{"id":5547,"date":"2014-07-15T12:08:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T16:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/pharmacy-technician-training-begins-july-29\/"},"modified":"2014-07-15T12:08:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T16:08:05","slug":"pharmacy-technician-training-begins-july-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/pharmacy-technician-training-begins-july-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacy Technician training begins July 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prepare for the national <b>Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam<\/b> and begin your <b>Career in Pharmacy<\/b> as a Pharmacy Technician!\u00a0 There is an increasing demand from pharmacies for well-trained pharmacy technicians, especially those who have passed the certification exam.<\/p>\n<p><b>Also, ask about SPECIAL TUITION FUNDING by the Department of Labor!**<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This course provides job training, \u00a0preparation for the certification exam, and is a great stepping stone on a career path to being a pharmacist! For those students who live in the Capital Region, it provides the opportunity to participate in a unique 18-hour instructor-led, IN-PHARMACY INTERNSHIP!<\/p>\n<p>This training program focuses on the retail pharmacy industry and emphasizes the importance of customer service. It is available in two convenient formats as an <strong>o<\/strong><b>nline-only course <\/b>and a<b> blended classroom\/online course<\/b>. It provides 108 hours of training, with 10.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), and takes approximately three months to complete.<\/p>\n<p>Students should have a minimum of<b> <\/b>10th grade-level reading and math skills, basic computer skills and access to a personal computer with Internet access.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**The tuition of $1,525 is been approved for special Department of Labor funding! Call (518) 462-7600 for more information!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> The National Pharmacy Technician Exam (PTCE) is not administered by the college, and the fee of approximately $130 is not included in the tuition. Also, textbooks for this course cost approximately $150 and are available for purchase at the college\u2019s Viking\u2019s Cove Bookstore.<\/p>\n<p><b>PHARMACY TECHNICIAN blended classroom\/online course:<\/b><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Meeting Dates and Times<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Location<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Instructor<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>July \u00a0 29 \u2013 Oct. 31, 2014 <\/b><br \/>\nTues.\/Thurs.: 5:30 \u2013 8:30 p.m.<br \/>\nFriday: 5:30 \u2013 8:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td>Tues.\/Thur.:<br \/>\nAlbany Extension Center<br \/>\nFriday: Online<\/td>\n<td>Debra Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>PHARMACY TECHNICIAN online-only course:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Meeting Dates and Times<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Location<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Instructor<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>July \u00a0 29 \u2013 Oct. 31, 2014<\/b><b><\/b><\/td>\n<td>Online<\/td>\n<td>Debra Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>IN-PHARMACY INTERNSHIP option:<\/b>\u00a0 final six Thursday class sessions, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">available to both classes<\/span>!\u00a0\u00a0<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>For more information and to registe<\/b><strong>r,<\/strong> visit <a title=\"https:\/\/www.hvcc.edu\/wdi\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hvcc.edu\/wdi\" target=\"_blank\"><b>www.hvcc.edu\/wdi<\/b><\/a>; call (518) <b>629-4235<\/b> or <b>629-4827<\/b>, or e-mail <b><a title=\"workforce@hvcc.edu\" href=\"mailto:workforce@hvcc.edu\" target=\"_blank\">workforce@hvcc.edu<\/a>.<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Register now for the July 29 start-date!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:08:05 +0000 by\u00a0g.urso<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Prepare for the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam and begin your Career in Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician!\u00a0 There&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[161],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-announcement-college-related"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5547\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}