Employees are classified based on their qualifications and the skills they need to do their job.
Pharmacy students and interns
An employee doing training as part of an approved pharmacy course is classified as a pharmacy student. Wage rates for pharmacy students are based on their year of study.
Pharmacy students in the first year of a Master of Pharmacy course are treated as pharmacy students in the 3rd year of a course.
An employee doing clinical training after they’ve passed their accreditation exams is classified as a pharmacy intern.
Example
An employee studying a Master of Pharmacy could be classified as a:
- pharmacy student if they’re doing training as part of an approved program of study
- pharmacy intern if they’ve passed their accreditation exams and they’re doing approved clinical training
- pharmacist if they’re registered as a pharmacist.
Approved programs of study are defined by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
Information about registration as a pharmacist, accreditation and approved study is available from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.
Other students
Students working in pharmacies who aren’t studying a pharmacy course aren’t classified as pharmacy students.
Example
Jean is studying information services at university. She has just started her first job operating a cash register at a pharmacy.
Jean is classified as a pharmacy assistant level 1.
Jean isn’t classified as a Pharmacy Student because she’s not studying pharmacy.
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