Come! Join me for OSPAP!

[johnep]

Might be best to stay where you are.
johnep

[sunitha1]

Hi all,

I am Sunitha from India...i finished my course in 2001...from last sep 2009 i am in UK...i thought of OPAP to register as Pharmacist...

Help me out in this....



Cheers
sunitha

[johnep]

So, what have you been doing since then. What visa are you on?
johnep

[sunitha1]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply...m n Tier 2 Visa...was working in singapore....

[minisini]

PCPA have a good section on OSPAP it can be found via the link below. They also do an introductory course.

PharmacyCPA: OSPAP

[sunitha1]

hi mini,

thanks for your reply..it wil be helpful for me

sunitha

[roy_pharmaco]

Dear,
Fellow Pharmacists all around the world.Magic door has been re-opened.The visa issue has been resolved.All overseas pharmacist can now come to U.K. Community Pharmacist and community pre-reg pharmacist has come back on to the shortage skills list.Get 7 bands in all the areas of IELTS examination and apply to RPSGB for approval to start OSPAP course. I think all the members and people who mocked at my previous posts will shut their................

UK Border Agency | Migration Advisory Committee publishes recommendations for shortage occupation list
26 March 2010
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its latest report, making recommendations based on its third partial review of the shortage occupation lists for the UK and for Scotland.
The MAC recommends that the pharmacists category on the UK shortage occupation list be expanded to include community pharmacists (those who work for private employers other than the NHS).
The MAC also recommends those orchestral musician jobs that are not for leaders or principals of internationally recognised UK orchestras be removed from the UK shortage occupation list.
The MAC does not recommend any other changes to the UK shortage occupation lists. The recommended Scotland list is unchanged.
As requested by the government, the MAC carries out a partial review of the shortage occupation list every six months. The MAC currently plans to publish a full review of the shortage occupation list in the autumn of 2010.
All the occupations included in the original MAC recommended shortage occupation lists in September 2008 have now been reviewed at least once.
The MAC was formed to provide independent, evidence-based advice on migration to the government. This includes advice on occupations where shortages in skilled labour exist where migration could help meet the needs of the economy.

[sumayya mubeen]

Hi Everyone,

Thats such a great news! Thanks for posting such helpful info. Anyways I am on dependent visa and would be joing ospap in sept 2010 brighton uni. Is anyone else also going to brighton this sept? and has anyone done ospap in brighton?

Thanks

[ddawoud]

Hi Everyone
I am totally clueless as to whether the OSPAP is really worth pursuing for me. I completed a PhD here in the UK in pharmacy practice but did not find work in research within a pharmacy school so been working in other health services research departments but really feel this is not what I want to do. I am desperate to be back into pharmacy research and teaching. So I thought doing the OSPAP and pre-reg training can open the door back for me to get into pharmacy environment. But........... I have done nothing but research for the last 10-15 years and have almost forgotten all the pharmacology and basic science stuff and don't really want to start this again. I have family and kids whom I need to help in their studying. I would appreciate sincere advice from those who have done the course and practised as to whether there is any other way than doing OSPAP to get a placement within hospital pharmacy and to train in clinical pharmacy??????? your advice will be greatly appreciated.

[ddawoud]

Hi Sumaya
I have acceptance for Brighton but not really sure if I am going to do it!!!!!!!!!!1