Your training period must extend for 52 weeks and include normal holiday entitlement for the pharmacy where you work and public holidays.

• Before you start
• Collecting your manual and other documentation
• Starting your pre-registration training
• Pre-registration Training Number
• Induction
• Calculation Training Events
• Deadlines
• Illness during the year
• Change of personal details
• Change of Tutor
• Fees Associated with Pre-registration

Before you start

When your application to undertake pre-registration training has been approved, you will receive a letter from the Society confirming that you are eligible to start your training once you have provided evidence to the Society that you have been awarded an appropriate MPharm degree.

Before you start, you should check that the Society has received evidence of your degree award and you must confirm your date of starting pre-registration.  Remember you must submit a certified copy of your degree certificate to the Society's office within two months of commencing training.

Collecting your manual and other documentation

You will be informed when the Pre-registration Training Manual 2011-2012 and Portfolio 2011-2012 will be available for collection from the Society's premises.  You may delegate someone to collect and sign for this.

Copies of the portfolio appendicies are available by clicking on the link.

Copies of the Code of Ethics, accompanying Standards and Guidance and Guide to Legal Requirements will be provided and are available here.

Starting your pre-registration training

Your manual and portfolio will explain all the requirements for pre-registration training.  Please read these carefully and seek clarification if needed from your tutor or the pre-registration facilitator.

Pre-registration Training Number

Each trainee will be allocated a training number which allow them to book on courses held at the Society. To view the 2011-12 Pre-registration Training Numbers click here.

Induction

You will receive a written invitation to the Induction Event.  This provides an opportunity for the pre-registration facilitator to discuss your training year and the various assessment processes and deadlines involved.  To book a place at one of the Induction Events please click here. This event is compulsory.

Probity Day - Helping You Get It Right

The Health and Social Care Board would like to invite all pre-registration pharmacy graduates to attend the 'Helping You Get It Right - Pre-registration Pharmacy Graduate Training Day'.  The event will be held on three separate occasions, to book a place at one of the events use your allocated PSNI Training Number, each trainee should attend one event. Please click here to enrol.  This event is compulsory. 

Calculation Training Events

Calculation Training Events will be held at Society House in March 2012.  The Course will cover a broad range of pharmaceutical calculations and help will be on hand to deal with difficulties that you may have with specimen calculations. To enrol please click here.

Deadlines

The timetable for your pre-registration training year is available here and deadlines for submission of appraisal forms and performance standards are provided in the manual. 

Illness during the year

If you are absent on sick leave or for any other reason, for more than the equivalent of one week, you must inform in writing the Society's pre-registration facilitator.  The Society permits a maximum total absence of 8 weeks (annual leave, public and bank holidays, sick leave), that is 42 days out of the 52 weeks training before an extension to training is required.

Change of Personal Details

It is essential that we are able to write to you during the pre-registration year.  If you change your address from the one you initially gave, you must write or email the Society with the change of address details.

Where possible, we will communicate with you by email.  You must contact us in writing or by email with any changes in your email address.

Change of Tutor

Any change in tutor must be notified in writing to the Society as soon as is known and a Change of Tutor Form submitted.

Fees Associated with Pre-registration

For information on pre-registration fees please click on the link.