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Georgia Pharmacy Tech School – GA
Published: February 21st, 2010
In the state of Georgia, Pharmacy Technician schools are providing excellent training through online and campus-based programs to prepare the next generation of pharmacy techs for employment. The average income for a Pharmacy Technician in Georgia will range from $ 32,000 starting out, to well over $ 50,000 after some years of experience, and earning the rank of a senior technician. Recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest that the state of Georgia will have a high demand for new Pharmacy Technicians to run and maintain the constantly growing industry in that state. Although having job security in an increasingly more competitive work environment will be dictated by where you get your credentials from, and the length of your Pharmacy Technician certification program. People with a formal degree as a Pharmacy Tech will have a solid foundation, and a higher chance of passing their state board exam. Becoming a certified Pharmacy Technician in the state of Georgia has never been more available to the public, with many new learning institutions and test sites being built, plus all kinds of online courses becoming the means of studying and graduating from certification programs, including the exam for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
Continued Education Credit (CEC) for Pharmacy Technicians in Georgia
In the state of Georgia, you will have to follow the (CEC) requirements set forth by the PTCB: https://www.ptcb.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Apply_for_Recertification&Template=/CM/ContentCombo.cfm&N
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You should consider PTCB certification lasts for 2 years, and you must perform the 20 hours of Pharmacy related (CE) credits before the expiration date of that certification. If you don’t, there is 90-day period before you can retake the exam. For more details on all the registration requirements, see the website above.