Science students on the Career
Ready Programme had a wonderful opportunity to visit NAPP Pharmaceuticals of
the Mundipharma Group on Tuesday. The photo is outside one of their iconic
buildings, known to NAPP staff as, “The Toaster”! A tour of the premises
revealed amazing insights into the stages involved in the production of
slow-release medicine tablets and capsules, and students got to see a broad
range of job roles with staff working all around them. Quality Control
demonstrations really highlighted the accuracy involved in producing goods
needing high levels of precision, and students gained their first experience of
clean-room environments, requiring careful attention to ensuring the workplace
is kept as clean as possible – even down to wearing protective suits covering
all shoes, clothes, hair and even ears and beards!
Meeting a university
student on industrial placement with NAPP allowed our students to speak to
someone of a similar age and outlook, whilst a talk after the tour that looked
at how to best prepare for a CV/interview
/Selection Day proved a real
hit. Feedback was very positive with one student commenting, “The
master class was helpful because it helped me understand that I should put more
about myself and personal achievements, than just educational
qualifications, [in my CV.]”
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