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Plan a career in community pharmacy
Plan a career in community pharmacy
Unit of competency
National Code
SIRCIND202
SIRCIND202
State Code
WD908
WD908
TGA Status
Deleted
Deleted
DTWD Status
Deleted
Deleted
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
12/11/2012
Field of Education
120501 - Career Development Programmes
Original Release Date
12/11/2012
Nominal Hours
20
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify and document current skills and interests and to explore related retail career options in community pharmacy and other pharmacy settings. The unit also covers planning future skill development with the help of a career adviser or experienced community pharmacy staff.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Explore career opportunities and preferences.
- 1.1.Obtain information from advisory services and talk to advisory and experienced personnel to identify the nature of work in a range of pharmacy career options.
- 1.2.Explore education and training requirements for a range of pharmacy career options.
- 1.3.Assess levels of personal aptitude and fulfilment in relation to a range of retail workplace tasks and responsibilities.
- 1.4.Assess levels of personal interest in a range of retail career options.
- 1.5.Document optimum career preferences and related education and training requirements.
2. Identify skill development requirements.
- 2.1.Identify opportunities and stages of skill development for selected retail career preferences in consultation with advisory or experienced personnel.
- 2.2.Identify current stage of career development by assessing and documenting current personal skills and knowledge against competencies relevant to career preferences.
- 2.3.Discuss results of assessment with advisory or experienced pharmacy personnel and identify additional skill development requirements for career progression.
- 2.4.Document skill development options for selected career preferences.
3. Plan pharmacy career progression.
- 3.1.Review and select options for immediate and future skill development in discussion with advisory or experienced personnel.
- 3.2.Select and document skill development options and allocate timelines for progression.
- 3.3.Collate personal skill assessment and career planning documentation and update regularly with skill development evidence.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Advisory servicesmay include:
career specialist websites
corporate career advisory services
government career services
industry associations’ career services
education and training institutions’ career services.
Experienced personnelmay include:
colleagues
mentors
supervisors
trainers.
Pharmacy career options may include:
community pharmacy job roles, such as:
pharmacy assistant
dispensary assistant
pharmacy retail manager
buyer
pharmacist
hospital pharmacy roles, such as:
pharmacy assistant
pharmacy technician
senior pharmacy technician
dispensary technician
distribution technician
pharmacist.
Advisory servicesmay include:
career specialist websites
corporate career advisory services
government career services
industry associations’ career services
education and training institutions’ career services.
Experienced personnelmay include:
colleagues
mentors
supervisors
trainers.
Pharmacy career options may include:
community pharmacy job roles, such as:
pharmacy assistant
dispensary assistant
pharmacy retail manager
buyer
pharmacist
hospital pharmacy roles, such as:
pharmacy assistant
pharmacy technician
senior pharmacy technician
dispensary technician
distribution technician
pharmacist.
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the ability to:
research and document the range of pharmacy career options, qualifications and possible pathways to different job roles
document a personal career plan, outlining skill development options for selected career preferences, including timelines for progression
assess and document current personal skills and knowledge.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure that competency is:
observed by the assessor or the technical expert working in partnership with the assessor as described in the assessment guidelines.
Assessment must ensure access to:
technology to research career information
current and comprehensive information on qualifications, including entry requirements and modes of study
involvement with careers advisers or experienced community pharmacy staff as part of the career planning process.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
review of the individual’s personal career plan
written or oral questions appropriate to the language and literacy level of the learner to test knowledge, such as:
sources of advice on career planning and skill development
job roles in pharmacy settings
qualification pathways to achieve particular job outcomes
review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the ability to:
research and document the range of pharmacy career options, qualifications and possible pathways to different job roles
document a personal career plan, outlining skill development options for selected career preferences, including timelines for progression
assess and document current personal skills and knowledge.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure that competency is:
observed by the assessor or the technical expert working in partnership with the assessor as described in the assessment guidelines.
Assessment must ensure access to:
technology to research career information
current and comprehensive information on qualifications, including entry requirements and modes of study
involvement with careers advisers or experienced community pharmacy staff as part of the career planning process.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
review of the individual’s personal career plan
written or oral questions appropriate to the language and literacy level of the learner to test knowledge, such as:
sources of advice on career planning and skill development
job roles in pharmacy settings
qualification pathways to achieve particular job outcomes
review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.
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| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| J143 | SIR20112 | Certificate II in Community Pharmacy | Qualification |