The Fantastic Five Team – Trevor, Mark H, Denise, Mark R & Karl’s Story

Trevor Adair, Mark Haughey, Denise Hooper, Mark Rooney & Karl Byrne – Higher Certificate in Process Technology Graduates. 

My name is Mark Rooney and I completed the Higher Certificate in Process Technology with Innopharma Education funded through the Springboard+ Initiative. I have now progressed to the Level 7 BSc in Process Technologies. Before studying with Innopharma Education, I was a Service Technician at Canon for 16 years and I decided I wanted to move into the (Bio) Pharmaceutical Industry. For me to do that, I had to complete a course. Through Innopharma Education & Springboard+ courses, I was able to do the Level 6 Certificate in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Operations. I hadn’t even completed my exams for the Certificate in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Operations when I got an interview with Amgen, and now I have been working for them for over a year and I love it. Every one of us has had a positive outcome from doing the course, so much so that I moved onto Level 7. What a brilliant experience, particularly for a mature student. I haven’t been to school since the 80’s so returning to the third level education was very daunting, but I have come out the other side with over 85% in all my exams. 

The confidence that you gain from the course is incredible. I was able to go and present myself to a company where I never thought I would be eligible to work. I would highly recommend studying with Innopharma Education, anyone who is thinking about doing a course, just stop waiting and go do it. It’s for everybody!.  

My name is Mark Haughey, and I completed the Higher Certificate in Process Technology with Innopharma Education funded by Springboard+ courses. Since graduating, I got a role as a Medical Engineer at Cruinn Diagnostics working on Siemens Ultrasound. Everything I do in my role, I learnt from the course; maintenance, compliance, GMP and SOP, everything involved in looking after the Ultrasounds.  

I worked with Mark Rooney at Canon as a service engineer before studying with Innopharma Education. It’s simply amazing, from where we were to the industries we are in now. It is all down to Innopharma Education. 

My name is Trevor Adair, while studying with Innopharma Education, some of us had had many hurdles and obstacles thrown in our way. However, I had 3 jobs in the first year of working in the industry. After completing the Higher Certificate in Process Technologies, I applied to West Pharmaceuticals. Without even doing an interview, my CV had been checked and I got offered a role as a production operator. To cap it all off my son started the Certificate in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Operations funded by Springboard+ courses.  

My name is Denise Hooper and I completed the Higher Certificate in Process Technology. After I progressed to the Level 7 BSc in Process Technologies. Before studying with Innopharma Education I was a Clinic Manager at a Skin Clinic and was looking for a career change. It was great to celebrate two great milestones: welcoming my daughter to the world and completing my Higher Certificate in Process Technology in the same year. 

The five of us really gelled and that helped us get through the course. Knowing you can pick up the phone and ask a question was hugely beneficial, we did study groups, zoom calls and it reassured us that we were on the right track. We wouldn’t have gotten as fair without each other.