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Delivering Open Awards accredited qualifications
PPets supports pharmacy learners at every stage of their journey. From your first day as a counter assistant, through to qualifying as a pharmacy technician, and every step after. Structured courses, one-to-one mentoring, and AI-powered practice built around real pharmacy work.
Structured courses One-to-one mentoring AI-powered practice Built by a pharmacy technician
PPets is run by Daniel Dicker, a UK-registered pharmacy technician (GPhC reg. 5033017). He’s spent 20+ years working on the counter, running medicines management as a chief pharmacy technician, and now training the next generation as an assessor and end-point assessor. The apps are what he wished existed when he started.
Most people come to pharmacy from somewhere else entirely. Here is the route, in the order you would actually take it — from a free conversation, through your first qualification, to registering as a pharmacy technician. You can join at whichever step fits where you are now.
💬 Free 1-to-1 coaching
1 Start here — free
Thinking about a career in pharmacy? Book a free one-to-one before you spend a penny. Wondering how to get into pharmacy? Stuck on what your next move should be? Ready for your first leadership role and want a sounding board? Book a free 30-minute Microsoft Teams call with Daniel. He’s been a pharmacy technician for 20+ years and has trained countless others on Level 2 and Level 3 programmes. No agenda, no sales pitch.
A self-paced course · New
2 If you have never worked in a UK pharmacy
The starting point if you have never worked in a pharmacy in the UK. A self-paced online course built for school leavers, career changers and people about to apply for their first counter job. 10 modules, around 13 hours, at whatever pace suits you.
It comes off your course fee. Finish Get Into Pharmacy and go on to enrol with us on the Level 2 or Level 3, and we deduct what you paid for it from your course fee. So if pharmacy turns out to be for you, the course effectively costs you nothing.
Your path into pharmacy
Accredited qualifications · September 2026 intake now enrolling
3 Once you are working in a pharmacy
GPhC-recognised qualifications awarded by Open Awards, delivered online around your shifts with assessment in your own pharmacy. Taught by registered pharmacy technicians. Both are launching at introductory prices for our first intake.
Externally verified by Open Awards, with our assessors observing you in your own pharmacy — so the qualification stands up to real scrutiny.
Open Awards Level 2 Technical Occupational Entry in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Support Staff (Certificate) (RQF)
The course to take once you are working in a pharmacy for the first time. An accredited qualification in dispensing and stock management — and the natural first step before Level 3. Live class every Monday at 7pm. No exams, no formal entry qualifications, and unlimited one-to-one tutor support. Next induction: Monday 28 September 2026.
£1,600 · paying in full (save 5%)£1,680 by instalments · £200 deposit secures your placeIntroductory price for our first intake — rising for later cohorts.
See the course → STEP 4 · LEVEL 3 DIPLOMAIntroductory offerOpen Awards Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in the Principles and Practice for Pharmacy Technicians (Diploma)
For those who have completed the Level 2, or who already meet the entry requirements. We strongly recommend Level 2 first. The route to GPhC registration: around two years, studying online while you build work-based evidence in your pharmacy, with a live class every Thursday at 7pm. No exams, and unlimited one-to-one tutor sessions you book whenever suits you. Next induction: Thursday 24 September 2026.
£3,500 · paying in full (save 5%)£3,675 by instalments · £500 deposit secures your placeIntroductory price for our first intake — rising for later cohorts.
See the course →Completed Get Into Pharmacy first? What you paid for it is deducted from your Level 2 or Level 3 fee.
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+ Practise alongside any step
Training that runs in any browser. Pick the app that matches the role you’re training for. One PPets login carries your progress across all of them.
Practise OTC consultations for coughs, colds, hay fever, skin and pain. AI customers behave like real ones. You learn to spot the red flags, recommend the right product, and know when to refer to the pharmacist.
Start free, no card needed · Plans from £7.99/mo
Counsel real-sounding patients on inhalers, anticoagulants, cytotoxics, steroids and mental-health medicines. Scoring follows BNF and EMC guidance. There’s a leaderboard and 20 badges to chase. Uses the same PPets login as Pharmacy Counter.
Free tier included · Same subscription unlocks both apps
Practise taking accurate medication histories. Compare what the GP records say with what the patient tells you. Spot the discrepancies that matter. Document changes for admission, transfer and discharge.
Asking about the Level 2 or Level 3 qualification, bringing PPets to your pharmacy team, or have a question about pricing? Drop us a line.
We typically reply within one working day. For organisation-wide rollouts we’ll arrange a quick call to scope the right plan for your team.