg experience, those returning to the profession or those who have recently joined the register from another country.
– Sunday 12 November – this date will be confirmed pending numbers
Cost: €299 for learners working for IPU members; €599 for learners working for non-members.
IPU Delegation Management Course
(1 Day, Tutor-Directed Online Workshop)
This one-day, tutor-directed online workshop course is aimed at candidates who are in a supervisory or management role or aspire to be in the future. Good delegation skills support supervisors and managers, make the most productive use of their own time, improves team members’ knowledge, skills, and job satisfaction. Good delegation practice also avoids managerial overload, stress and ultimately burn out!
Thursday 16 November
Cost: €289 for learners working for IPU members; €589 for learners working for non-members.
IPU Training – eLearning Courses
eLearning Courses below are available to purchase 24/7 and are placed on the Learning Management System on the IPU Training Unit Moodle Platform. If you have any questions, phone Janice or Pia in the Training Unit on 01 493 6401 or 01 406 1555 direct dial, or email training@ipu.ie.
IPU CPD Yearly Subscription for Pharmacy Technicians and the OTC Team
New – Enrol Now
With the current emphasis on ‘Pharmacy First’ before attending a GP, never has it been more important for Pharmacy Technicians and the OTC Pharmacy Team, to be up-to-date and competent in appraising customer and patient ailments and general health queries. In support of this changed community pharmacy landscape, the IPU have developed a CPD yearly subscription, which gives unlimited access to a suite of CPD short eLearning courses. The courses have been designed and developed by pharmacists and built to the highest educational quality standards. And now, never has it been easier to access CPD for Pharmacy Technicians and the OTC Pharmacy Team 24/7/365!
Cost: The cost of the CPD Yearly Subscription is €139, for learners working for IPU members, €199 for learners working for non-IPU members. This will give the learner the opportunity to study the entire suite of CPD courses at their own pace over a 12-Month period. The yearly subscription starts on enrolment day and lasts for 12 months.
IPU Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses for Pharmacy Technicians and the Pharmacy Team
eLearning Course
These CPD courses have been designed to engage the learner using interactive on-screen content, quizzes, video presentations and a final assessment where the learner can print their own Certificate of Completion.
- Asthma Treatment Update
- Chronic Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Gastrointestinal Conditions (1)
- Gastrointestinal Conditions (2)
- Heart Health (1)
- Heart Health (2)
- Mental Health (1) Depression
- Mental Health (2) Basic understanding of Schizophrenia
- Support and Care for Cancer Patients
- Diabetes Management and Monitoring
- Epilepsy Treatment, Safety and Uses
- High-Tech Medicines
Cost: €19 for learners working for IPU members; €27 for learners working for non-members. See CPD yearly subscription for better value.
IPU Recognition for Prior Learning – Medicines Counter Assistant Course
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Available on demand 24/7
The IPU Recognition for Prior Learning — Medicines Counter Assistant Course has been designed specifically for Medicines Counter Assistants to update and revise their knowledge. The course is available to start on demand and is self-directed distance learning completed over eight weeks. This means the candidate can study and revise their knowledge, skill and competence in appraising patient needs within a pharmacy setting and recommending the appropriate course of action. On-line exams will run once a quarter.
Enrolment Requirements
Enrolment is open to Medicines Counter Assistants who have been certified on the IPU Medicines Counter Assistant Course or the IPU Pharmacy Interact Assistant Course (NPA MCA), before 2021.
Cost
- €209 for learners working for IPU members; €399 for learners working for non-members.
IPU Introduction to Employment Law and Employee Rights
(eLearning Course)
This course will specifically focus on the need for pharmacies to ensure compliance with employee legislation. Employment law has become increasingly complex over the past number of years. There are rich sources of information that inform employees of their various responsibilities, but also of their employment rights. With increasing inspections by relevant bodies, it is critical that employers and managers have a basic knowledge in all aspects of recruitment, selection, employment, and the management of employees.
Cost: €195 for learners working for IPU members; €295 for learners working for non-members.
IPU Irish Pharmacy Retail Sales Course
(eLearning Course)
This course provides the pharmacy sales assistant with the knowledge and understanding of the various techniques used for up-selling and cross-selling within retail pharmacy. The course has been designed for the experienced pharmacy sales assistant who wants to refresh their skills to improve and/or increase pharmacy sales. It is also appropriate for the new pharmacy sales assistant to develop their sales ability and gain essential knowledge and skill to engage with customers to maximise pharmacy sales.
The content covers the following topics:
- Opening a sale;
- Establishing a customer’s needs and wants;
- Presenting and matching product and services;
- Handling a customer objection; and
- Closing a sale
Cost: €195 for learners working for IPU members; €295 for learners working for non-members.
Other courses
Medicine in Care Homes
(Training Pack)
The Medicines in Care Homes training pack has been designed to assist pharmacists in providing training on the management of medication to care staff working in residential care settings.
Cost: €95 for learners working for IPU members; €155 for learners working for non-members. Additional training books for care home staff are €60 for IPU members, €90 for non-IPU members.
IPU NPA Medicine Counter Assistant (formerly Interact) Course – (Blended Learning)
This course is geared for all staff working on the pharmacy medicines counter, including full time, part-time and Saturday Staff. The course is delivered by blended learning and will increase medicine counter assistants’ product knowledge and begin to develop the skills needed to work in pharmacy.
Cost: €260 for learners working for IPU members; €330 for learners working for non-members.
