The
period of practical training prescribed by the Pharmacists Regulations
1992 is 2280 hours of which at least 1824 must be served as a trainee under
articles, while the remainder may be served during undergraduateship without
being articled. It is considered most desirable for students to complete the
first 456 hours of training prior to attempting the Pharmacy III
examination. In all circumstances the practical training must be served in
continuous periods of not less than 132 hours nor more than 180 hours, in any
four-week period with the one tutor. The minimum number of training hours
approved under one tutor is 152 hours.
The board will approve the whole period of practical training to be undertaken
in a community pharmacy, a Friendly Society dispensary, or a hospital (public,
private, veterans or military). The board will approve a maximum 1368 hours
undertaken in a school of pharmacy, a university department of pharmacology or
the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
The tutor for each trainee and the premises where the practical training is to
be carried out are required to be approved by the board in each particular
case.
The board encourages undergraduates and graduates to obtain practical training
in more than one area of pharmacy practice. This offers a broader and more
valuable experience in practical training.
Trainees must undertake the traineeship program of the Chapter of Pharmacy
Practice Tutors of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Victorian Branch)
Ltd or other course of practical training approved by the board.
Graduates who wish to proceed to registration as a pharmacist are advised to
read guidelines 201 and 202 on ´Registration' in the current edition of
the Pharmacy Board of Victoria's Guidelines for Good Pharmaceutical Practice.
Applicants for registration as a pharmacist are required to hold a current level 2, basic first-aid course certificate, or other first-aid course acceptable to the board, and to produce evidence of successful completion of an approved management course.
Articles of traineeship may only be entered into after passing the Pharmacy IV examination. The form of agreement, which must be completed in triplicate, is available from the office of the board. A statutory fee is charged for the registration of articles of traineeship.
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