We have limited scholarship places available for outstanding HCPs to take our University Certificate in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing.

If you’ve been feeling increasingly stressed or burned out by your job in healthcare, you’re not alone.
A career in pharma manufacturing would let you take a step back from the stress of the frontline but allow you to keep making a positive impact on patients’ lives.
We know a career change is a big deal but with your background in healthcare, you’re already a great candidate for a career in pharma manufacturing.
And perhaps it’s not as much of a change as you think…

Firstly, this is NOT a sales page. We are not interested in trying to convince you into signing up for our course if it’s something you’re not ready for.

This page is all about helping you to work through the things you need to think about so you can make an informed decision about whether returning to education is the right move for you, your career and your family right now.

(you can click through to any of these sections at anytime you want)

1. Why healthcare professionals are great candidates for pharmaceutical manufacturing
2. The 15 second eligibility check
3. Scholarship opportunity
4. Job opportunities
5. The course – essential details
6. Finding a team you can trust
7. Why “online” increases your chance of success
8. Course syllabus
9. Reasons other people have made this change
10. Price
11. Gut check!
12. Next steps

So let’s get started….

The next course will be close for applications on Sunday 16th July

Classes start on 24th July

Call Sinead: +44 078 0237 0554

Psst! Because some people like to skip to the last page of a book without reading the whole story, here are the answers to your burning questions:

You will complete 5 modules over 12 months, after which you will graduate with a Level 4 University Certificate from the University of South Wales

The programme fees are payable in 12 instalments of £375 per month. (check point 9 for more details)

GetReskilled does have a Healthcare Professional Scholarship award (Limited Places)
(check point 3 for more details)

Every drug your patients ever took and every medical device you’ve ever encountered in your role as a healthcare professional was manufactured by a team of people in a pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing facility.

These people had to follow strict guidelines and protocols to make sure that the products they made were ultimately safe for your patients. They also go into work every day knowing that they’ll have a positive impact on patients’ lives.

Your work as a healthcare professional and their work manufacturing safe and effective medicines and devices is very closely linked.

Working in healthcare means you have demonstrable skills in using and following systems, processes and procedures to ensure patient safety. This is EXACTLY what pharmaceutical manufacturing requires.

You’ve been on the same team the whole time – “Team Patient” – you probably just hadn’t thought about it.

Your shared team is precisely the reason that healthcare professionals make great candidates for roles in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

So yes, this would be a career change. But you’re not leaving Team Patient – you’re just switching positions on the pitch.

You’d move away from the frontline, where you’re constantly playing catch up and trying to do too much with too few resources. And you’d move to a role without those stresses and strains.

Your role in the team becomes making sure that your frontline colleagues have everything they need, and that it can be relied upon to be safe and effective. You’re all still working together to make patients’ lives better.

You are eligible for the programme if you have your A-Levels, or a Level 3 qualification or anything higher

OR

You are eligible if you have your GCSEs or any level 2 qualification, & you work in manufacturing, healthcare, science, engineering, validation etc.

OR

You are eligible if you have taken our Conversion Course into Pharma Manufacturing. Click here for more details on this programme

Please Note: For non-native English speakers, applicants may need to take a Duolingo, IELTS, TOFEL or equivalent language
test for this course. See the FAQ at the bottom of the page for more details

So now you know you’re a great fit for a career in pharma manufacturing.

But your skillset does need to be supplemented with some essential technical information used within the industry. That’s where our University Certificate in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing comes in.

Before we get into the details of the course and your job prospects in pharma, we want to get some cost concerns out of the way as we know many adult learners aren’t eligible for Government tuition funding.

This course typically costs £375/month for 12 months BUT for our June 2023 intake ONLY we’re offering 10 outstanding healthcare professionals a scholarship opportunity…

This is a 75% scholarship, meaning recipients will pay just £93 per month for 12 months.

This scholarship is only available for the course starting on the 24th of July 2023 (the application deadline for this is the 26th of July (2023).

This course will get you in the door of a Pharmaceutical or Medical Device company. You will be able to apply for entry-level roles in the Production Department (working with the machines to make the medicines or devices) or in the Quality Department (testing the medicines or devices to make sure they are safe for patients).

These roles are typically called Production Technicians or:

• Production Operator
• Manufacturing Technician
• Packaging Operator
• Product Assembler (depending on the specific role and the company)

According to the Office of National Statistics, the pay of average entry-level roles in pharma manufacturing is 96% of “NHS Band 5 with less than 2 years’ experience”. These roles come with opportunities for overtime, shift allowance and additional benefits as well as huge scope for career progression and salary increases.

But what does that really mean as a day-to-day job?

Well as pharma company, Baxter put it…

“This is where you save and sustain lives” as you “help with all day-to-day tasks of preparation and inspection of compounding medicine”.

From an entry-level role, you can progress into roles such as Team Leader, Supervisor, or even Head of Department.

As part of your course, you’ll learn a lot more about career paths through the industry.

Our University Certificate in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing programme is a unique combination of technical modules and job hunting support that takes you from no industry knowledge to successfully starting your first job in pharma.

The practical details:

• University Level 4 Certificate, accredited by the University of South Wales
• Delivered entirely online
• 15 hours per week with a fully flexible timetable – there are no ZOOM classes or webinars so you decide when and where to study
• 11 months to complete
• But you don’t have to wait for the academic year to start in September, our next class starts on July 3rd (applications close on July 16th)

GetReskilled are a niche education company who specialise in helping people move into pharma manufacturing from other industries.

That’s all we do – so we’re really good at it.

We’ve won education awards, we’ve won pharma industry awards and we even placed 2nd in a European vocational training award. Our programmes are developed in conjunction with some of the world’s biggest pharma companies (including Pfizer and MSD) and they’re delivered by highly respected working industry professionals.

We don’t say that to brag.

We say it so you know that when you choose GetReskilled, you’re choosing a team and a programme that you can trust.

We’ve been doing this for 15 years and have trained over 5,000 people. We only take a select number of individuals into our programmes each year because we know that the key to your success is the individual attention you get before, during and after your studies with us.

We know every student’s name and we’re as invested in your success as you are.

We do things a little differently at GetReskilled…

Single Point of Contact

We give every student a dedicated Programme Coordinator. They are your single point of contact throughout the course. Any questions about the programme, the technical information, or working in the industry – it all goes to them.

Personal Trainer

You’ll get one week of course materials released at a time and your Programme Coordinator will manually check your progress at the end of the week. Think of them like a personal trainer for your studies – if it ever looks like you’re starting to fall behind, your Programme Coordinator will reach out and help you put a plan in place for catching up and staying on track.

Online

Learning is 100% online and your study materials are available to you 24/7 – this means you can truly study at the time and place that best suits you. You don’t have to waste time commuting to a classroom and you can take advantage of even the smallest window of available time in your weekly schedule.

No Fixed Class Times

There are no fixed class times – you have the week to complete the topics that you’re given and it’s up to you when you fit that in. You don’t have to quit work, you don’t have to give up precious family time and you don’t need to rearrange any caring responsibilities or previous ongoing commitments.

Support Through Your Job Hunt

We know from over 15-years experience that when you’re changing careers, it’s not just about learning technical details. Figuring out how to successfully job hunt in a new industry takes time and effort. We decided that we’d save you all that uncertainty by creating a dedicated module that walks you step by step through the job hunting process. When we say we take you all the way from knowing nothing about the industry, to your first job – we mean it!

Imagine what having that level of support and accountability does for your chances of reaching your goals… we’re with you every step of the way.

This will give you a broad understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) – this is the set of unique regulations that pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers legally have to follow to make sure they’re making safe products. This is the baseline of knowledge that employers in this industry require employees to have.

This module equips you with a high level of written communication skills. You’ll study this as you’re writing your end-of-module assignment for module 1. Not only will it walk you through the writing process for that (ensuring that you present your ideas in a way that gives you the best chance at achieving great marks), it’s also a highly practical development of the writing skills you’ll need for a role in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry.

This will give you a strong grounding in the unique utility systems (e.g. air and water) that are used in a manufacturing facility and the quality systems that are used to make sure that products are safe and effective. Being able to confidently talk about these concepts will definitely impress employers and set you apart from other candidates.

This second skills module is the one that really gives your pharma job hunt a boost. We’ll walk you through the pharma job hunting process step-by-step, showing you the types of jobs to consider, how to really catch an employer’s attention with your application, and how to confidently interview within this industry. As soon as you’re finished this module, you can put it into practice and start making applications

This final module will give you a foundation in the general chemistry you’ll need to understand for the manufacture of medicinal products.

(But please note, you don’t need any previous science qualifications or experience to take this course or get a job in pharmaceutical manufacturing).

People come to us for a variety of reasons:

• They want to equip themselves with the skills, qualifications or knowledge to change careers
• They are feeling burned out in their current job. We’re seeing this a lot with healthcare workers right now – they’re telling us that they want to help patients but need to take a step back from the frontline in order to continue do so
• They want to get a university qualification, after years of thinking that university isn’t for them (usually because they haven’t found a place where their specific needs are met)
• They’ve taken a break from the workforce to care for their families and are now in a place where they can put their needs, wants and careers first again
• They don’t feel valued or fulfilled at their current job. They want something that makes them feel like they are helping people and contributing to society
• They want a well-paid job that has opportunities for their career to advance, all while getting paid a good salary for their time and effort
• They see their friends and family loving their jobs and being excited to go to work each day, and want the same for themselves

Does any of this sound familiar? Try to put into one sentence what is happening in your life right now that makes this the right move for you, your family and your career.

Write it in the box below, and maybe for the first time ever, make it real to yourself what you want.

Many adult learners want to return to education but find it difficult because they aren’t eligible for the Government’s Repayable Tuition Loan.

To help make our programmes accessible to as many people as possible, we operate an interest-free monthly payment plan. Total course fees are spread across the 12 months of study with no additional fees or charges.

This means you don’t have to pay all your fees upfront and you won’t have any debt hanging over you when you’re finished!

So, Gut Feeling – Yes or No…
Which button are you clicking?

The application process is as follows:

• You can request more information about the programme – you can receive this via email or you can fill in your details and a member of the team will phone you to talk through you suitability and answer any questions you might have (click the button on the computer or the phone for these choices)
• Once you’re sure this is the right decision for you, you’ll submit registration documentation (NOTE: if you’re already convinced, press the final big red button below and you’ll be taken straight to the registration form)
• When we receive your registration form, we will review your submission and follow up, offering interviews after the application date has passed (16th July)
• You will then complete both a written and telephone interview
• Once the interviews are concluded, offers will be sent out. Successful candidates will have 24 hours to accept their offer
• The course will then begin on 24th July