THE Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has announced the official launch of its new Learning Management System today, designed to support its Workplace-Based Assessment (WBA) Program.
The platform marks a key milestone in strengthening assessment quality and workforce preparedness for intern pharmacists across Australia.
Developed after extensive evaluation and consultation with stakeholders, the new learning platform aims to improve usability for busy pharmacists, offering intuitive digital modules, real-world examples, and convenient access to supporting resources.
"We have listened closely to preceptors, training organisations, and health education partners," said APC chief executive officer Bronwyn Clark (pictured).
"We heard the need for tools that are simple, intuitive, and practical in busy pharmacy settings.
"This new interactive learning platform directly responds to that feedback," she added.
WBAs are widely recognised across health professions as an essential way to evaluate real-world performance, strengthen feedback, and ensure practitioners develop the capabilities necessary for safe and effective care.
Moreover, WBAs enable assessment of clinical reasoning, decision-making, communication, professional judgement, and other core skills.
Aligned with APC's Intern Year Blueprint, the WBA Program aims to enhance the consistency and quality of intern assessment by supporting structured case-based discussions, entrustable professional activities, and guided feedback - approaches that have been shown to improve workplace learning and performance in health training programs.
"We are proud to be leading this instrumental work in our profession - as a regulatory body, we create confidence and capability, not barriers," Clark commented.
"For more than 40 years, APC has set the benchmark for quality in pharmacy education and assessment, and this initiative strengthens that commitment."
Preceptors and supervising pharmacists can now enrol in the WBA Program within the new learning platform. JM
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