Community Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme 2025

South East Pharmacy Team for Workforce, Training and Education are excited to announce the launch of the Community Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme 2025.

This programme will support Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacy Technicians (PTPTs) to be employed and complete their 24-month apprenticeship training within a community pharmacy setting. Upon completion of training and registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) the registered pharmacy technicians’ will be able to utilise their expertise and knowledge to support community pharmacies in various ways, including contributing to the delivery of pharmacy services and broader healthcare reforms.

Funding Offer

A training contribution of £15,053 per trainee, per year for two years (24 months) to support community pharmacies in developing a PTPT programme that meets the GPhC IET standards for pharmacy technicians (PDF only, 713KB) and the NHS England Education Quality Framework.

Next Steps

Application for funding is through an expression of interest (EoI) submitted via an online application form. The application window is open until Sunday 15^th June 2025.

NHS WTE will be holding a series of stakeholder engagement events via MS Teams to provide more information on the programme including the application process and how to access apprenticeship funding. Use the link below to attend your preferred date. You only need to attend one meeting date.

• 11am Wednesday 28 May
• 8am Thursday 29 May 2025
• 1pm Monday 02 June
• 1pm, Sunday 08 June 2025
• 12pm Tuesday 10 June

In addition, the South East Pharmacy Team are holding a drop in Q&A session to learn more about employing a pharmacy technician apprentice. No need to register just drop in:

• Tuesday 27^th May, 7 – 8pm – Joining link

If you have any questions, please email england.wtepharmacy.se@nhs.net with Community Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme 2025 in the subject field.