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New
Pharmacy
Midlevel
Workers(Moving to 2030)
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Outline
• Different categories of all Pharmacy Support Personnel
• Scope of practice of all categories of Pharmacy Support
Personnel
• Progression in the following categories
Learner Basic
Basic
Learner Post Basic
Post Basic
• Training of pharmacy technical assistants
• Training of pharmacy technicians
• Impact on the current registrations
Current Categories
• Pharmacist’s Assistants - Learner Basic
• Pharmacist’s Assistants - Basic
• Pharmacist’s Assistants - Learner Post-Basic
• Pharmacist’s Assistants - Post-Basic
New Categories
Pharmacy Technical Assistant Student
Pharmacy Technical Assistant Trainee
Pharmacy Technical Assistant
Pharmacy Technician Student
Pharmacy Technician Trainee
Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy General Assistant (Learner)
Pharmacy General Assistant
Scope of practice
• The scope of practice for all categories of mid-
level workers is detailed here
Progression of pharmacist’s assistants
in the category learner basic
• Last date of enrolment with providers and Council is 30 June 2015
• All those registered as learners before and on 30 June 2015 must
complete by 30 June 2018
• Those learners who have not completed their training by 30 June 2018
will have to enroll as pharmacy general assistant learners form 01 July
2018
• Those who fail to complete the training and also not register as
pharmacy general assistant learners may not be in any register and
hence should not perform the scope of practice of a pharmacist’s
assistant i.e. may be a teller, admin clerk or cleaner etc.
• There will be a period of 6 months i.e. 01 July 2018 to 31 December
2018 to consider appeals for registration of the learners in the category
basic
Progression of Pharmacist’s
Assistants Learner BasicLast date of enrolment - 30 June 2015
All learners must complete training by 30 June 2018
Enroll as Pharmacy General Assistant Learners from 1 July 2018
Training not completed & not on PGA register may be a teller, admin
clerk, cleaner or front shop assistant etc
01 July 2018 to 31 December 2018
Appeals for registration of the learners in the category basic
Not completed training by 30 June 2018
PA Learner Basic
8
Qualification 2013 2014 2015 201
6
2017 2018 2018
Pharma-
cist’s
assistants in
the category
LEARNER
BASIC
PA LB
enrolment with
Providers and
registration
with
SAPC
30 June Teach-out
period
End of
the
teach-
out
Period
(close
the
register)
Apply to register as
a learner Pharmacy
General Assistant
Last date
of PA LB
enrolmen
t with
Provider
s and
registrati
on with
SAPC.
[Teach-
out
period
starts]
Progression of pharmacist’s
assistants in the category basic
• Those who remain in this category and not train further will be
transferred to the register of pharmacy general assistant in 2030
(only for the purpose of practicing the scope and not for
giving a qualification)
• Currently registered in this category may enroll in the category
learner post-basic but the last date of enrolment with provider
and Council is 30 June 2016
Progression of Basic
Pharmacist’s Assistants• Remain in this category
transferred to the register of
pharmacy general assistant
in 2030
• Enroll in the category learner post-basic
last date of enrolment with provider
and Council is 30 June 2016
PA Basic
11
Qualification 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019-
2029
2030
Pharmacist’s assistants in the category
BASIC
1 Jul 2019 -
31 Dec
2029
1 Jan
Closed
Register
Transfer to the
register of
pharmacy
general
assistants and
practice such
scope of
practice.
Progression of pharmacist’s assistants
in the category learner post-basic
• Last date of enrolment with providers and Council is 30 June 2016
• All learners registered before and on 30 June 2016 must complete
training by 30 June 2019
• Those learners who have not completed their training by 30 June 2019
will be transferred to the register of pharmacist’s assistants in the
category basic and will remain there until 30 December 2029.
• On 01 January 2030, those in the category basic will be transferred to
the register of pharmacy general assistant
• Those learners who complete their training in by 30 June 2019 will be in
the register of pharmacist’s assistants post basic until 30 December
2029
Progression of Pharmacist’s
Assistants - Learner Post-Basic
Last date of enrolment - 30 June 2016
All learners must complete training by 30 June 2019
• Not completed training by 30 June 2019
transferred to the register of
Pharmacist’s Assistants Basic until 30 Dec 2029.
THEN
01 January 2030 transferred to the register of
Pharmacy General Assistant
• Completed training by 30 June 2019
register of Pharmacist’s Assistants Post-Basic
until 30 December 2029
PA Learner Post-Basic
14
Qualification 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018-2029 2030
Pharmacist’s
assistants in
the category
LEARNER
POST
BASIC
PA LPB
enrolment with
Providers and
registration with
SAPC
30
June
Teach-out
period
30
June
1 Jul
2018 -
31 Dec
2029
1 Jan
Last date
of PA
LPB
enrolmen
t with
Provider
s and
registrati
on with
SAPC.
[Teach-
out
period
starts]
End of
the
teach-
out
Period
(close
the
register)
Closed
Register
as Basic
PA
Transfer to the
register of
Pharmacy
General Assistant
and
practice such
scope of practice.
The registers of
all categories of
pharmacist’s
assistants and
scope of practice
ceases to exist
Progression of pharmacist’s
assistants in the category
post-basic
• Those who remain in this category and not train further will
be transferred to the register of pharmacy technical
assistants in 2030 (only for the purpose of practicing the
scope and not for giving a qualification)
• Currently registered in this category may enroll with
Council and a provider to become pharmacy technical
assistants students
Progression of Pharmacist’s
Assistants: Post-Basic• Remain in category PA P-B
transfer to the register of
Pharmacy Technical Assistants
in 2030
• May enroll with a provider
Pharmacy Technical Assistants Student
PA Post Basic
17
Qualification 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019-2029 2030
Pharmacist’s assistants in the category
BASIC
End of
the teach-
out
period
(close the
register)
1 Jul 2019 -
31 Dec 20291 Jan
Closed
Register
Transfer to the
register of pharmacy
technical assistants
and
practice such scope
of practice.
Training of pharmacy technical
assistants
• One year full time programme (currently offered by NMMU,
North-West and TUT are anticipated with the 2 new
universities)
• Students will register with Council
• After completion they will either
Register as trainee with Council (6 months)
Register as pharmacy technician students
• After traineeship they will register as pharmacy technical
assistants
Training of Pharmacy
Technical Assistants
One year full time programme - Higher Certificate
(Students will register with Council)
Graduation
Graduation
PT Trainee
(6 months)
PTA Trainee
(6 months)PT
(Advanced Cert)
Training of
pharmacy technicians assistants
• One year full time programme
• Students will register with Council
• After completion they will register as trainee with Council (6
months)
• After traineeship they will register as pharmacy technicians
and perform community service for a period still to be
determined
Training of Pharmacy
Technicians
One year full time programme - Advanced Certificate
(Students will register with Council)
Graduation
PT Trainee
(6 months)
Registered PT
Community
Service
Impact based on current registered
pharmacy support personnel
Category 18 – 30
yrs
31 – 40
yrs
41 to 45
yrs
46 to 50
yrs51 - 60
yrs
60+
yrs
Learner
basic
2332 1298 1167 1228 158 27
Basic 404 389 113 99 95 14
Learner
post-basic
753 601 254 233 157 22
Post-basic 1068 2107 145 179 549 111
Need to upgrade to new mid-level
worker (10 631)
In 2030 Retired
(2 872)
CONCLUSIONS
Current cadres of Mid-level Workers
LB-PA enroll until 30 June 2015
LPB-PA enroll until 30 June 2016
Teach-out Period
LB-PA until 30 June 2018
LPB-PA until 30 June 2019
Closed Register
from 1 July 2019 to 31 Dec 2029
From 1 January 2030
transitioned to new category
OR
B-PA → PGA
PB-PA → PTA
CONCLUSIONS (cont)
Training new Cadres
PTA PT
Student 1yr Student 1yr
Trainee PTA Trainee PT
6 months 6 months
Registered PTA Registered
CONCLUSIONS (cont)
PT Community Service
Conclusions (contd)
• One year full time programme (currently offered by
NMMU, North-West and TUT are anticipated with the 2
new universities)
• Alternative ways of training to become a PTA and PT
are still being investigated
• In the mean time new learners should enroll before
cut off time (LB, 30 June 2015 and LPB, 30 June 2016)
• Existing and new learners should complete studies
before cut off time (LB, 30 June 2018 and LPB, 30
June 2019)
Conclusion
We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit
Aristotle
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