About Us
The Wales Centre for Pharmacy Professional Education (WCPPE) works:
"To motivate and support the pharmacy team, through the provision of learning and development opportunities, to enhance their competence to deliver high quality patient services in Wales."WCPPE is an operational unit of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University and has three main areas of activity:
- The main programme – live events, a range of distance learning packs and e-Learning resources. This is funded by the Welsh Government, under the guidance of the Welsh Committee for the Development of Pharmacy (WCPDP).
- The pre-registration programme – delivering the residential training element for trainees across secondary care sites in Wales and support for tutor development. This is funded under contract from the National Leadership and Innovations Agency for Healthcare (NLIAH).
- Work based competency training – as a City and Guilds Approved Centre, delivering Pharmacy Service Skills programmes (via modern apprenticeships) and Training Assessment Quality Assurance qualifications.
The WCPPE portfolio is open to all registered pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and support staff living or providing NHS pharmacy services in Wales. It is also open to pre-registration trainee pharmacists working in Wales.
The WCPPE main programme is developed to meet the objectives in its three year rolling plan.
WCPPE and the General Pharmaceutical Council
WCPPE shares data with the General Pharmaceutical Council via an Information Sharing Agreement. The GPhC shares information with other organisations, such as CPPE, in pursuance of its statutory aims, objectives, powers and responsibilities under the Pharmacy Order 2010, the rules made under the Order and other legislation.