Advanced Diploma in QA/QC for Pharmaceutical and Food

Red River College Polytechnic - Notre Dame Campus

Canada,Manitoba

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 17,947/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 150

Application Fee

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Canada, Manitoba

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1938

Total Students: 22,000 +

Int. Students: 1,400 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

2055 Notre Dame Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3H 0J8, Canada

Advanced Diploma in QA/QC for Pharmaceutical and Food

Program Overview

This program provides instruction in the concept of quality assurance in a manufacturing environment that is controlled by good manufacturing practices, quality systems, and regulatory agencies.

Take this program if you have a diploma in science or a Bachelor of Science. You will be introduced to the following topics and concepts:

Quality Assurance (QA)

  • Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and associated guidelines for drugs, natural health products, cannabis and food
  • Good documentation Practices (GDP) and Data Integrity (DI)
  • Validation for equipment, methods, cleaning and process
  • Quality systems such as investigations, document management systems, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), change management system, recall management and inspection management
  • Food safety systems including hazard analysis critical control points and preventative control plans

Quality Control (QC)

  • Acceptance sampling methods
  • Testing of incoming materials and finished products according to industry standards
  • Operation of various laboratory equipment such as UV-Vis spectrophotometer, FTIR spectrophotometer, AAS spectrophotometer, GC and HPLC systems.
  • Basic Microbiology laboratory techniques
  • QC charts and data trending

Through practical training, you will learn analytical instrumental techniques, calibration of common laboratory equipment, and laboratory testing of raw materials and finished products as performed by a Quality Control laboratory.