This innovative program exposes students to real-world developments in the Food, Cosmetics and Pharmaceutical industry. QA/RA students gain a practical understanding of the quality systems such as GMP, HACCP, BRC and SQF as well as various regulatory strategies and submission process.
With faculty drawn from the industry, the networking opportunities are tremendous. Each classroom experience coalesces the experiences of individuals from multiple aspects of the industry, including quality assurance and control, regulatory science, R&D, manufacturing and validation, product development, safety, sanitation, clinical research, medical affairs and pharmacovigilance, biotechnology and generic drugs, medical devices and combination products, and marketing and sales.
Graduates of the Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs – Food, Pharma and Cosmetics Post-Graduate Diploma Program may work for pharmaceutical, cosmetics or food manufacturing companies. QA professionals are consistently in demand across all three industries in Canada, as their sign-offs are required prior to releasing commercial products. Trained and qualified RA professionals are in demand for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and natural health product companies as they are needed to navigate the intricacies of regulatory submissions for new products.
AAPS graduates have been hired as:
- Quality Assurance Associate/Technician
- Auditor/Inspector
- Technical Writer
- Document Reviewer
- Regulatory Affairs Associate
- Regulatory Compliance
- Regulatory Operations Associate
Organizations who have hired AAPS Graduates
Graduates will receive an Online Post-Graduate Diploma on Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs – Food, Pharma and Cosmetics. This program is approved as a vocational program under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005. The Ontario Career Colleges Branch is part of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and the Superintendent of Ontario Career Colleges is an appointed position by the Minister of Colleges and Universities.
To register, enroll into any online course or contact us via telephone at 416-502-2277 or by email at info@aaps.ca.