FAS BIOPHARMACEUTICAL/ PHARMACEUTICAL TRAINING FACILITY CARRIGALINE, CO. CORK

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FAS BIOPHARMACEUTICAL/ PHARMACEUTICAL TRAINING
FACILITYCARRIGALINE, CO. CORK
VALERIE COWMAN FAS
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

• FAS - AN OVERVIEW
• FAS AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR /
  BIOPHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR INITIATIVES AT HOME
  AND ABROAD

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Who/What is FÁS?

• FÁS IS THE IRISH NATIONAL TRAINING AND
  EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY
• GOVERNMENT BODY - 66 OFFICES, 20 TRAINING
  CENTRES NATIONWIDE

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MISSION STATEMENT

• 2006 - 2009
• "To promote a more competitive and inclusive
  knowledge-based economy, in collaboration with
  our stakeholders, by enhancing the skills and
  capabilities of individuals and enterprises."

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Focus of Organisation

• Learning for the workplace
• Skill Development for those seeking employment.
• Upgrading of existing skills for those in
  employment.( One Step Up / Competency Development
  Programme)

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Service Types

• Services to Business
• Training Services
• Employment Services
• Community Services

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Sample of Services

• Apprenticeship
• Training Courses
• Traineeships

• Competency Development Programme
• Sector specific programmes e.g. Pharmachem,
  Retail programmes.

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INITIATIVES ABROAD

• JUNIOR SCIENCE CHALLENGE ( past programme)
• SCIENCE CHALLENGE
• OVERSEAS GRADUATE PROGRAMME
• Further Information www.fas.ie

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INITIATIVES 1999 -2007 (IN IRELAND)

• INITIATIVE 1
• National Occupational Standard Framework
• A certified competence model for operations
  personnel in the pharmachem and medical device
  sectors
• INITIATIVE 2
• Cabra Programme A certified training programme
  for operations personnel in the pharmachem / bio
  pharma sector - heavy use of ICT, elearning and
  simulation of process plant
• INITIATIVE 3
• Carrigaline
• A training facility where operations personnel
  can gain the hands on practical skills required
  in the biopharma / pharmachem industries heavy
  emphasis on production scale equipment and
  vocational skill development

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FAS BIOPHARMACEUTICAL/ PHARMACEUTICAL TRAINING
FACILITYCARRIGALINE, CO. CORK
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WHAT ?

• A hands on training facility where people can
  gain the practical skills required to work in the
  pharmaceutical/ bio pharmaceutical sector
• Multi - million Euro investment

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WHERE?

• Exact location Estuary Industrial Park,
  Crosshaven Road, Carrigaline, Co. Cork.
• Site size current building footprint
  approximately 1500 square metres
• There is scope for expansion on this site, FAS
  have first refusal on this

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TARGET AUDIENCE?

• OPERATORS / CRAFTS SKILLING AND UPSKILLING
• Existing operators/ crafts people who require
  updating or cross skilling
• Redundant workers from related industries
• New entrants to the labour market who aspire to
  work in these sectors

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INITIAL PROPOSED LAYOUT

• 4 classrooms
• CIP/ SIP Skid
• Fermentation skid
• Mixing and Blending skid
• Process Control skid
• Clean room
• Automation area
• Canteen, warehouse etc.

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REVIEW OF PLANS

• Industry advisory group put in place Dec 2005
• 5 companies involved 3 API, 1 bio pharma, 1
  finished.
• Brief of the group review layout, review
  proposed equipment list, review proposed
  programmes

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REVISED PLANS EQUIPMENT 2006

• Generic Reactor skid
• Mixing and blending vessel
• Glassware skid pumping, heating, in process,
• CIP Skid
• Glove box with weighing scales, CIP
• Flexible Powder transfer containment system
• Mill with charge and discharge system hopper

• Large scale chromatography U/F rig
• Autoclave
• DI generation skid
• Display WFI generation
• Filters HEPA, Cartridge etc.
• Various other smaller items pumps, valves,
  pipes, o rings, heat exchangers, samplers,
  column internals, PPE etc.

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REVISED PLANS - EQUIPMENT

• Classrooms 4
• Clean room
• Clean room change
• Utilities area for provision of purified water,
  clean steam
• Audio/ video / computer lab
• Canteen

• FACILITY WILL MIMIC A GMP CONTROLLED SITE BUT
  WILL NOT BE CLASSIFIED

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REVISED PLANS Future Equipment

• Vial Line
• Centrifuge
• Disposable Mobile Vessel
• Blister Packaging line
• Lyophiliser

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HOW?

• CONTRACT TRAINING PROVIDERS
• FACILITY FOR LEASE TO UCC /CIT
• LEASE TO COMPANIES FOR PRIVATE USE CAN USE YOUR
  OWN TRAINERS

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REVISED PLANS - PROGRAMMES

• BUILD ON EXISTING PROGRAMMES DONT CREATE
  SOMETHING NEW
• TRANSPARENT FRAMEWORK FOR PROGRESSION
• MODULAR TO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY
• ALL ASPECTS OF FACILITY AVAILABLE TO DO PRACTICAL
  TRAINING INCLUDING UTILITIES

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PROPOSED PROGRAMME
CORE SKILLS
PROCESS SKILLS
FINISHED PHARMA
BIO- PHARMACEUTICAL
API / BULK CHEMICAL
ALL MODULES CAN BE COMPLETED AND ACCREDITED
SEPARATELY
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PROPOSED PROGRAMMES

• Programme contents to be reviewed by Industry
  Advisory group prior to approval.

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LINKS

• FAS has signed a memorandum of understanding with
  NIBRT (National Institute for Bio processing
  Research and Training), CIT and UCC
• NIBRT and FAS will support each others
  activities and link where necessary to provide
  complementary programmes.

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS 16th APRIL 2007
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Summary

• Skills Competence in the workplace to
  competence pre the workplace
• Pharmachem to Biopharma
• Certification of Skills Linking to the National
  framework
• Career progression and development pathways for
  the individual

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CONTACTS

• Valerie Cowman 087 637 1858 / 021 485 6234
• Valerie.cowman_at_sw.fas.ie
• Jerry Linehan 087 637 1857 / 021 485 6331
• jerry.linehan_at_sw.fas.ie
• Enda McWeeney 087 126 2247 / 021 485 6223
• Enda.mcweeney_at_sw.fas.ie