Pharmaceutical Production Technology

Code	235.C0
Diploma	DCS
Sector	Mechanical Manufacturing
Number of credits	91 2/3
Approximate duration in months	36 months
Status	Program approved in 2007

Note(s)
This program is offered in French: Technologie de la production pharmaceutique

Program Objectives

The Pharmaceutical Production Technology program trains technicians to ensure the proper functioning and quality of production processes in the pharmaceutical industry.

Length of training

Specific (hours)	Total (hours)
1 935	2 595

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.

Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Program Content

Number or Code	Statement of the Competency
012X	To adapt to organizational changes in the workplace
01E2	To process data statistically
0330	To analyze the job function
0332	To use a computerized workstation
0333	To analyze manufacturing processes
0337	To conduct work analysis studies
0338	To conduct method review studies
033B	To manage a team
033G	To plan production
033H	To plan the layout of production facilities
033P	To supervise production
051C	To perform sampling and control tests
051E	To analyze situations of noncompliance with Good Manufacturing Practices
051F	To intervene in matters of occupational health and safety
051G	To monitor dry-product manufacturing processes
051H	To ensure production quality
051J	To monitor semisolid and nonsterile liquid manufacturing processes
051K	To ensure documentation compliance
051L	To monitor bioprocesses
051M	To monitor sterile processes
051N	To monitor packaging processes
051P	To execute validation protocols

Number of contact hours allotted to specific training: 1 935

Admission Conditions and Prerequisites

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

Must have passed the following secondary-level course(s):

• Sec. IV TS or S or Secondary V CST Mathematics: Technical and Scientific option (564426) or Secondary IV Science option (565426) or Secondary V Cultural, Social and Technical Option (563504).

Educational Organizations Offering the Program

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College	D/E
Cégep John Abbott	—

Pharmaceutical Production Technician

Pharmaceutical production technicians set and operate machines used for producing medication (pumps, encapsulators, distillers, injectors, turbines, etc.). They prepare raw materials and mixes, perform validation protocols, monitor production processes, and ensure quality standards. It’s a job that requires problem-solving skills and good eyesight. A career as a pharmaceutical production technician is suited to thorough, careful people who show initiative and demonstrate good judgment.