QAQFF-AD QA/QC for Pharmaceutical and Food

• One-year advanced diploma
• September entry date
• Notre Dame Campus, Winnipeg
• International applicants please visit Academic Program, Dates and Fees for a listing of programs for international students, current availability and online application instructions

Description
This program provides hands-on practical skills in the concepts of quality (QA/QC) 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

Prior to starting the program, you will be invited to attend a program overview information session.