Training in pharmacy technical assistant in Québec

Training program

• In the Québec education system, completion of this program requires 1,230 hours of secondary level technical training, representing a total of 11 to 12 years of study.
• This training leads to occupations with good prospects for employment integration in Québec. These occupations fall under the following occupational group:

• Other assisting occupations in support of health services (NOC 3414)

The occupation

Other assisting occupations in support of health services (NOC 3414)

Main duties

• This group includes workers who provide services and assistance to health care professionals and other health care staff.
• They are employed in hospitals, medical clinics, offices of health care professionals, nursing homes, optical retail stores and laboratories, pharmacies and medical pathology laboratories.
• In Québec, these occupations are not regulated.

Labour market information

• Employment prospects for the 2009-2013 period are favourable throughout Québec.

Some figures

• Approximately 16,000 persons practised an occupation related to this occupational group in Québec in 2008, 85% of whom were women (compared to 47% for all occupations).
• 72% of persons practising an occupation related to this occupational group were employed full time in 2008 (compared to 81% for all occupations).
• The average gross annual income was $29,000 for full-time employment in 2005.

Main activity sectors in terms of employment

Employers

• The retail trade sector in Québec includes about 35,000 establishments employing 245,000 workers.

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Useful links

• Emploi-Québec - Aide à l'emploi
• Inforoute FPT – Vocational and technical training in Québec
• Ministère du Développement économique, de l'Innovation et de l'Exportation – Health and biotechnologies