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Toronto
Institute of
Pharmaceutical Technology
55 Town Centre Crt. Suite
800
Toronto, Ontario
M1P 4X4, CANADA
Tel: (416) 296-8860
Fax: (416) 296-7077
Email: info@tipt.com |
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(Integrated Co-Op)
Credential Awarded: Ontario Post-Graduate Diploma
Program Duration:
Approx. 46 Weeks
2010 Start Dates: January 18, March 22, June 21, September 20
Schedule: Monday – Thursday: 9:00am – 3:30pm, Friday: 9:00am – 2:00pm |
Your Career Option
In this program, you will learn and acquire specialized knowledge and practical skills required to function as a Quality Assurance or Quality Control personnel in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, cosmetics, and other life-science industries. Quality Assurance professionals are responsible for developing, monitoring and overseeing measures that assures control, reproducibility and reliability of manufacturing and testing processes. Through their activities, Quality Assurance professionals are responsible for ensuring that the Company meets government requirements as well as providing assurance of safety and efficacy of medicines to the consumers. Quality Control personnel conduct sampling and testing required to evaluate compliance of the manufactured products to compendial standards of safety and effectiveness.
Graduates of this program enjoy a high percentage employment rate and work for both multinational and generic company employers such as GSK, Apotex, Patheon, Novopharm, AstraZeneca, Health Canada, Sanofi-Aventis CML and Wyeth. They also find employment in other industries such as petrochemical, natural health and nutraceuticals.
Our Program
The Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance & Quality Control program combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on skills in all areas that impact drug quality. The program is innovative and unique in offering in-depth, hands-on learning provided by full-time research faculty with both academic and industry experience. You will study in a GMP compliant facility with modern state-of-the art equipment where you will gain valuable experience in pharmaceutical analytical instrumentation, documentation, GMP compliance, auditing, technical writing and quality assurance processes and procedures.
Practical Experience (Integrated Co-op)
A unique and highly successful aspect of our program is the didactic component that all students receive industry standard “work experience” in our own GMP facility. Throughout the program, various practical projects expose the student to the GMP environment and lets students apply their skills and knowledge in a real-world work setting.
Admission Requirements
• A Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Biological, Applied or Health Science, Chemistry, Pharmacy, some areas in Life Sciences or a related field.
• Internationally-educated individuals must have the equivalent of a Canadian Bachelor of Science degree. Degrees completed outside of Canada must be evaluated by one of the following - International Credential Assessment Service, University of Toronto Comparative Education Service or World Education Service.
• Some Canadian technology or life-science College Diploma may also qualify
• Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.
FOUNDATION MODULE
The foundation module is designed to provide a background in pharmaceutical sciences and introduce new concepts in pharmaceutical quality control, statistics, regulatory affairs and GMP. A crucial component of the foundation module is the introduction of pharmaceutical ethics and law, which prepares students for dealing with drug regulatory issues and compliance.
CORE
MODULE
This module provides training in pharmaceutical quality assurance and
quality control. Emphasis is placed on:
Drug stability
Manufacturing processes and controls
Documentation and GMP
Auditing
Sampling plans
Method validation
Practical training is provided in analytical techniques and technical
writing, which includes the development of protocols and standard operating
procedures.
ADVANCED MODULE
The advanced module is primarily project based. These projects include
raw material testing, in-process and finished product testing, utilizing
a wide range of laboratory instrumentation including spectroscopy, Gas
Chromatography (GC) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).
These laboratory skills are applied to analytical method development,
process validation and stability testing in compliance with current
regulations governing the industry.
Written, oral and practical examinations are
mandatory at the end of the foundation and
core modules. In the advanced module, assessment
is based on dissertation and viva-voce. In
addition, the overall grade is also based
on continuous assessments encompassing GMP
and GLP compliance, pharmaceutical documentation
skills and interim quizzes.
The Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance & Quality
Control Diploma is awarded upon successful
completion of all three modules.
Graduates of this program are qualified for a career as:
Quality Assurance
Associate
Quality Control Technician
Validation Technician
Technical Writer
Quality Assurance Auditor
Documention Reviewer
Compliance Officer
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