Available courses

    Test of LTI

    Introduction to Power Systems is a yearly course developed by the Electronic and Electrical Engineering department of the University of Strathclyde for National Grid. 

    • European medicines legislation
    • UK medicines legislation
    • Other relevant legislation
    • Licensing and inspection
    • Standards and guidelines
    • Qualified Person administration issues
    • Functions of the body
    • Major disease states
    • Pharmacology
    • Implications of clinical knowledge for the Qualified Person

    • Functions of the body
    • Major disease states
    • Pharmacology
    • Implications of clinical knowledge for the Qualified Person

    • Dosage forms, routes of administration, biopharmaceutics
    • Formulation aspects
    • Manufacturing aspects and critical control points (CCP)
    • Dosage forms, routes of administration, biopharmaceutics
    • Formulation aspect
    • Manufacturing aspects and critical control points (CCP)

    • Biology and biochemistry of microorganisms
    • Pyrogens Antimicrobial compounds
    • Sterilization and disinfection
    • Microbiological aspects of quality water systems
    • Microbiological aspects of sterile pharmaceuticals manufacture
    • Regulatory aspects
    • Manufacturing processes and their influence on quality
    • Supplier quality assurance
    • Analysis
    • Bulk biologicals and biotech products
    • Introduction
    • Use and application
    • Use of computers and software
    • Future trends
    • Philosophy and principles of analysis; GCLP
    • Stability
    • Physico-chemical properties of materials / principal methods of analysis
    • Method validation
    • Industrial practice and standards
    • Materials and components
    • Supplier auditing and component testing
    • The printing process
    • The packing process – ideal facility design
    • The route to the patient 
    • Qualified Person decision making
    • Principles and philosophy
    • Designing an effective PQS
    • Interpersonal skills
    • PQS and supply chain control
    • PQS and continuous improvement
    This module provides an opportunity to manufacture and test a range of dosage forms. Each delegate will be able to obtain experience in the manufacture of a variety of dosage forms with consideration of:


    • Documentation required
    • Process parameters
    • CCP
    • In-process controls applicable
    • Concerns for the Qualified Person
    • End product testing


    This includes oral solid dose, sterile, biotech and analytical hands-on experience. Additional experience is required for the UK QP application process.

    • The regulatory framework for clinical trials, including latest changes
    • Clinical trial design
    • Levels of GMP and validation required IMP
    • Duties and responsibilities of the Qualified Person
    • Role of the Qualified Person
    • Future trends
    • Interpersonal skills to do the job

    Audience

    This course is designed for professional and administrative staff who may need to interpret and produce basic summary statistics, graphs and charts in business documents. The course assumes no prior knowledge of statistics. All examples and exercises will be in Microsoft Excel.

    Learning outcomes

    By the end of the course, participants should:

    • Understand essential concepts in summary statistics and common options for graphically displaying data and relationships between variables.
    • Gain confidence in interpreting and presenting summary statistics and graphical displays typically found in business reports and publications.
    • Have practiced using Excel to produce summary statistics, tables and graphs, including using pivot tables where needed.

    Optionally, participants can gain a brief insight into more advanced statistical techniques.

    Prerequisites

    Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including some experience of using in-cell formulas and creating simple charts. Exposure to business reports and publications presenting summary statistics and graphical displays of data is assumed, but no prior statistical knowledge is required. Participants will need access to a computer (or laptop) with MS Excel.

    Delivery

    This course was developed by Ian Dwyer (Knowledge Exchange Director, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Strathclyde).


    CMAC modular e-learning CPD course on Cooling Crystallisation. 

    Course organisers: Rhys Lloyd (rhys.lloyd@strath.ac.uk) and Cameron Brown (cameron.brown.100@strath.ac.uk).

    This course is about the network analysis and management of science and technology. It features hands-on computer labs using the Pajek and VOSviewer, and a case study of an emerging technology -- autonomous systems.

    The course is about intermediate topics in social network analysis, and features hands-on analysis and visualisation lbs in Gephi and Pajek,

    Employability and Personal Development

    This module will suit those who wish to improve and learn about listening to hear and respond appropriately. The skills gained will be of use in almost any group work environment and would provide a great addition to anyone’s CV as well as helping to provide tools to address workplace inequality. It will draw upon some of the fundamentals of counselling skills practice and as such is also a useful introduction to this field of study.  This class falls within the Microcredentials and Upskilling Programmes in which Strathclyde University participates as a learning provider.


    Employability and Personal Development

    Aimed at those in mid-late career, this module will build upon the content of ‘Identifying and Adapting Your Skills in Mid/late career’ to focus on confidence building. It is suited to those who are seeking new roles because of furlough or redundancy as well as those who have taken time out from work (e.g. for caring responsibilities) and need help to re-gain previous confidence in applying for jobs. This class falls within the Microcredentials and Upskilling Programmes in which Strathclyde University participates as a learning provider.