Pharmacy Technician (Distance Education)
Discover our accredited Pharmacy Technician Program! Recognized by the Canadian Council for Accredited Pharmacy Programs.
The college is the first of its kind to offer the program through a blended distance education learning model!
Did you Know:
The evolution in Pharmacy Practice has created a great demand for Regulated Pharmacy Technicians (RhPTs).
With the shortage of regulated pharmacy technicians (RPhTs) faced by hospitals and other pharmacy settings across the country, there is no better time to become trained and ready to contribute to this essential health profession.
CTS Canadian Career College’s 16-month Pharmacy Technician program takes an innovative approach at providing quality education to those seeking a career in the pharmacy environment.
Your online training is complemented with a skills camp at the end of each semester. An additional week of skills camp training is provided each semester (that is, you participate in a one-week skills camp after the first semester, a two-week camp after the second semester, and so on).
Additional details:
- These intensive skills camps are conducted at a CTS Canadian Career College campus in 40-hour weeks to minimize the time students need to spend away from home.
- Students are also required to complete 360 hours of practicum placement, where you will get the essential first-hand experience working in retail and hospital pharmacy settings.
CTS Canadian Career College will work with your community institutions to make sure your placement will not require you to leave home for any long period of time.
This program was developed under counsel of and commended by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP). As a graduate of this program, you will be eligible to complete the standardized exams to become a regulated pharmacy technician in Canada (cost of exams included in tuition). Regulation is mandatory to work as a pharmacy technician in any pharmacy across the country. Take your training from anywhere, and work anywhere upon having completed it. There is great freedom to be found in taking advantage of this educational opportunity!
Why Wait?
Become an integral member of the pharmacy healthcare team and learn how you can begin your career as a RhPT with the potential to earn a starting wage over $30/hr! Our admission and financial aid team will help every step of the way.
Start date: September, January, and April
Graduates can write the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) Qualifying Exam. Once you’ve completed the PEBC Qualifying Exam, (OCP) Jurisprudence exam, and Structure Practical Training (SPT), you can apply to become a Registered Pharmacy Technician.