Registration for the 2025 Registered Seller Examination Preparation Course begins on March 4! ~Distance learning to support the qualification and training of registered sellers~!

Apo Plus Career K.K. (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Teru Fujimoto, President & CEO), which operates career support services for registered sellers, pharmacists, dispensing clerks, public health nurses, and other healthcare professionals, as well as training and education services for registered sellers, will begin accepting applications for correspondence courses for the registered seller examination on March 4, 2025. (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Teru Fujimoto) will begin accepting applications for correspondence courses to prepare for the registered salesclerk examination on March 4, 2025. Applications can be made through APC Learning, an education and training website for registered sellers.

Training and education service for registered sellers

In addition to exam preparation courses for those seeking to obtain registered seller certification, this service offers "continuous training" that must be taken annually to continue registered seller business, and "additional training" necessary to fulfill registered seller management requirements, through distance learning (e-learning) and live online courses. We also provide "additional training" necessary to fulfill registered seller management requirements through distance learning (e-learning) and live online courses.

Features of APC Learning, a training and education service for registered sellers

Features (1)

Courses are planned and produced by our certified instructors who have experience working in drugstores and teaching, and supervised by our group company, QOL Pharmacy.

Feature (2)

Industry-leading low tuition fees, and distance learning (e-learning) that can be accessed anytime, anywhere

Feature (3)

You can ask questions to the instructor by e-mail about what you want to know or what you don't understand (*There is a limit to the number of times you can ask questions)

The education and training service for registered sellers provided by APOplus Career is operated in an environment that provides comprehensive support for all those who want to make a career as a registered seller, or who want to improve their career, in order to achieve the career development they wish to realize.

The contents of the correspondence courses we provide are as follows.

＜For those who wish to become a registered salesclerk

Preparation for the Registered Seller Examination Course

E-learning video courses that allow students to study in their spare time and are convenient for review. Efficient study methods are thoroughly explained at a low tuition fee. In addition, you can solve 300 frequently appearing questions from the last two years' examinations as many times as you want.

Approximate study period: 4 months

Course fee: 19,800 yen (including tax) *Credit card payment accepted

　　　　　　　For a limited time, we will offer a 10% discount to those who register by Monday, March 31.

　　　　　　　The service will be offered at a 10% discount price for those who register by March 31 (Mon.).

　　　　　　　We will consult with you about the cost for a batch application by a corporation, depending on the number of participants.

　　　　　　　Please contact us for details.

Content: Video lectures (on-demand, approximately 21 hours)

　　　　　　　Textbook PDF data (binding fee not included)／ E-learning

　　　　　　　E-learning (question collections for 16 blocks in Japan for the past two years & explanations of answers to the 300 most frequently asked questions)

　　　　　　　E-learning (question booklet for 16 blocks in Japan for the last 2 years & answer explanations for 300 frequently asked questions) / PDF data for printing mock exam

　　　　　　　PDF data for printing mock exam (exam questions, mark sheets, answers)

　　　　　　　Questions to the instructor by e-mail (up to 3 questions during the course period)

　　　　　　　Career advice support after passing the exam (upon request, including job placement) Career advice support after passing the exam (for those who wish, including job placement)

Registration : Starts on Tuesday, March 4

　　　　　　 https://touhan.ap-c.co.jp/touhantaisaku/

＜For those working as a registered salesclerk

Additional training for registered sellers

From April 2023, registered sellers who can prove that they have worked for a total of 1,920 hours or more in the past five years, in addition to a total of at least one year but less than two years, will be recognized as persons with management requirements if they take this training course (online interactive lecture).

Lecture hours: 6 hours x 1 day (10:00-17:00)

Attendance fee: 3,850 yen per person (tax included)

Please contact us for the cost for a one-time corporate application, depending on the number of participants.

Applications for Tuesday, March 18 are now being accepted: https://touhan.ap-c.co.jp/additional/

　Training dates for April and beyond will be posted on the service website as they become available.

Continuous training for registered sellers

Due to the revision of the law in April 2022, continuous training for registered sellers has become a compliance requirement. In this course, all 12 hours of required training can be taken by correspondence course (e-learning).

Course fee: 3,080 yen (tax included) per person for individual registration.

Please contact us for the cost for a corporate application, as it depends on the number of participants.

Reference: Total number of participants in FY2023: Group training: 3,507 / Correspondence course: 3,485 (before the total of FY2024)

*Registration for fiscal 2025 will begin in May, and details will be announced on the service website.

https://touhan.ap-c.co.jp/training/

Image of use with a smartphone *Course completion certificate and question booklet

<Start of Registered Seller Training Service for Corporate Customers

In response to many requests from corporate clients, we provide training tailored to solve organizational issues, such as follow-up training for new employees and training for OTC managers in line with the pharmaceutical sales frontlines.

Follow-up training for corporate customers after obtaining registered salesclerk certification

For more information, please visit: https://touhan.ap-c.co.jp/corporate-training/

About the Instructor

Lecturer: Ms. Saori Muramatsu

Lecturer: Saori Muramatsu

Certified Instructor / Pharmacist / Certified Content Creator

Graduated from Meijo University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in March 2008, and worked as a pharmacist for a major prescription pharmaceutical wholesaler. She mainly managed pharmaceuticals, provided information to medical institutions, and trained sales representatives. Later, she worked at an airport drugstore. In 2016, she launched Tokyo Makia Co., Ltd. and has been developing her business focusing on lectures for registered sellers and students preparing for entrance examinations.

APC Learning, an education and training site for registered sellers

Preparatory courses for the Registered Seller Examination: https://touhan.ap-c.co.jp/touhantaisaku/

Additional training for registered sellers: https://touhan.ap-c.co.jp/additional/

Continuous training for registered sellers: https://touhan.ap-c.co.jp/training/

Support for corporate training of registered sellers: https://touhan.ap-c.co.jp/corporate-training/

Company Profile

Company name: APO PLUS CAREER Co.

Representative: Teru Fujimoto

Location: Shin-Tokyo Building 7F, 3-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan

Establishment ： February 2020

Business description: Specialized in medical and pharmaceutical staffing and temporary staffing business,

　　　　　 Business succession and health management consulting, etc.

Capital: 125,000,000 yen

URL ： https://www.ap-c.co.jp/

＜Career Support Service for Medical Professionals

APOPLUS Pharmacist : https://www.apo-mjob.com/

APOPLUS Tobacco Sales Navi ： https://www.touhan-navi.com/

APOPLUS Tobacco Sales Navi Direct: https://touhan-direct.com/

APOPLUS Public Health Nurses and Nurses: https://www.kan54.jp/