Education and Training Department

The Education & Training Department, as the name implies, is responsible for the coordination of Council’s activities regarding the education and training of pharmaceutical personnel and sub-cadre (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians). Pursuant to the above, the department, which acts as Secretariat for Education Committee and its Sub-Committees, coordinates the accreditation/re-accreditation of pharmacy programmes in Nigerian Universities, coordinates the accreditation/Re-accreditation of Pharmacy Technician programmes as well as issues regarding the training of Pharmacy Technicians at the Schools/Colleges of Health Technology; coordinates the Foreign Pharmacy Graduates Orientation Programme (FPGOP); and coordinates the Internship training Programme, among others. The Department is also responsible for organizing National Professional Examinations for Pharmacists (PEP) and Pharmacy Technicians (NPCE).