The Pharmacy Board of Australia (PharmBA) requires interns to complete an accredited intern training program (ITP). This also applies to some pharmacists who qualified outside of Australia.
PharmBA has authorised us to accredit ITPs in Australia. Additionally, the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand (PCNZ) has asked us to assess and make accreditation recommendations on ITPs in New Zealand.
We're currently revising our accreditation process. We cannot accept new accreditation applications until this process is complete.
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We accredit ITPs in Australia against the standards for pharmacy programs in Australia and New Zealand.
We also make accreditation recommendations to PCNZ for ITPs in New Zealand. We do this against the New Zealand ITP standards.
These standards ensure that ITPs help graduates to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to begin practice as registered pharmacists.
We're currently revising our process for accrediting ITPs.
We cannot accept new accreditation applications until this process is complete.
Once we've finished the revision process, we'll update this page to outline the process of applying for accreditation.
We recognise that many factors can affect whether a program continues to meet the accreditation standards. To help us assess whether your program can remain accredited, you'll need to submit an annual report. This report must contain:
We will email you the report template. This can be used for all of your accredited programs. If you need a template re-sent to you, please email us.
The Accreditation Committee will review your report. In some cases, it may need to impose further reporting requirements on your accreditation, based on the report.
In addition to annual reporting, some programs will be required to report against conditions and monitoring requirements that the committee applied. The committee will communicate requirements and due dates for your program reporting directly to you.
You'll also need to pay the annual fee.
We accredit programs against the accreditation standards for up to 3 years. Before the end of this time, we'll contact you to ask you to apply for re-accreditation.
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Your accreditation status after re-accreditation may be either:
In some situations, we may need to consider revoking accreditation. For details about these situations, see the Pharmacy Program Accreditation Guide.
Material (major) changes in a program may affect its ability to meet the accreditation standards. For examples of types of material changes, see the Notification of Change form.
You must tell us as soon as you decide to change anything about your accredited program. Use:
Based on this information, the Committee will assess:
If we class your program change as material, you'll need to pay a Material Change fee.
Email us on accreditation@pharmacycouncil.org.au if you have questions or want to make a complaint about an accredited ITP.
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