To ensure we all receive the highest possible standard of healthcare, companies involved in healthcare products’ manufacturing must follow strict procedures to be certain of product quality: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
In meeting product quality, healthcare manufacturers have a duty to check that their suppliers are fulfilling their obligation in supplying materials, components, services and equipment which is likewise fit for intended purpose. Therefore suppliers will also benefit greatly by understanding what GMP means to their customers.
The enforcing regulatory agencies use the rules and guidance to inspect companies to ensure their products are consistently manufactured in accordance with GMP, to verify that the product is always fit for its intended purpose.
Companies must therefore make sure their staff follow GMP at all times, paying strict attention to detail to continually ensure product quality.
Keeping the topic current and making everyone aware of current GMP can be a challenge.
Industrial Technology Systems offers the following GMP-related training courses, to help companies, big or small:
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GMP Fast Track Freshers Programme is a three-day course for those new to the industry, or changing roles, who need to come up to speed quickly. Learners from industries such as pharmaceutical, veterinary, biotech and medical device backgrounds attend these courses.
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Introducing GMP Training is a one-day course providing a brief overview for those who may not need the more detailed GMP Fast Track Fresher Programme. Frequently attended by suppliers to the healthcare manufacturing industries who need to understand the implications of GMP upon them.
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GMP Refresher Training is a one-day course useful for companies to use as part of an annual awareness training programme, which some GMP regulations and guidance require.
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GMP Packaging Line Clearance Training is a bespoke interactive two-day course designed by ITS in conjunction with a customer’s line supervisors/managers, to address an organisation’s specific operational needs and requirements. It will heighten individual GMP awareness during change-over, line clean and clearance. During Day 1, a line clearance audit is created, and operators plus others involved on the line, carry out a line audit to identify items that should not be present. Day 2 uses video and discussion to investigate where GMP issues were identified and missed, review consequential implications, and examine real life regulatory audit and non-compliance issues.
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GMP Training for Operators is a half-day course for packaging and manufacturing organisations, ideal for new staff or those requiring a refresher. It examines the importance of GMP for patients, healthcare regulators and manufacturers by exploring the rules and regulations, determining the effects of and differences between micro-biological contamination, cross-contamination and foreign contamination, and analysing the importance of good documentation practice.
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GMP Training for Supervisors is a one-day course for new or established supervisors, providing an opportunity to explore people issues that could have a detrimental effect on product quality. The basics of GMP, and the regulatory and business implications associated with non-compliance are revisited, and interactive case studies and group discussion used to reach solutions.
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GMP Training for Managers is a one-day course which helps managers investigate and understand how their operational staff’s actions can impact adversely on manufacturing product quality. GMP Training for Managers also assists in helping people to consider latest regulatory trends and inspections which may affect their organisation.
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GMP Awareness Training is a 2-hour course, designed for operational people working in a GMP, packaging or manufacturing environment. This course is intended for companies who have to provide regular GMP training for groups or individuals to meet regulatory requirements.
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Compliance, SOPs and Training Essentials Programme is a three-day course designed to provide learners with a basic understanding of cGMP, the knowledge and skills to create effective SOPs and an understanding of how to deliver successful SOP-related training activities, meeting regulatory compliance. It comprises Introducing GMP (Day 1), How to Write SOPs (Day 2), and Training Related Essentials (Day 3) – each can be taken as a separate course, or combined to make a two- or the full three-day course.
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SOPs and GMP Trainer Programme is a two-day course incorporating the Writing SOPS Training course on day one, and The GMP Training Course on day two. It highlights the regulatory standpoint, underlines the importance of on-the-job training, addresses how individual learning needs are met, and explores how the best training methods can be devised and implemented. Furthermore, by attending this course the advantage for the learner is that they learn how to create an SOP and then the subsequent training that is required for an SOP.
- The GMP Trainer Course is a two-day course that provides the skills and knowledge needed to deliver structured training sessions in a GMP manufacturing environment. Each delegate will learn how to train another learner including creating an instruction plan for a work based task i.e. using a work instruction or SOP. The delegate then trains one of the other learners using the other demonstration and assessment methods and documents that they learn and generate during the course.
The importance of controlling people who haven’t met the competence required for a GxP task is explained to the learners. As a part of this process the delegate learns how to record their learner’s performance into a training record document.
Testimonials
GMP Fast Track Freshers Training Programme
“Very logical training course, which will allow me to understand and implement GMP practice back at work.”
Open course delegate
“Great content for complete ‘fresher’ as I am – very informative and useful.”
Open course delegate
“Enjoyable course overall with relevant content to my job function.”
Open course delegate
Introducing GMP
“Very informative and useful information that will go towards making some improvements within our non-GMP facility.”
Sigma Genosys Ltd
"I enjoyed this course very much and will take on board what I have learned. A very professional teacher.”
TSL
"Excellent. Very interesting and a variety of media used.”
TSL
"Excellent training course - throughly enjoyable.”
TSL
“Enjoyed the course. It raised awareness across other departments.”
TSL
“It was an excellent course, which I can highly recommend for all supervisors using GMP.”
Open course delegate
“Alan’s style was excellent. It was the right mix of theory and interactive. A very enjoyable course.”
Open course delegate
GMP Training for Managers
“The bridging between GMP and management was interesting. The course was great. Thanks.”
Norbrook Laboratories Ltd
“Informative and useful for everybody.”
Norbrook Laboratories Ltd