Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Awareness

It is for warehouse, logistics, transport, procurement and quality staff, supervisors and managers in organisations that store or distribute medical products, such as distributors, wholesalers, third-party logistics providers and manufacturers' distribution teams. It helps every employee understand how their work protects product quality. No prior knowledge of GDP is needed, so it suits new starters as well as experienced staff.

It covers why good distribution matters; quality management, responsibilities and personnel; premises, warehousing and storage conditions; temperature control and monitoring; transport, dispatch, receipt and returns; documentation, traceability and preventing falsified products from reaching patients; and deviations, complaints, recalls and self-inspection. It refers to the WHO good storage and distribution practices for medical products and stays general rather than following one country's law.

It is a set of short video modules, each followed by practice questions, and a final exam. The course page shows the number of modules and the approximate video runtime; allow additional time for the practice questions and the exam. With 12 months of access, learners can complete it in one sitting or over several sessions.

Yes. Learners who reach the 70% pass mark in the final exam receive a Sterling Academy Certificate of Completion for Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Awareness Training. Each certificate carries a unique number and a QR code, and anyone can check it online using the certificate number and the holder's surname. It is a training certificate for the individual learner.

Yes. Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Awareness Training is a self-paced online course made of short video modules, in English with captions. You study at your own pace during 12 months of access, and practice questions after modules help you check your understanding before the final exam. If a point is unclear, questions are answered by a Sterling consultant.

Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Awareness Training is US$19 per learner. Teams save 20% for 11 to 50 learners and 30% for 51 to 200 learners; 201 or more learners are priced on request. Client administrators can track their team's progress. Prices are in US dollars, excluding taxes, and Sterling confirms final pricing and enrolment.

No. The Certificate of Completion is a training certificate: it shows that one person completed Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Awareness Training and reached the pass mark in its final exam. GDP is set out in regulatory guidelines, and an organisation's GDP status is decided by the relevant regulatory authority, or in some cases an independent certification body, after its own inspection or audit. Sterling does not certify organisations.