Thank you for showing interest in the S Buys Academy's Occupational Certificate: Pharmacist's Assistant (Post-basic) Course.
Below are the proposed Post-Basic level intakes indicating the month in which the course might start as well as the area where assessments and practical skills training might be conducted:
- Carletonville - start date: TBC 2026
- Cape Town - start date: 21 August 2026
- Pretoria - start date: 1 October 2026
- Durban - start date: TBC 2027
Kindly note that you will have to indicate in the application form for which proposed intake you would like to apply for.
Please read through the information regarding the course and then proceed to complete the form.
Who should enrol?The course is suitable for any qualified Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic), whether employed in a pharmacy or not. The course will provide the learner with scientific knowledge as well as practical skills needed to perform the support functions as a Pharmacist's Assistant (Post-basic). Work-Experience learning ensures that the learner is trained as a generalist, who will be able to practice in any sector of Pharmacy once qualified.
If you are not full-time employed in a pharmacy, you DO NOT NEED A TUTOR OR A REGISTERED TRAINING PREMISES. You will be placed in pharmacies to complete your required work-based learning under a pharmacist called a preceptor. This process is fully managed by the Academy on your behalf.
Should you be employed full-time in a pharmacy, the pharmacy should be registered as a training premises with the SAPC and you should be working under a pharmacist who is registered as a tutor.
Duration of the course
The Occupational Certificate: Pharmacist's Assistant (Post-basic) Course is a TWELVE MONTHS course.
The learner, however, does have a maximum of twenty-four months to complete the course as per South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) rules.
Please note that if the learner did not finish within the contractual 12 months with S Buys Academy, re-admission fees will be applicable.
Admission requirements
- Qualified Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic) registration certificate from the SAPC
- Competent EISA (Basic) results
- All foreign applicants are required to submit an enquiry by emailing apply@sbuys.co.za
Course Details
- The Occupational Certificate: Pharmacist's Assistant (Post-basic) combines online distance and in-person training.
- The Occupational Certificate: Pharmacist's Assistant (Post-basic) is divided into three components namely, Knowledge Component, Practical Skills Component and Work Experience Component.
- The Knowledge Component is presented as a combination of pre-recorded presentations (the learner works through the course material on their own time) and online real-time tutorials with a facilitator.
- The Summative Assessments (Examinations) for the Knowledge Component are done in person at a S Buys Academy Training Facilities.
- The Practical Skills Component is presented in person
in a S Buys Academy Laboratory.
- The Work Experience Component consists of work experience hours that should be completed in an A-graded pharmaceutical facility under the supervision of a preceptor (A pharmacist not necessarily registered as a tutor).
In-Person Contact Time (Knowledge Component Assessments and Practical Skills Component Training)
- It will be required of the applicant to travel to the Training Facility for Summative Assessments (Examinations) and Re-Assessments(if applicable) In-person attendance at these events is mandatory.
- Practical Skills Training in a S Buys Academy Facility. In-person attendance at these academic events is mandatory.
- The applicant will bear the costs for travel, accommodation and meals whilst attending these academic events.
The total contact in-person contact time is 44 days and is divided as indicated below:
- Summative Assessments - Nine (9) Days (between 2 and 4 hours per day)
- Practical Skills Training - Twenty seven (27) Days
(full days)
- Practical Skills Assessments - Eight (8) Days (maximum 2 hours per day
Work Experience Component (WC) Details- The S Buys Academy will
seek placement to complete the WC hours on behalf of the learner as close as
possible to your home address.
- Learners will be placed in
different sectors of Pharmacy to train a generalist.
- Kindly nominate pharmacies
close to your home address, which will assist the Academy with placements.
- Work experience learning in the
manufacturing sector will be a simulation in one of the S Buys Academy's
laboratories.
A total of
49 days should be completed by the learner for the WC hours of the Post-Basic level course.
- Community (Retail) Pharmacy Work Experience - Twelve (12) Days (8 hours per day)
- Institutional (Hospital) Pharmacy Work Experience - Ten (10) Days (8 hours per day)
- Community (Retail) or Institutional (Hospital) Pharmacy Work Experience - Nineteen 19 Days (8 hours per day)
- Manufacturing Pharmacy or Simulation - Eight (8) Days (8 hours per day)
Registration at the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
- The S Buys Academy will register an enrolled learner with the SAPC on behalf of the learner.
- The registration and annual fee of R3 059 is payable directly to the S Buys Academy, which facilitates the SAPC registration process.
EISA (Post-basic) and Certification
- After successful completion of the course with the S Buys Academy, the learner must complete the External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA) (Post-basic) with the SAPC.
- An EISA fee for 2026 of R737 is payable to directly the SAPC in to write the EISA.
- Once competence is proven in the EISA (Post-basic) the S Buys Academy will register the learner as a qualified Pharmacist’s Assistant (Post-basic) with the SAPC.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING:- Please note that the information provided by the applicant in the form below will assist the S Buys Academy with screening of applicants.
- The S Buys Academy will notify the applicant of the outcome of the application, whether successful or unsuccessful.
- Please ensure the email address and cell phone number you provide are CORRECT and that you have full-time access to these communication channels.
