GOC approves dispensing apprenticeship recruitment

Approval has been granted by the GOC to start recruiting students for the first dispensing optician apprenticeship that will be delivered by the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO).

Samara Morgan, GOC head of education and CPD development, said: ‘An apprenticeship scheme will offer another pathway for potential dispensing opticians to earn their qualification, whilst still ensuring they are training through a qualification that has been approved and quality assured by us.’

Morgan added that the GOC would continue working with ABDO to ensure the apprenticeship meets all of its requirements for full approval. ABDO can now begin recruiting students to start training under the level 6 apprenticeship from September 2024 at its various centres.