Imperial-GSK partnership offers on-the-job training to industrial chemists

Imperial-GSK partnership offers on-the-job training to industrial chemists. New workplace learning qualification for industrial chemists agreed - %0A " - Monday 14 December 2009 - By Abigail Smith Imperial is teaming up with pharmaceutical company GSK to provide a new qualification for activities in the workplace, thanks to an agreement signed today. The partnership will give GSK's chemists the opportunity to work for a Certificate of Advanced Study in Industrial Pharmaceutical Chemistry, awarded by the College, as part of their job. Participants will be registered as part-time Imperial students. The certificate aims to recognise and accredit workplace achievements in both scientific knowledge and practical applications. The knowledge element will be delivered through a mix of GSK online training packages and a series of lectures and problem classes delivered by Imperial's Department of Chemistry. Because the majority of GSK staff taking part will be based at sites in Cork, Singapore and Montrose, lectures and problem classes will be delivered online.