Roche/RQA Collaboration: Impact of the Certificate in Data Basics eLearning in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Including the Launch of IMPALA Consortium

Overview

The course was designed to equip quality professionals with:

The basic analytical skills and knowledge they need to interpret and use data effectively
Recognising the challenges of data processing and analysis
Describing different statistical methods used to interpret and analyse data
Practical application by using statistical methods on a simplified data set
Developing critical judgement when it comes to data, statistics and visualisations.

The self-paced learning course which takes approximately three hours to complete, includes a final self-assessment knowledge check which, when successfully passed, enables you to collect three CPD points. Since its initial launch back in 2021, a total of 284 RQA members have enrolled to take the course, with 152 completing the training to date. Based on the demographic characteristics of current RQA members who would be likely to take the training, just under half – 44%, have either enrolled or taken it so far.

With that in mind, Roche and the RQA began assessing what impact the Certificate in Data Basics eLearning has had in the pharmaceutical industry since its launch and how we can broaden our reach with this eLearning to other quality professionals across industry.