Job seekers to join pharmacy sector

BRISBANE-BASED job seekers are being urged to take up the Queensland Government’s Community Work Skills Program to retrain to work on the frontline in community pharmacies.

Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch President, Chris Owen, described the fully-funded program which sees students graduate with an SIR20116 Certificate II in Community Pharmacy, as an excellent opportunity for participants to join the sector.

“We are delighted that we’re able to give people a chance to participate in this program and begin a new career path in community pharmacy,” he said.

“There has been a lot of interest in previous cohorts of the program.

“I have heard many stories from participants who have endured the lockdowns and become unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic

– this program offers a unique opportunity to retrain and upskill to become a pharmacy assistant.”

Owen noted that more than 150 people across the State had participated in the course over the last 12 months, with many graduates “now employed in Queensland’s network of almost 1,200 community pharmacies”.

Among the latest group of students to complete the sevenweek face-to-face program was, Johnathon Trumper (pictured), who had previously worked in the hospitality sector.

Since completing his training, Trumper has secured a full-time role with TerryWhite Chemmart, working across two locations, and plans to train to become a dispensary technician.

Candidates for the upcoming course must register by Fri 08 Oct, with the program commencing on Mon 11 Oct, and running until Fri 26 Nov.

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