Certificate in GMP (ROW Market)

Pharmaceutical products distributed across Africa and the Gulf markets play a critical role in supporting healthcare systems in these regions. Ensuring their quality, safety, and efficacy relies on strict adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), which form the backbone of pharmaceutical quality systems. In these markets, GMP implementation is primarily guided by WHO-GMP standards and enforced by regional regulatory authorities. These regulations define requirements for manufacturing facilities, equipment, personnel, documentation, and production operations, ensuring that medicines are consistently produced and controlled to meet quality standards.

GMP compliance in Africa and the GCC emphasizes process validation, quality assurance, risk management, and data integrity throughout the product lifecycle. Meeting these standards ensures the reliability of medicines, facilitates regulatory approvals, and enhances market access for both local and imported pharmaceutical products. Adhering to internationally recognized GMP standards also strengthens manufacturers’ credibility, supports patient safety, and promotes confidence in medicines across these emerging markets.

This program will enable the participants to:

• Understand the principles and scope of GMP requirements for African and GCC markets.
• Gain knowledge of WHO-GMP standards and region-specific regulatory expectations.
• Learn how GMP ensures product quality, safety, and efficacy in diverse international markets.
• Develop the ability to implement quality assurance systems, documentation controls, and validated processes in compliance with regional and international GMP.
• Recognize the role of GMP in regulatory compliance, inspection readiness, and market authorization in ROW markets.
• Appreciate the significance of harmonization with WHO and internationally recognized GMP standards for global credibility.
• Apply GMP principles to maintain product integrity, minimize risks, and promote continuous improvement in pharmaceutical manufacturing for Africa and the GCC.

Target Audience

The Certificate Program in GMP (ROW Market)is designed for professionals and students seeking to build or enhance their expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing and regulatory compliance. It is ideal for:

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals involved in production, quality assurance, and quality control.
• Regulatory affairs executives aiming to understand global GMP requirements.
• R&D and validation specialists seeking to align laboratory and process practices with GMP standards.
• Auditors and compliance officers responsible for ensuring adherence to GMP regulations.
• Academicians and postgraduate students in pharmacy, life sciences, and biotechnology aspiring to enter the pharmaceutical quality and manufacturing sector.

Certified Study Resources

Module 1: Introduction to GMP in ROW Markets

Module 2: GMP Regulatory Requirements – African Market (NAFDAC, SAHPRA)

Module 3: GMP Regulatory Requirements – GCC Market (SFDA, MOH)

Module 4: Quality Assurance, Validation, and Data Integrity

Module 5: Regulatory Inspections and Compliance Management

Module 6: Global GMP Harmonization and Emerging Trends

Eligibility

Graduates in any discipline are eligible for our Post Graduate Diploma, Executive Diploma and Professional Certification Programmes.

Programme Duration

The duration to complete this programme is 5 days

Programme Mode

Registration is currently open for Part-time (Online Live Classes) mode.

Programme Deliverables

The accompanying training is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.

• Interactive or online live sessions on all key areas of the programme giving all flexibility to the participants.
• All the efforts are made by IGMPI faculty members to make the entire programme modules easily understandable.
• Assessment and evaluation for all the programme modules in order to enhance the levels of competencies and skills of the participants leading towards the objective of application in the job.
• At the end of each programme modules, the trainers shall obtain feedback from the participants using specially designed questionnaires.
• All learning and training delivery initiatives shall be conducted in English.

Assessment & Certification

Online assessment will be conducted at the end of the programme and after successful completion; the participants will be awarded Certificate in GMP (ROW Market)by Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, IGMPI.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing placement assistance to its participants. The robust placement cell comprises of senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. We are engaged in promoting the employability of our participants by maintaining good rapport and relation with HR cell and recruiting managers of leading food and agriculture companies across the globe. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.

In recent months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working with global pharmaceutical, healthcare like Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Aurobindo Pharma, Glenmark Generics, Cipla, Wockhardt, Pfizer, Abbott, Medtronic, Foster Corporation, IPCA Laboratories, Calyx, Bliss GVS Pharma, SeQuent, Mankind, Beryl Drugs, Allergy Therapeutics, Ciron, Sun Pharmaceutical, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Ranbaxy , Biocon etc. The IGMPI's Corporate Resource Division actively recommends our students and training participants for various job requirements and specialized roles to Human Resource, Talent Acquisition as well as the heads of various departments in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare industries on regular basis.

Future Prospects

Professionals certified in GMP for ROW Markets have promising career opportunities in the expanding pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sectors of these regions. They can pursue roles in quality assurance, quality control, regulatory affairs, validation, auditing, and compliance management across multinational companies, contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), and distributors operating in Africa and GCC countries. With increasing adoption of WHO-GMP standards and alignment with international norms, skilled GMP professionals are in high demand to ensure regulatory compliance, maintain product quality, and support inspection readiness. This certification enhances employability, equips professionals for leadership roles in quality systems and regulatory affairs, and enables engagement in international projects, contributing to patient safety, product reliability, and market access in emerging regions.

GMP professionals are seen in all different types of domain which include QA GMP Manager, Manufacturing chemist, Warehouse Manager, Pharmaceutical GMP Administrator, Data Integrity Specialist and many more in reputed companies.

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Last date for submitting completed Application Form: 11:59 PM 24^th Oct 2025.

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