Validation is a critical part of the quality management regime across the manufacturing sectors, with certain sectors more heavily regulated than others, such as Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices and Food Processing. Notably, validation is becoming increasingly important in manufacturing areas within these highly regulated sectors. As a result, the need for skilled personnel and the challenges that companies are encountering in recruitment and internal progression pathways is a very clear thematic in a range of reports on the manufacturing sector.

 

This certificate programme is designed in response to the clear industry demand to equip science and engineering graduates, working in manufacturing sectors of industry, with the necessary skills to be able to work in validation roles. The Certificate in Validation will equip graduates with a science or engineering background working in the pharmaceutical sector, food processing sector or medical devices sector to work in a validation environment. Validation is a very specialist field and expertise is built over time in practice. Our programme is designed to provide a comprehensive appreciation of the role of validation in quality assurance.