How To Pick The Right Online GCP Training

Online training courses become more and more popular. The pharmaceutical industry also follows this trend. GCP courses are some of the most widespread online trainings. So how do we choose where to register and which course to purchase?

There are several important points we need to consider before making our decision:

The first one and probably most important is accreditation. What does an accredited course mean?

• meets national quality assurance requirements.
• meets an established industry, enterprise, educational, legislative or community need
• provides appropriate competency outcomes and a basis for assessment

It is always better to have a course that is accredited by a local and reputable organization. It is even better if it is a government organization. You will feel much more confident if you have their signature on your certificate. Vendors that provide online Good Clinical Practice Training courses are usually proud of their accreditations or endorsements so if you do not find any information about that on their website do not bother to ask. Their course is probably not accredited.

The second important thing anyone needs to consider is the contents of the course. Make sure that all the topics that you are looking for and that you need in your work are covered. It is very important to make sure that any local regulations that apply in your particular country are also included. GCP is an international standard but sometimes there are specific local requirements (like in the UK for example) that need to be incorporated. Of course, the country in which you are practicing your profession may not have such local requirements but you need to check this before making your final decision to purchase a particular GCP course. Sometimes training providers just make an international version of the course and translate it in different languages. This does not necessarily mean that they have included any local GCP regulations. So again check this before you spend your hard earned money.

Price is always a factor. Cheap courses are not necessarily badly structured or useless. Expensive courses are not always the best choice. However before you start to compare prices make sure that you first check all the other things mentioned above. Then try to justify the price in your mind. If it is an expensive course – why is it expensive? What is included in the course to make it expensive? Are there any additional benefits or advantages or the provider is just relying on the popularity of the brand. If it is a cheap GCP course – does it lack something? Is it too basic or this is just a new company trying to get its share in the market?

Of course if you do not want to spend any cash you can always use free GCP training courses. They do not provide most of the benefits of the paid versions but if you are just looking to learn then they will certainly do the job.

Pharma Lessons is one of the providers of such free trainings. You can review their version at: https://www.pharmalessons.com/free-courses/gcptraining/