Good Manufacturing Practice course
GMP made interesting – a highly interactive, educational and enjoyable one day GMP course delivered using our proven 'live online interactive' courseware enabling you to attend the course from your home or workplace and be heard and seen throughout, just as you would be if we were in a room together. Key InformationWhy InspiredGMP made interesting – a highly interactive, educational and enjoyable Good Manufacturing Practice training course
This highly educational and engaging Good Manufacturing Practice course covers the key requirements of GMP and how these are applied in the workplace.
Do you need to learn about GMP and how it is applied in a manufacturing operation? Are you in a new Supervisory/ Management role and need a detailed explanation of GMP, its requirements and how it works? Are you involved in GMP training and in need of tips on how to make GMP training fun and interesting?
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Make a Booking
Our one-day Good Manufacturing Practice training course is available on the following dates:
Tuesday 8th June 2021
Venue: Your home or workplace using our proven ‘live online interactive’ courseware
Tuesday 5th October 2021
Venue: Your home or workplace using our proven ‘live online interactive’ courseware
Coronavirus Update
Due to the uncertainties involved in travel at the moment we will be delivering all of our public courses using our proven 'live online interactive' technology. Delegate feedback from the courses we delivered in June and July has been just as positive as our classroom courses and in addition, many people have enjoyed not having to travel in these difficult times.
All Dates:
The cost is £695 plus VAT.
Course will be charged in GB pounds. For full details of what is included in the cost see below.
Payment can be made by cheque, electronic transfer, credit or debit card. Payment must be made before the course start date. Either payment or a Purchase Order number will be required to secure a place on the course.
If you plan to pay by credit card then you should first look at this helpful information.
Alternatively, if you want to discuss any aspect of this GMP training course or want to reserve a place, please send an email with your enquiry or call +44 1635 866699.
Based outside the UK?
If so, be sure to pick the 'Tax Exempt' options in the payment method list when you are making a booking. If you are based in the EU then you must also enter your VAT number to qualify to be exempt from VAT.
Group Bookings - discounts of up to 50%
Book 2 or more individuals from the same company for the same course date to enjoy substantial discounts. The first booking is charged at the full published rate with the second booking charged at full published rate minus 20%. A third or fourth booking is charged at full published rate minus 50%. These discounts are applied automatically when you make a booking.
Key Course Information
Who will the course benefit?
Our GMP course is aimed principally at personnel new to Supervisory and Management roles who need a detailed explanation of GMP, its requirements and how it works. The GMP course will also be of benefit for anyone new to pharmaceuticals who have had no significant GMP training previously.
GMP Course overview
Delegates will learn about GMP and how it is applied in a manufacturing operation. Delegates will leave the GMP course with a clear understanding of the requirements of EU GMP and an appreciation of USA GMP.
For a more in-depth review of GMP our 3-day Advanced GMP course may be of interest.
A short online refresher/compliance programme costing from £95 per delegate is also available with versions for Packaging, Warehouse, Laboratory and Manufacturing personnel available – for more details click here.
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Course content
- An introduction to GMP
- The history of GMP
- Why do we have GMP in pharmaceuticals?
- Licences for medicines and GMP enforcement
- GMP in the Product Lifecycle
- The legal status of GMP
- The structure of the EU Guide to GMP / The UK Orange Guide
- GMP in the USA
- Current and future issues in GMP
- Duties of key personnel and departments
- The role of Production, Quality Control (QC), Quality Assurance (QA) and the Qualified Person (QP)
- The principle GMP requirements for documentation and records
- GMP in the workplace
- GMP and documentation
- People, training and hygiene
- Data integrity
- Dealing with problems and root-cause analysis
Course cost:
£695 per delegate plus VAT. Course will be charged in GB pounds.
However delegates from outside the UK but within the European Union (EU) will not be charged VAT if they supply their own company’s national VAT number when booking. VAT will not be charged for any delegates coming from outside the EU.
The cost includes:
- Course folder containing copies of slides and supplementary notes and handouts.
- Course attendance certificate.
- Full tutor support and access during course times.
Times:
09.00 – 17.00 consisting of four 90 minute live interactive online sessions and 3 breaks of at least 30 minutes.
Live Online Interactive Training
Stay Safe - Attend from home or whilst at work
With 2 expert facilitators and a maximum of 10 delegates our course will utilise state-of-the art interactive online classroom software that will enable you to:
- chat online with the facilitators and other delegates
- raise your 'virtual' hand to ask a question
- participate anonymously in a poll or survey and see an instant display of the class results
- undertake exercises on your own or in a group
And best of all, no travel is needed nor a stay in a hotel reducing any risks of COVID-19 and saving you a lot of time, hassle and money.
As always we will ensure this event is inspirational, enjoyable and educational. See the feedback below:
What is involved?
We will send you a link to the live online interactive course with your joining instructions once you have booked your place.
You should log into the training session 10-15 minutes before the start time, to ensure that you have set up the courseware correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals.
Your active participation is expected: everyone will be heard and seen throughout, just as they would be if we were in a room together. To be heard, hear and be seen you will need a microphone, speakers and camera — if you have a modern laptop that’s all you will need. Remember, you’ll need a quiet place to call from and a decent internet connection is a must.
I found the interaction very good by using the chat option as it keeps everyone interested and there was a variety of questions and answers.
Great course, although it was virtual I felt we got the same value for money as if it was F2F, a 10 out of 10!!! I will recommend to colleagues
The GMP course was ran very well. Both presenters were very knowledgeable in the area, both for the EU and other countries. I would highly recommend this course to those who are new to the area of GMP, as well as those who just need a bit of a refresher.
Why choose Inspired Pharma?
Expert Tutors

Andy Martin
Andy started working in the Pharmaceutical industry in 1985 as a lab technician for Smith & Nephew. Following this he had a number of roles culminating when he took over as QA Microbiology Manager. In 2003 he moved into Pharmaceutical Training and then in 2007 he moved back into Microbiology when he took up the position of Microbiology Manager for Catalent Pharma Solutions. Since 2012 he has operated as a consultant specialising in Microbiology and Quality Systems.

Dominic Parry
Dominic Parry has worked in the pharmaceutical industry since 1992 and is a leading pharmaceutical quality management specialist. He worked for 4 years at Evans Medical Limited (now Novartis Vaccines) as a Production Development Scientist. He then moved to Hoechst Marion Roussel (now Patheon, UK), where he worked for 4 years as a Quality Assurance Officer and then Validation Manager for the sterile manufacturing operations.
Over the past 15 years, he has worked as a leading pharmaceutical GMP trainer and Quality Management System specialist. He works closely with pharmaceutical companies and their suppliers on evaluating, developing and continually improving their quality systems.
He is generally recognised as one of the leading GMP trainers in the UK and brings an enormous amount of interest, enthusiasm and fun into the training he presents. He is Managing Director of Inspired Pharma Training Ltd.
Delegate Feedback
Dominic was outstanding
Excellent materials delivered in a digestable format
Super training course. Will definitely keep you in mind for future requirements
Dominic is an excellent tutor – very interesting without being boring
Thank you for making the training so interesting
Excellent – a very good trainer
Fantastic – kept everyone interested and engaged
Very well presented, entertaining and informative
Very knowledgeable and eye opening
Excellent – well presented
An excellent and relaxed course
Excellent – truly inspirational
Brilliant
Dominic was brilliant – one of the best GMP courses I have attended
An excellent course
Well presented and interesting
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We help people in Pharma organisations to continually improve their regulatory systems to gain competitive advantage and ensure compliance.
We offer a wide range of highly praised and respected classroom and online training courses and also provide our global pharma clients with consultancy support. Our classroom courses are available on a public schedule and also can be customised for inhouse delivery at a client site.
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Forthcoming Public Courses
All of our public courses are being delivered using our proven 'live online interactive' courseware enabling you to attend the course from your home or workplace and be heard and seen throughout, just as you would be if we were in a room together.
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Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Pharma Quality Management Systems module
QP Medicinal Chemistry & Therapeutics module
QP Quality Management Systems module
Each course typically consists of 10-20 minute chapters of content followed by a quiz based assessment. The QP courses feature tutor assessment too. The learning is accessed over the internet using desktop computers, laptops, tablets and even smartphones.