CVT

GUIDELINES FOR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Canadian Certification

Graduates of the Cardiovascular Technology Program are eligible to apply and write the National Certification Examination for Cardiology Technologists administered by the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists.

Exam application forms as well as the exam hand guide and up-to-date information regarding fees can be accessed through the CSCT website @ http://www.csct.ca.

The following documents are available on the CSCT website:

Exam Candidate Information – https://csct.ca/EXAM-CANDIDATE

Occupational Profile (NOCP) – https://csct.ca/Untitled-pageNOCP-2014

The Ontario Society of Cardiology Technologists (OSCT) is the provincial representative group for the CSCT. Details and links to the CSCT examination process can also be found on their website @ http://www.osct.ca.

American Certification

Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) offers an American certification examination for Cardiographic Technicians (CCT). Details can be found on their website:

http://www.cci-online.org/

https://cci-online.org/CCI/Content/Get_Credentialed.aspx

Additional links:

For information regarding certification in the United Kingdom please visit the

Society for Cardiological Science and Technology web site:

http://www.scst.org.uk/

This Society was formerly the Society of Cardiological Technicians. The Society is affiliated to the British Cardiac Society

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PHARM TECH

REGULATION PROCESS

To become a regulated pharmacy technician in Ontario, one must:

• be a graduate of a CCAPP program;
• preregister with OCP (Ontario College of Pharmacists, the licensing body);
• complete a 3 month internship with OCP called “Structured Practical Training” (soon to be replaced with PACE);
• write and pass a provincial jurisprudence exam through OCP;
• write and pass the two part PEBC Qualifying National Exam for Pharmacy Technicians (Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada);
• obtain liability insurance;
• complete Declaration of Good Character, including providing a current police check and disclosing any post-secondary academic offence;
• and then register with OCP to become “licensed”, renewed annually.

Details, timelines, and specific fees for this process can be found on the OCP website, approximate total of $2500 for a graduate to become regulated. Annual registration fee with OCP will then be approximately $400. To pre-register and/or register with OCP, applicant must be a permanent resident or on a work visa. The Mohawk program and OCP process outlined above, are specific to Ontario only, to work in another province as a pharmacy technician, one must research the education, credentials and registration process specific to that province.

The names and birthdates of successful graduates will be submitted by the Pharmacy Technician program to the Ontario College of Pharmacists and the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada, for purposes of potential registration only. A consent for this submission will be obtained by the program for each student.