Introduction to Pharmaceutical Technology

This course equips process technicians with the essential skills and knowledge to perform the daily operations in food, pharmaceutical or complementary health products manufacturing industries. The participants will learn about use of automation in manufacturing industries and deepen their hands-on skills to perform manufacturing techniques such as granulation, tabletting and coating.

Who should attend?

  • Working adults who wish to deepen their skills and knowledge in food, pharmaceutical or complementary health products manufacturing industries
  • Individuals who are keen to use pharmaceutical manufacturing as a mean to create prototypes

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Gain an understanding of various technologies commonly employed in food, pharmaceutical or complementary health products manufacturing industries.
  • Perform hands-on laboratory techniques (mixing, weighing), operate equipment (such as tablet press, coating, etc) and conduct tablet quality control tests that are applicable to pharmaceutical related industries. 

Certification

Participants will be awarded a certificate of completion upon meeting the 75% course attendance requirement.

For courses with formal assessment component, participants will be awarded the certification of completion upon passing the assessment. Otherwise, a certification of attendance will be issued instead upon meeting the 75% course attendance requirement.

 

Course Date

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Course Duration

1 day (9am - 5pm)

Course Venue

This course is conducted online to facilitate off-campus learning from home.

Fees for 2022

Full course fee (with GST) Singapore Citizens aged 39 & below OR Singapore PR Singapore Citizens aged 40 & above SME-sponsored Singapore Citizens OR Singapore PR
$358.45 $107.54 $35.85 $40.54


Fees for 2023

Full Course Fees (with GST) Singapore Citizens aged 39 & below Singapore Citizens aged 40 & above Singapore PR SME-sponsored Singapore Citizens SME-sponsored Singapore PR
$361.80 $107.54 $35.85 $108.54 $40.54 $41.54
Notes:
- Payment may be made using SkillsFuture Credit.
- Fees reflected are inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST). In line with the government fee freeze directive from 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023, the fees in 2023 for Singapore Citizen will remain the same as 2022. RP will absorb the additional 1% GST for Singapore Citizen in 2023 only.


Republic Polytechnic reserves the right to make changes to the course fee and application closing dates without prior notice. The commencement of each course is subject to sufficient number of participants. 

All information is accurate at time of publishing. 

Last updated on 21 Apr 2023

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