Clare Filipowicz, External Quality Assurer - Pharmacy
In addition to my role at Open Awards, I also volunteer for the Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK), where I help lead the East Midlands Branch alongside a small team. Friday 6th September, at the APTUK conference in Nottingham, we proudly relaunched the branch, and I had the privilege of delivering a speech about my work at Open Awards and my deep passion for education and training.
During my talk, I highlighted how we can collaboratively elevate the standards of education and training, the critical importance of lifelong learning, and how best to support pre-registration pharmacy technicians during their training. We also explored how the role of the pharmacy technician has evolved, with new opportunities emerging in specialist fields, and the need for tailored training pathways to foster this development.
I am also eager to engage with various sectors of pharmacy to raise awareness of APTUK, especially within community pharmacy, where we currently have limited representation and aim to recruit more members.
View a copy of the presentation from the day here or get in touch to talk to Clare about how we can continue to raise the profile of Pharmacy Technician education and training across the UK.