If you are interested in becoming a tutor, check out our guide:
You must meet the following criteria:
- You must have been a practising pharmacist for three years within Great Britain.
- Be able to work at least 28 hours per week for a minimum of four days.
- Not be subject to a hearing with the Fitness to Practice Committee or under criminal investigation.
Please refer to the tutor suitability framework 
Complete the application
The application can be found at pharmacyregulation.org
All applications and training plans must be submitted via email to prereg@pharmacyregulation.org.
All applications for premises registration should be submitted by the 1 March 2016. This deadline is applicable to any trianing site wishing to take on a trainee for the 16/17 academic year including those who are renewing their registration.
Application is approved
The application process takes approximately eight weeks. Once approval has been granted it is valid for a period of three years.
Once the application is received the pharmacy details will appear on www.pharmacyregulation.org
The GPhC will not notify you directly.
If you need help with the process please contact us.
Tips for completing the application
- You will be required to submit your 52 week training plan for the pre-reg year.
- When constructing your plan use the performance standards
- Using the standards, plan logically either weekly or monthly. Plan how they will be demonstrated and when they are to be achieved.
- Approach it in a simple and easy to follow order (eg the order it appears within the manual) to make it easy for the trainee, staff and GPhC to understand.
Tips for creating a plan
Your training plan must include the following:
- Cover the full period of pre-registration training (52 or 26 weeks as applicable).
- Be laid out chronologically and be clearly defined (for example weekly or monthly).
- Specify the area of practice in which the trainee will be working throughout the training period.
- Include training that will occur at the main site and at alternative locations.
- State the objectives within each area of practice and map the activities to the Performance Standards to identify how all 76 standards will be met.
- Include a range of clinical topics throughout the plan.
- Include the name and address of the training provider.
- Be presented in a typed format.
- Be current and dated.
- Include a date for review.
The Numark Training Plan currently meets the criteria set by the General Pharmaceutical Council to provide pre-registration training. All training plans must be reviewed annually.
