Antelope Valley College

Pharmacy Technician training is a non-credit employment training program. The program is designed to prepare the student for eligibility to become a Registered Pharmacy Technician in the state of California. A mandatory orientation will be held on March 19, 2009 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in Room SSV 151. Advance registration for the orientation and the training are required.

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Orientation

3/19/09

Thursday

6:00pm - 7:30pm

SSV 151

0.00

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Pharmacy Technician Training

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In corporation with Boston Reed College, AVC is offering a non-credit employment training program. The program is designed to prepare the student for eligibility to become a Registered Pharmacy Technician in the State of California. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will help the pharmacist package or mix prescriptions, maintain client records, refer clients to te pharmacist for counseling, assist with inventory control and purchasing, as well as collect payment and coordinate billing. This course combines 182 hours of classroom instruction with a 120-hour pharmacy externship to provide you with a complete learning experience. (Total: 302 hours) Prerequisite: Minimum 18 years of age and high school completion or its equivalent prior to externship placement. Students need competency in or completion of a basic computer operations course, and need to have access to the internet and printing capabilities. You must pass an assessment test with an 80% or better. A mandatory orientation will be held March 19, 2009 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in SSV 151. Advance registration for the orientation and the training are required.
A payment plan may be available and fees are required in full before 4/25/09.
Community Job Survey: Faster than average growth in the number of jobs is expected through 2014. The increasing population, longer life spans, and need for medical aid will contribute to growth in the pharmaceutical business.
Course Fee: Course tuition is $2,195. There is also a processing fee of $2.95 charged as an auxiliary fee.
Financial Assistance: Easy financing is available from SLM Financial. BEFORE YOU APPLY, download this information sheet, which contains information that you will need in order to complete the online application. PAYMENT IN FULL MUST BE MADE BY THE THIRD WEEK OF CLASS.
Recognition: Upon completion, graduates will receive our certificate of completion and become eligible to apply for registration as a Pharmacy Technician in the State of California.
Externships: Eligible* students can be placed in externships as early as the 20th week of the program and will be placed in externships no later than 90-180 days from the end of the classroom portion of any course. *An eligible student is one who has all prerequisites on file. Full details will be given during the first class session.
Prerequisites: In order to enroll, you must be at least 18 years of age and have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent. Competency in, or completion of, a basic computer operations course is required. Prior to placement in an externship, each participant will be required to show proof of completion of CPR for the healthcare provider (the CPR course must be one and two-person teams for adult, child and infant CPR), proof of a current physical examination, tuberculosis screening, and must have submitted a resume. Submitting a resume and obtaining CPR, physical, and TB screening are student's responsibilities.
English and Math Prescreening: You will be required to pass an English language and math prescreening prior to final admittance into any course. This prescreening will be administered on the first day of class. The prescreening covers basic English language reading and comprehension as well as basic math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals and percentages). See sample prescreening assessments. If the applicant does not pass the exam, they can request a full refund of fees paid. This refund will be processed within 7 business days from the first day of the course.

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Location

Instructor

Fee

Aux

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CEIV-003

4/25/09 - 11/21/09

27 Saturdays

8:00 AM - 3:30 PM

BE 245

2195.00

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