Two free places on the purchasing and logistics (pharmacy) diploma have been made available to guild members, announced Mr Allan Karr.
It was not necessary to be a pharmacist to take the diploma, nor was it necessary to work in the NHS. Students could be administrative staff or work for the pharmaceutical industry, he went on.
The diploma, which was run by the University of North London, had been formally validated in July this year and the first two-year course would run in January, 2001. Mr Karr said that he hoped that a second course would run next June.