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Certificate IV in Health Service Assistance (Hospital and Community Health Pharmacy Technician)

Certificate IV in Health Service Assistance (Hospital and Community Health Pharmacy Technician)

Qualification
National Code:
HLT40502
State Code:
C514
TGA Status:
Replaced
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0605 - Pharmacy
Original TGA Release Date
11/12/2001
Approved Date
05/07/2005
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
C
Nominal Hours
525
Duration
2 Semesters
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
11/12/2001
VET Act Conditions
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Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 11/12/2001 Current Approved
Description
Schedule
1.

To attain a Certificate IV in Health Service Assistance (Hospital/Community Health Pharmacy Technician), eleven (11) units must be completed.

COMPULSORY UNITS: Learners to complete the six (6) units listed below:


.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C5057 HLTHSE2A Implement and monitor occupational health and safety policies, procedures and programs 20 Unit of competency
C5108 HLTPH9A Maintain the distribution of pharmaceutical products 90 Unit of competency
C5107 HLTPH8A Maintain the procurement and storage of pharmaceutical products 90 Unit of competency
C5098 HLTPH10A Prepare batch and extemporaneous product master work sheets and labels 50 Unit of competency
C5099 HLTPH11A Small scale compound/manufacture aseptic pharmaceutical products 130 Unit of competency
C3685 BSBMED301A Use advanced medical terminology 40 Unit of competency
2.

PLUS two (2) units from either (with at least one (1) from Front Line Management);
Front Line Management units available at Certificate III or IV *
Workplace Training and Assessment **

The following units are not compulsory but are recommended:
C3538 BSBFLM303A Contribute to effective workplace relationships *
C0087 BSZ404A Train small groups **

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C3538 BSBFLM303A Contribute to effective workplace relationships 40 Unit of competency
C0087 BSZ404A Train small groups 30 Unit of competency
3.

PLUS ELECTIVE UNITS: Learners to complete three (3) elective units available from the following areas:

Health Training Package units at Certificate IV;
Community Services Training Package units at Certificate IV;
Other national Training Package units at Certificate IV;

For further information regarding the packaging rules please refer to pages 74-86 of the Health Training Package HLT02.

Listed below are suggested electives only.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C0085 BSZ402A Conduct assessment 15 Unit of competency
C0084 BSZ401A Plan assessment 15 Unit of competency
C0086 BSZ403A Review assessment 5 Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
D057 HLT40507 Certificate IV in Hospital/Health Services Pharmacy Support Qualification
VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code HLT40502 taken from the Health Training Package HLT02 which should be consulted for full description of requirements. HLT02 is endorsed until 31/01/2005.

1. This qualification is the copyright of The Australian National Training Authority.

2. Further information on this qualification is contained in the training Package available from Australian Training Products Ltd., Tel: (03) 9630 9836.

3. This qualification was entered on to STARS by Central TAFE on 13/06/2005.

4. This qualification was amended by Central CSSN on the 17/11/05 to align with the outline in the Health Training Package HLT02.
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Traineeships and Apprenticeships
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