PHARMACY interns' assessment based on the revised National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia 2016 (PD 01 Jun 2017) has been timelined in a joint announcement from the Pharmacy Board of Australia and the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC).
Rather than being implemented immediately, current and future interns along with training providers and other stakeholders have been advised that all pharmacy intern written and oral examinations conducted from 01 Jan 2019, as part of the Board's registration examination, will be based on the new revised competency standards.
Until that date, the 2010 competencies will continue to be the basis for all pharmacy intern examinations.
"This is to ensure natural justice and procedural fairness to all interns who start the internship process during 2018," the announcement stated.
The APC is also providing separate advice to ITP providers, including that "all ITP and workplace-based assessments in 2018 can continue to be based on the 2010 competences to allow for a 12-month transition to activities and assessments based on the 2016 competencies from next year."
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