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169 PHARMACY TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY IN PHARMACY TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP (250 CLOCK HOURS; CODE 1138N) Division: Healthcare Program Manager: Jennifer Kline The Certificate of Competency in Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship program meets Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) and Arizona State Board of Pharmacy requirements for national Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification by taking either the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) or ExCPT exam through National Healthcareer Association (NHA). This course is designed for incumbent workers with their Pharmacy Technician Trainee license who will maintain full-time employment in an apprenticeship during the time they are completing coursework. Students will learn interpersonal skills and regulatory standards required of pharmacy technicians. Includes roles and responsibilities of the technician in a variety of entry-level pharmacy operations, responses to regulatory issues, adherence to quality assurance procedures, patient and medication safety procedures, the procedures for handling of medications and filling medication orders, procurement, billing, reimbursement, inventory management procedures, and use of pharmacy technology and informatics database software. Students must complete all academic coursework and required apprenticeship hours to be eligible to complete this program and to be eligible for certification. Program Notes: This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. Students are required to apply and receive their temporary Pharmacy Technician Trainee license through the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy as part of the admission criteria of the program. Students will participate in a paid apprenticeship consisting of 40 hours per week concurrent with 15 hours of classroom and lab per week. Students must complete all 720 hours of apprenticeship and coursework to be eligible to receive an authorization to test for the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification. The Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship program tuition and fees include learning materials, certification review, labs, and the Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Admission Criteria: 1. Proof of temporary Pharmacy Technician Trainee license 2. Verification of employment as a pharmacy technician Program Prerequisites: None PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY IN PHLEBOTOMY (340 CLOCK HOURS; CODE 1403N-DAY/1406N-NIGHT) Division: Healthcare Program Manager: Jennifer Kline The Certificate of Competency in Phlebotomy program is designed to prepare a person to obtain blood specimens by skin puncture and venipuncture. The phlebotomist may find employment in hospitals, patient service centers, life insurance companies, doctors` offices, outreach services, and donor centers. Students in the Phlebotomy program will be in contact with potentially infectious blood, tissues, and body fluids. During this program, eligible students will have the opportunity to take the national certification exam. Program Notes: This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. Students will be required to have a minimum of 50 successful live draws to sit for the national Certificate & Degree Programs 2021-2022