The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7502 p588
17 May 2008

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Numark launches bursary scheme to further staff training

A bursary scheme that will meet up to 90 per cent of the cost of a training course to help boost the clinical or business skills of pharmacy staff working for Numark is being launched. The bursary applications will be decided by a new training panel that is also being established and which will meet quarterly. The panel will also give verdicts on the value of external training programmes.

The two initiatives come under the umbrella of the new Numark Academy, which pulls together all the company’s training opportunities and learning resources for its pharmacy staff.

Training manager at Numark Jane Lumb said: “We recognise that our members don’t have the time to weigh up the various merits of countless training courses offered by manufacturers and others. Our new training panel will do that for them, provide their comments on what is available and make recommendations.”