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About the course
This course develops your ability to understand pharmaceutical products and support safe technical pharmacy work within an authorised scope. Learning combines technical study with practical tasks relevant to Southern African organisations and communities.
What you'll learn
- Explain pharmaceutical preparation, storage and quality requirements.
- Carry out supervised technical calculations and product-handling tasks.
- Keep accurate records and recognise situations requiring a pharmacist's decision.
Requirements
- Entry requires a relevant National Foundation Certificate or Ordinary Level (O Level) school qualification. English Language is required.
- African Kalanga is a compulsory graduation subject in every year of this programme. BMIT confirms the approved entry route, any recognition of prior learning and access to required practical facilities before enrolment.
Course content
Sections: 4
•Activities: 1
•Resources: 15
Subjects in this programme
The programme combines supporting studies, specialist subjects and practical integration. Each subject below includes its learning focus, outcomes, practice and assessment.
11 subjects are listed below, with a short description of each. The Subject descriptions tab contains the learning outcomes, topics, practical tasks and assessments.
Specialist subjects
- Pharmaceutical Quality Control. Study the assurance of consistent work through specifications, measurement and corrective action. Practice centres on a quality plan, inspection sample and corrective-action report, drawing on customer or product requirements and specifications and acceptance criteria. You will record findings, justify decisions and check criteria, measurement reliability and evidence that the action addresses the cause.
- Pharmacy Consultation. Study the preparation, handling and quality of pharmaceutical products within a supervised technical role. Practice centres on a simulated preparation, labelling and quality-check portfolio, drawing on dosage forms and product characteristics and formulation ingredients and compatibility concepts. You will record findings, justify decisions and check calculation accuracy, product identity and prevention of handling errors.
- Dispensing Practise. Study the preparation, handling and quality of pharmaceutical products within a supervised technical role. Practice centres on a simulated preparation, labelling and quality-check portfolio, drawing on dosage forms and product characteristics and formulation ingredients and compatibility concepts. You will record findings, justify decisions and check calculation accuracy, product identity and prevention of handling errors.
- Pharmaceutical Stock Management. Study the control of stock and materials from receipt to issue and replenishment. Practice centres on a stock-control file with a count reconciliation, drawing on item identification and stock records and receiving and inspection. You will record findings, justify decisions and check traceability, storage suitability and agreement between records and quantities.
- Pharmaceutical Formulation. Study the preparation, handling and quality of pharmaceutical products within a supervised technical role. Practice centres on a simulated preparation, labelling and quality-check portfolio, drawing on dosage forms and product characteristics and formulation ingredients and compatibility concepts. You will record findings, justify decisions and check calculation accuracy, product identity and prevention of handling errors.
Foundations and shared practice
- Pharmaceutical Communications And Computer Applications. Study the use of digital tools to organise information and produce reliable work records. Practice centres on a linked set of documents, calculations and presentation files, drawing on files, folders, naming and version control and word-processing layouts and structured documents. You will record findings, justify decisions and check formula accuracy, consistency, readability and recoverability.
- Safety, Health, Environment And Quality Maintenance. Study the prevention of harm and the control of quality during vocational work. Practice centres on a task risk assessment, inspection record and improvement plan, drawing on hazard identification and exposure routes and risk assessment and control hierarchy. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether controls address the identified hazard rather than relying on labels alone.
- National Studies. Study the relationship between citizenship, public institutions and working life. Practice centres on a local public-service case review, drawing on constitutional principles and public institutions and citizenship and civic responsibilities. You will record findings, justify decisions and check the distinction between fact, opinion and unsupported claims.
- Entrepreneurial Skills Development. Study the development of a viable small enterprise from a defined customer need. Practice centres on a small-enterprise plan and test record, drawing on customer problems and enterprise opportunities and products, services and value propositions. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Practical integration
- Skills Proficiency. Demonstrate the practical skills developed across the programme. Tasks integrate pharmaceutical quality control, pharmacy consultation within an agreed work brief. You will prepare resources, carry out the authorised task and check the result. Your evidence should show consistent performance, accurate records and an explanation of decisions within your learner role.
African History and Pan Africanism
- African History and Pan Africanism 101 (Level 1, compulsory core module): Study African history through oral, written and archaeological evidence. Examine the diversity of African societies, knowledge and exchange, then trace the emergence of Pan African ideas about identity, solidarity and self-determination.
Assessment and practical learning
- Suggested learning checks: applied questions, calculations or short cases linked to the learning areas.
- Suggested practical assessment: demonstrate a procedure and submit a portfolio showing your method, results and quality checks.
- Explain your decisions to the assessor and use feedback to improve the completed work.
Practical application
Prepare a supervised pharmacy-technology portfolio using training materials, stock records, calculations and quality checks.
African History and Pan Africanism practical learning
- African History and Pan Africanism 101: Create an annotated timeline or digital learning poster on a selected African society or historical development. Compare at least two credible sources and explain one connection with your field of study.
Subject descriptions
Each subject below includes its purpose, learning outcomes, main topics, practical task and assessment approach.
Pharmaceutical Quality Control
Specialist subjects
Study the assurance of consistent work through specifications, measurement and corrective action. Practice centres on a quality plan, inspection sample and corrective-action report, drawing on customer or product requirements and specifications and acceptance criteria. You will record findings, justify decisions and check criteria, measurement reliability and evidence that the action addresses the cause.
Learning outcomes
- Define measurable quality criteria for a work output.
- Interpret inspection or process data to identify a quality problem.
- Prepare a corrective action with evidence of follow-up.
Main topics
- Customer or product requirements
- Specifications and acceptance criteria
- Sampling, inspection and measurement
- Process variation and defect analysis
- Corrective action and document control
- Audits, review and continuous improvement
Practical task
For Pharmaceutical Quality Control, prepare a quality plan, inspection sample and corrective-action report in a pharmaceutical technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of criteria, measurement reliability and evidence that the action addresses the cause.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records.
Pharmacy Consultation
Specialist subjects
Study the preparation, handling and quality of pharmaceutical products within a supervised technical role. Practice centres on a simulated preparation, labelling and quality-check portfolio, drawing on dosage forms and product characteristics and formulation ingredients and compatibility concepts. You will record findings, justify decisions and check calculation accuracy, product identity and prevention of handling errors.
Learning outcomes
- Explain how dosage-form characteristics affect preparation and handling.
- Complete a supervised calculation or product-quality exercise.
- Maintain a preparation or handling record and identify issues for referral.
Main topics
- Dosage forms and product characteristics
- Formulation ingredients and compatibility concepts
- Preparation records and calculations
- Storage, packaging and labelling
- Quality checks and error prevention
- Professional responsibilities and referral
Practical task
For Pharmacy Consultation, prepare a simulated preparation, labelling and quality-check portfolio in a pharmaceutical technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of calculation accuracy, product identity and prevention of handling errors.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records.
Pharmaceutical Communications And Computer Applications
Foundations and shared practice
Study the use of digital tools to organise information and produce reliable work records. Practice centres on a linked set of documents, calculations and presentation files, drawing on files, folders, naming and version control and word-processing layouts and structured documents. You will record findings, justify decisions and check formula accuracy, consistency, readability and recoverability.
Learning outcomes
- Create and organise files for a defined work task.
- Use a spreadsheet or document tool to process information accurately.
- Check outputs and protect the underlying information.
Main topics
- Files, folders, naming and version control
- Word-processing layouts and structured documents
- Spreadsheet calculations and charts
- Presentation of findings and supporting evidence
- Data entry, validation and checking
- Access controls, backup and responsible information use
Practical task
For Pharmaceutical Communications And Computer Applications, prepare a linked set of documents, calculations and presentation files in a pharmaceutical technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of formula accuracy, consistency, readability and recoverability.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records.
Safety, Health, Environment And Quality Maintenance
Foundations and shared practice
Study the prevention of harm and the control of quality during vocational work. Practice centres on a task risk assessment, inspection record and improvement plan, drawing on hazard identification and exposure routes and risk assessment and control hierarchy. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether controls address the identified hazard rather than relying on labels alone.
Learning outcomes
- Identify hazards and select controls appropriate to the task.
- Follow an agreed safe-work and quality-check procedure.
- Record an incident or defect and recommend corrective action.
Main topics
- Hazard identification and exposure routes
- Risk assessment and control hierarchy
- Safe work preparation and protective equipment
- Environmental impacts and waste handling
- Incident reporting and emergency communication
- Inspection records and corrective action
Practical task
For Safety, Health, Environment And Quality Maintenance, prepare a task risk assessment, inspection record and improvement plan in a pharmaceutical technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of whether controls address the identified hazard rather than relying on labels alone.
Assessment
Direct observation of the task, the completed output and oral explanation of the method.
Dispensing Practise
Specialist subjects
Study the preparation, handling and quality of pharmaceutical products within a supervised technical role. Practice centres on a simulated preparation, labelling and quality-check portfolio, drawing on dosage forms and product characteristics and formulation ingredients and compatibility concepts. You will record findings, justify decisions and check calculation accuracy, product identity and prevention of handling errors.
Learning outcomes
- Explain how dosage-form characteristics affect preparation and handling.
- Complete a supervised calculation or product-quality exercise.
- Maintain a preparation or handling record and identify issues for referral.
Main topics
- Dosage forms and product characteristics
- Formulation ingredients and compatibility concepts
- Preparation records and calculations
- Storage, packaging and labelling
- Quality checks and error prevention
- Professional responsibilities and referral
Practical task
For Dispensing Practise, prepare a simulated preparation, labelling and quality-check portfolio in a pharmaceutical technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of calculation accuracy, product identity and prevention of handling errors.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records.
Pharmaceutical Stock Management
Specialist subjects
Study the control of stock and materials from receipt to issue and replenishment. Practice centres on a stock-control file with a count reconciliation, drawing on item identification and stock records and receiving and inspection. You will record findings, justify decisions and check traceability, storage suitability and agreement between records and quantities.
Learning outcomes
- Maintain accurate receipt, storage and issue records.
- Calculate a replenishment need using supplied demand data.
- Investigate a stock discrepancy and document corrective action.
Main topics
- Item identification and stock records
- Receiving and inspection
- Storage conditions and location control
- Issues, returns and reconciliation
- Demand, reorder levels and stock counts
- Loss prevention, obsolescence and reporting
Practical task
For Pharmaceutical Stock Management, prepare a stock-control file with a count reconciliation in a pharmaceutical technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of traceability, storage suitability and agreement between records and quantities.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records.
Pharmaceutical Formulation
Specialist subjects
Study the preparation, handling and quality of pharmaceutical products within a supervised technical role. Practice centres on a simulated preparation, labelling and quality-check portfolio, drawing on dosage forms and product characteristics and formulation ingredients and compatibility concepts. You will record findings, justify decisions and check calculation accuracy, product identity and prevention of handling errors.
Learning outcomes
- Explain how dosage-form characteristics affect preparation and handling.
- Complete a supervised calculation or product-quality exercise.
- Maintain a preparation or handling record and identify issues for referral.
Main topics
- Dosage forms and product characteristics
- Formulation ingredients and compatibility concepts
- Preparation records and calculations
- Storage, packaging and labelling
- Quality checks and error prevention
- Professional responsibilities and referral
Practical task
For Pharmaceutical Formulation, prepare a simulated preparation, labelling and quality-check portfolio in a pharmaceutical technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of calculation accuracy, product identity and prevention of handling errors.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records.
National Studies
Foundations and shared practice
Study the relationship between citizenship, public institutions and working life. Practice centres on a local public-service case review, drawing on constitutional principles and public institutions and citizenship and civic responsibilities. You will record findings, justify decisions and check the distinction between fact, opinion and unsupported claims.
Learning outcomes
- Explain the role of public institutions in a community issue.
- Compare perspectives using identifiable evidence.
- Prepare a reasoned civic or workplace contribution.
Main topics
- Constitutional principles and public institutions
- Citizenship and civic responsibilities
- Zimbabwean history and national development
- Cultural diversity and community participation
- Work, enterprise and public services
- Evidence, public debate and responsible participation
Practical task
For National Studies, prepare a local public-service case review in a pharmaceutical technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of the distinction between fact, opinion and unsupported claims.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records.
Entrepreneurial Skills Development
Foundations and shared practice
Study the development of a viable small enterprise from a defined customer need. Practice centres on a small-enterprise plan and test record, drawing on customer problems and enterprise opportunities and products, services and value propositions. You will record findings, justify decisions and check whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Learning outcomes
- Define a customer need and a practical enterprise response.
- Estimate resources, costs and cash requirements.
- Revise a business proposal using evidence from a small market test.
Main topics
- Customer problems and enterprise opportunities
- Products, services and value propositions
- Startup resources and operating costs
- Pricing, cash flow and basic records
- Market testing and customer feedback
- Business risks, responsibilities and growth choices
Practical task
For Entrepreneurial Skills Development, prepare a small-enterprise plan and test record in a pharmaceutical technology setting. Use supplied records, a realistic simulation or authorised supervised practice. Include your working and checks of whether the financial assumptions and customer evidence support the proposal.
Assessment
Applied questions, a worked case and an individual explanation supported by calculations, diagrams or records.
Skills Proficiency
Practical integration
Demonstrate the practical skills developed across the programme. Tasks integrate pharmaceutical quality control, pharmacy consultation within an agreed work brief. You will prepare resources, carry out the authorised task and check the result. Your evidence should show consistent performance, accurate records and an explanation of decisions within your learner role.
Learning outcomes
- Plan and complete an integrated task to agreed criteria.
- Demonstrate safe and consistent practical performance.
- Explain the result and correct identified weaknesses.
Main topics
- Interpreting an integrated work brief
- Preparing tools, information and resources
- Demonstrating the required technical skills
- Checking output against agreed criteria
- Responding to faults and assessor feedback
- Presenting evidence and explaining decisions
Practical task
Prepare a supervised pharmacy-technology portfolio using training materials, stock records, calculations and quality checks.
Assessment
Direct observation, the completed output, a quality-check record and oral questions provide the evidence for this subject.
African History and Pan Africanism 101
Compulsory core module · Level 1
Study African history through oral, written and archaeological evidence. Examine the diversity of African societies, knowledge and exchange, then trace the emergence of Pan African ideas about identity, solidarity and self-determination.
Learning outcomes
- Place selected African societies and events within a supported historical timeline.
- Compare historical sources and identify perspective, evidence and uncertainty.
- Explain the foundations of Pan Africanism and the contributions of Africans and the diaspora.
Main topics
- Historical inquiry, chronology, oral traditions and source evaluation
- African civilisations, states, trade, livelihoods and knowledge systems
- Southern African history, including Mapungubgwe and Great Zimbabwe
- Slavery, the African diaspora and changing ideas about identity
- Origins of Pan Africanism, solidarity, self-determination and cultural expression
Practical task
Create an annotated timeline or digital learning poster on a selected African society or historical development. Compare at least two credible sources and explain one connection with your field of study.
Assessment
Submit the timeline or poster, an annotated source list and a short explanation of the evidence. Assessment considers chronology, historical accuracy, source judgement and the clarity of your interpretation.
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Course modified date: 13 October 2026
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