If your original documents are not in English, you must submit an English version of all documents duly certified.
You must submit a full history of your qualifications and experience together with the internship processing fee before any application is considered. Your documents are then assessed by the ETD of the Council.
Variations in your name
Your name on all the documents you submit must be exactly the same.
If there are any variations in your name within or between documents you must provide a declaration sworn before the solicitor, of those variations and additional documentation that may be required.
Certified copies
A ‘Certified copy’ is a copy of the original that has been marked as a copy of the original’ and signed and dated by a solicitor or an equivalent legal witness from the country in which you trained or registered as a pharmacist.
Submission of documents
After you have arranged for a full copy of your academic record or confirmation of registration to be sent direct to the Council, please send all the remaining documents to the Pharmacy Council at the same time and ensure that your name appears on each document.
In general, all the documents listed in the ‘How to Apply’ section must be received by the Council before your application will be considered by the ETD.
Additional documentation
The Council reserves the right to request any additional documentation at any time.
Required Documents – Ghana-trained Pharmacy Graduates
- A completed Pharmacy Internship application form
- A certified true copy of your degree certificate
- Proof of citizenship (i.e. Copy of passport page)
- A copy of your work permit in your passport (for non-Ghanaian applicants)
- A recent passport size photograph
Required Documents – Foreign-trained Pharmacy Graduates
- An application letter for the internship program
- A completed copy of the Pharmacy Council’s application form
- A certified true copy of your degree certificate
- A transcript from your training institution posted directly by the institution to the Registrar of the Council
- Proof of citizenship (i.e. Copy of passport page)
- A copy of your work permit in your passport (for non-Ghanaian applicants)
Required Documents – Foreign-Practicing Pharmacists
- An application to the Registrar for the internship.
- A completed, signed, and dated copy of the Council’s application form (enclosed in the information pack).
- A certified true copy of your Pharmacy degree certificate or its equivalent.
- A transcript from your training institution posted directly by the institution to the Registrar of the Council.
- Reference letter from your current employer posted directly by the institution to the Registrar of the Council.
- Confirmation of your licensure by the registration authority or body that grants you the license to practice as a Pharmacist in that country posted directly to the Registrar of the Council.
- A copy of your current curriculum vitae with dates and evidence of:
Practical training you undertook before registration as a pharmacist
Your work experience since registration as a pharmacist.
- Proof of citizenship (i.e. Certified copy of your passport)
- A copy of your work permit in your passport. (Non-Ghanaian applicants only)
- A recent passport size photograph bearing on the back:
- Your usual signature
- The statement ‘This is the true likeness and signature’
- A non-refundable internship processing fee of $100.00 (US) or its cedi equivalent
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