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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing COVID-19 Critical Skills Project

Skills Impact and the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry Reference Committee have engaged with key industry stakeholders to draft a pharmaceutical manufacturing skill set. It has been developed in response to the Critical Skills For Recovery initiative, driven by the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) and the AISC Emergency Response Sub-Committee.

The skill set describes the foundation skills and knowledge required by workers entering the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, especially those employed to work with bioprocessed products, such as vaccines and antibody testing devices.

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Operator Induction Skill Set will be considered by the AISC Emergency Response Sub-Committee at their meeting on 16 September 2020.

If approved, this skill set and minor updates to the unit of competency for operating a pharmaceutical production process will be published within the FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package.

Read more about the project and how critical skills are being addressed