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Year at a glance

For 40 years the Australian Pharmacy Council has been the premier national accreditation authority for pharmacy education and training.

 

Improving Indigenous Health Outcomes

National and International Collaboration

  • We continued our collaborations with our partners in the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, particularly with the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
  • Our leadership role within the Health Professions Accreditation Collaborative Forum was maintained and we commenced stage 2 of the Interprofessional Education project.
  • As an active part of the Australian Pharmacy Leaders Forum (APLF) we collaborated with other peak pharmacy bodies on issues of workforce.
  • Our international reach was maintained despite closed borders, including increased involvement in the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and the Global Forum on Quality Assurance in CE/CPD.

Contributing to Pharmacy Education

  • We developed a set Workplace-based assessment for intern pharmacists to help supervisors and preceptors in the work they do to train interns and to provide confidence in the decisions they make around intern competency.
  • We presented our work at national and international conferences.

Putting People First

  • Our highest priority has been to continue to keep our candidates, stakeholders and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and the nation’s transition to ‘Covid-normal’ conditions.
  • In July 2021 Pharmacy included on the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL), increasing demand for all APC services.
  • We established a dedicated Candidate Relationship Team to focus on candidates through their entire journey with APC.
  • We designed an animation video as an overview of steps involved in an overseas trained pharmacist becoming a pharmacist in Australia.
  • We undertook a complete review the Candidate Portal content and design.
  • Following forced changes to working arrangements during Covid, we introduced hybrid working arrangements for staff, to support employee satisfaction, productivity and retention.

Service Delivery

  • A big effort by our accreditation team saw 12 of our education providers undergoing reaccreditation in 2021.
  • We completed a series of web scans to check if our exam content has been breached and released on the internet.
  • Established a new process for exam questions – Pairwise Scaling.
  • Decision to phase out the inclusion of case studies and the associated questions in the KAPS exam.
  • We have published a number of policies and standards which formalise our processes and candidates’ requirements for obtaining an ‘eligibility check’.
  • We participated in the Commonwealth Government skilled migration incentives programs to support overseas trained pharmacists to work in Australia.
  • We delivered a positive operating result, supported by increased service demand, and restrained expenditure due to ongoing pandemic restrictions.

 

By the numbers

Accreditation


20 Program providers delivering Degree programs


6   Intern training programs (ITPs)


4   CPD accrediting organisations

Examinations

1502 Intern Written Exams (502 remote proctored)

77 CAOP Exams

779 KAPS Exams

Assessments

1225 Assessment Applications received

140 Pilot 1 Commonwealth Government Migration Incentive Assessments completed

Total number of
examinations attempts

0
The Australian Pharmacy Council acknowledges Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders, past, present and emerging.

© Australian Pharmacy Council 2022

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