Field Health
Reinstatement of expired Pharmacy Services unit standards 9648, 9650, and 9652
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
Pharmacy |
Pharmacy Services |
9648, 9650, 9652 |
The Pharmacy Industry Training Organisation has reinstated the unit standards listed above. The standards are expiring and have been assigned a new expiry date.
Date new versions published April 2010
New expiry date December 2012
Reason for the reinstatement
As part of the review of the National Certificate in Pharmacy (Technician) (Level 5) with strands in Community, and Hospital [Ref: 0423] in 2007, unit standards 9648, and 9652 were designated expiring. Both standards expired in December 2009. However, following a subsequent review of the qualification, it was noted that this expiry date made version 4 of the qualification unachievable even though the last date for assessments to take place for this version of the qualification is 31 December 2012.
As part of the review of the National Certificate in Pharmacy (Assistant) (Level 3) [Ref: 0469] in 2007, unit standard 9650 was designated expiring. This standard expired in December 2009. However, it was noted that this expiry date made version 3 of the qualification unachievable even though the last date for assessments to take place for this version of the qualification is 31 December 2012.
To address this issue, and to avoid disadvantage to candidates completing programmes leading to the award of the qualifications, the ITO has decided to reinstate the unit standards with a new expiry date so that the previous versions referred to above remain achievable until their last date for assessment.
Main changes
· The standards were reinstated and will expire at the end of December 2012.
Impact on existing accreditations
None.
Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)
None.
Impact on registered qualifications
Version 4 of the National Certificate in Pharmacy (Technician) (Level 5) with strands in Community, and Hospital [Ref: 0423] contains unit standards 9648 and 9652. The last date for assessments to take place for this version of the qualification is 31 December 2012.
Version 3 of the National Certificate in Pharmacy (Assistant) (Level 3) [Ref: 0469] contains unit standard 9650. The last date for assessments to take place for this version of the qualification is 31 December 2012.
List of unit standards showing previous and new expiry dates
Health > Pharmacy > Pharmacy Services
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Previous expiry date |
New expiry date |
9648 |
Dispense sterile products under supervision |
5 |
10 |
31/12/2009 |
31/12/2012 |
9650 |
Apply procedures for handling potentially hazardous goods as a pharmacy assistant |
3 |
2 |
31/12/2009 |
31/12/2012 |
9652 |
Assist clients to obtain optimal benefit from dispensed medicines |
5 |
25 |
31/12/2009 |
31/12/2012 |