The Diploma in Pharmaceutical Quality Control and Quality Assurance (Dip.QCQA) provides students with the comprehensive knowledge and skills in the fields of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs. The courses are delivered by experts from both pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, using state-of-the-art technologies, to provide the students with strong technical and practical skills needed in a US-FDA and Canadian TPD regulated work environment.
The Diploma Program is delivered in three phases over a period of 12 months. Highlights of the courses delivered during the different phases are given below:
Introduction to Good Manufacturing Practices – Level I
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Laboratory Testing – Level I
Workplace Hazardous Material Information Systems (WHMIS)
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Dissolution Testing – Level I
Introduction to High Performance Liquid Chromatography – Level I
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Methods
Good Manufacturing Practices – Level II
Pharmaceutical Laboratory Testing – Level II
Pharmaceutical Dissolution Testing – Level II
High Performance Liquid Chromatography – Level II
Introduction to Pharmaceutical, Biological/Biotechnology, Natural Health Products and Medicines
Introduction to International Food and Drug Laws, Regulations and Guidelines
Technical Writing and Scientific Communication
Good Manufacturing Practices – Level III
Pharmaceutical Laboratory Testing – Level III
High Performance Liquid Chromatography – Level III
Regulatory Submission
Global Regulatory Strategies
Introduction to Auditing – level I
Advanced Auditing – Level II
Preclinical –Drug
Clinical - Drug
Cleaning Validation
Pharmaceutical Stability Program
Advance High Performance Liquid Chromatography – Level IV
Introduction to Clinical Trials
Chemistry Manufacturing and Control
Post Approval Activities and Compliance
Formularies and Reimbursement
Natural Health Products
Biologics/Biotechnology Products
Medical Devices
Labeling and Product Summaries
Chemists test drug materials for quality, purity and strength, using approved methodology and safety practices. They produce sample batches of a drug for trouble-shooting and help design the scaling-up process that takes drug manufacture up to factory proportions. Advanced positions require extensive record keeping and the supervision and integration of a lab team. Desired qualification for entry to the quality jobs:
A wide range of quality assurance/quality control positions exist in government, industry and research. Positions include QC supervisors and technicians utilizing chemistry and microbiology, validation managers, QA documentation specialists, QA Associates, QA auditors, and senior management positions in QA/QC regulatory affairs. Desired qualification for entry to the quality jobs:
