Funding for Community Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme 2025
The Community Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme 2025 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
The programme offers 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 Monday 19 May 2025 until Sunday 15 June 2025.
There is a series of national stakeholder engagement meetings via MS Teams available to provide more information on the programme, including the application process and how to access apprenticeship funding. You can use the link below to attend your preferred date. You only need to attend one meeting date.
If you have any questions, please email england.WTEpharmacy.nw@nhs.net with Community Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Programme 2025 in the subject field.