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May 01, 2024
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SCPM 101 - Pharmacy Management
This certificate aims at providing Pharma learners with a substantial body of knowledge and set of skills needed to handle the managerial aspects in community pharmacy practice. The certificate gives a holistic overview of the daily operational, financial, marketing, and human resource management tasks that every pharmacy manager should know in order to maintain a successful pharmacy practice.


Certificate of Achievement in Pharmacy Management

Learning outcomes: By the end of this certificate, the candidate can do the following:
1. Analyze the different roles of pharmacists in the community pharmacies
2. Identify business aspects in managing community pharmacies
3. Analyze the components, touch points and risks in medication acquisition process
4. Discuss the basics of value chain creation and its applications in Pharmacy Management
5. Discuss the financial aspects and considerations of managing community pharmacy
6. Apply talent acquisitions and management techniques in pharmacy management
7. Identify the managerial responsibilities of pharmacists in managing teams
8. Apply retail management techniques in managing community pharmacists
9. Differentiate Pharmacists’ role and required skills in selling derma cosmetics and regular cosmetics products
10. Implement the appropriate inventory control methods
11. Discuss methods to identify, evaluate, correct, and prevent errors in the medication distribution process
12. Apply sales, marketing and branding techniques to promote community pharmacies

Admission Requirements for the above certificate(s):
1. Applicants must pass the Standardized English Proficiency Test (SEPT) and score level ENGG B1A or pass ENGGA2D.
2. Applicants must have basic Computer Literacy

Term duration: 6 Weeks
Schedule: 2 Sessions/week - 5 Hrs/Session

Assessments and Attendance:

Learners are assessed throughout the term by tests, quizzes, assignments, projects or other means of evaluation. End-of-term achievement tests measure learners’ overall performance in the course. The final grade in each course is based on learners’ performance on continual assessment measures and the final test.
Final course grades are NOT based on attendance, since in accordance with SCE’s attendance policy, learners must attend at least 75% of the class sessions in order to be allowed to take the final examination.


6.000 Continuing Education Units
6.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Continuing Education
Schedule Types: Lecture

SCE Career Development Department

Course Attributes:
SCE-BSD-CSCM/CSPM/CLM

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs:     
      Pharmacy Managt Achievement
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Continuing Education
Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:     
      School of Continuing Education
Must be enrolled in one of the following Departments:     
      SCE Career Development

Prerequisites:
SCE Standrdzd Engl Prof.Test 052 or Continuing Education level ENGG A2D Minimum Grade of D or SCE Day Stand Engl Prof. Test 052

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