Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) 2017/2018 Sandwich Programme for Holders of Pharmacy Technician Certificate


Posted on: Wed 31-05-2017

The Governing Council of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) at its 39th Regular meeting of May, 2015 considered the appeal of the Ogun State College of Health Technology (OSCHT), Ilese-ljebu with respect to the holders of Pharmacy Technician Certificate of the College between 2000-2015. These students who graduated without writing the Council's supervised examination have been granted approval to write the National Pre-certification Examination (NPCE) after a refresher course (Sandwich Programme) to be undertaken at four (4) approved centres namely: 
 
1. Lagos State College of Health Technology, Harvey Road, Yaba, Lagos
 
2. Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Kwara State 
 
3. Oyo State College of Health Technology, Eleyele, lbadan, Oyo State 
 
4. Ogun State College of Health Technology, ilese- ljebu, Ogun State 
 
The 2016/2017 batch of Sandwich Programme commenced in 2016 and candidates are currently undergoing the programme in three (3) approved Colleges. 
 
In vievv of the above, PCN is inviting all affected Pharmacy Technicians who trained at Ogun State College of Health Technology, llese- ljebu from 2000-2015, who are yet to apply to seize this opportunity and apply for the one year Sandwich Programme in any of the approved Colleges listed above. 
 
The application Forms will be available at the various Colleges from June 1, 2017. 
 
APPLICATION FEE 
The application fee is a non-refundable sum of ten thousand Naira (Nio, 000.00) only payable to PCN TSA via Remita platform.
 
SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM 
All completed application forms must be returned to the candidate's College of first choice on or before June 30, 2017.
 
Applicants are to obtain copies of the Training and Pre-Certification Manual from any of the listed centres above or PCN Zonal/State Offices nearest to them at Eight hundred naira (N800.00) only. 
 
For more information, please contact the following offices: 
1. Colleges of Health Technology at : 
a. Lagos State College of Health Technology, Harvey Road, Yaba, Lagos 
b. Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, Kwara State 
c. Oyo State College of Health Technology, Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo State 
d. Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese- ljebu, Ogun State 
 
2. Pharmacists Council of Nigeria Zonal and State Offices nation wide 
3. Pharmacists Council of Nigeria Head Office, Idu, Abuja
 
Interested candidates could also call the following lines: 
0803 330 8829; 0803 325 3463 or make enquiries via: [email protected]; [email protected] 
 
SIGNED: 
Pharm. N.A.E. Mohammed, FPSN, FPCPharm, FNAPharm,FN!M 
Registrar