Catherine Barrell, an optical technician at Specsavers, has little doubt about what the impact of technology has been. ‘It saves a lot of time and, at the end of the day, it’s better in terms of the quality of the work,’ she thinks. ‘But you’re not using as much of your own skill.’ This is partly what prompted her to enrol on a Level 4 Diploma for Optical Technicians with the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers (WCSM).
‘I saw it as a good way to gain more knowledge. When you’re working on a day-to-day basis, you don’t always get to learn why you’re doing what you’re doing. You’re losing a lot of the science behind it all, because of the advances in technology.’
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