Reforming Pharmaceutical Engineering Practical Training to Enhance Engineering Competency

This study explores reforms to address the shortcomings in pharmaceutical engineering practical training. Taking the Pharmaceutical Engineering program at Chongqing University of Science and Technology as a case study, it analyzes the problems existing in the current “Paracetamol” practical training module, including fragmented structure, lack of innovation, and disconnection from real industrial production scenarios. Guided by the concept of Outcome-Based Education (OBE), a reform plan for the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) project-driven teaching model is proposed. This plan transforms traditional verification experiments into real project tasks such as “optimizing production processes”, strengthens the cultivation of students’ ability to solve engineering problems, effectively improves their engineering practical skills and industry adaptability, and provides new ideas for the practical teaching of pharmaceutical engineering programs.