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ss_ustc

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Sep 21, 2016
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Hello Friends

I have Masters and Bachelors in Pharmacy from Bangladesh. I have job experience in a local Pharmaceutical company as a Quality Assurance Officer in the factory and want to use this experience for Express Entry under FSW program. I got confused by the below statement that I found in CIC regarding ECA for pharmacy graduates and need your help to clarify my concerns:

"as a pharmacist (NOC 3131): ◦if you need a license to practice (for example, providing patient care in a community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, long term care facility or other practice settings) the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) must do your ECA,
◦if you are in a position where you do not need a license (organizations such as the pharmaceutical industry and government which require a pharmacy degree because of the education or skill set, but may not require a licence to practice pharmacy), you can have your credentials assessed by one of the other designated ECA organizations."

so does it mean I don't have to go through PEBC and can have my degrees evaluated with other agencies like WES.

I would really appreciate if you anyone can help me in this regard.
 
Yes you got it right, You can apply for the ECA of your Masters degree from WES, and you will get the points for your masters.