Buttercups Training Dispensing Academy (Technical Certificate Equivalent)

At last, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is available for Dispensing Assistants in all healthcare sectors. The Dispensing Academy (Technical Certificate Equivalent) is designed primarily for Dispensing Assistants, who are interested in furthering their Continuing Professional Development but who are not ready to commit to the full NVQ 3 course for Pharmacy Technicians.

The good news about the Dispensing Academy (Technical Certificate Equivalent) is that staff in Dispensing Doctors' practices or the Armed Forces, who can't complete the full NVQ 3 or Accredited Technical Certificate if they are not supervised by a pharmacist, can continue their studies, which is good news for them and especially good for the patients.

Academy members can use the help-line for more or less 24/7 assistance from our dedicated team of pharmacists as well as having access to the password protected website.

Membership of the Dispensing Academy (Technical Certificate Equivalent) is free and gives the candidate access to a variety of correspondence courses issued in a unit form. Multiple choice questions and assignments are returned to Buttercups Training for assessment or completed online. If the candidate chooses to complete a multiple choice assessment online, they will receive immediate feedback on completion of the test. All units can be purchased separately.

Candidates who progress to the full NVQ 3 delivered by Buttercups Training can have their Academy work accredited.

Accreditation of prior learning towards the Technical Certificate can only be completed once the candidate has worked for a minimum of 14 hours per week as a student technician, under supervision of a pharmacist, for 12 months, and must be undertaken prior to three years after completion.