GOC approves ESR results

The Council of the General Optical Council (GOC) has approved new requirements for education and training resulting from the Education Strategic Review (ESR).

The regulator explained that the new requirements for GOC approved qualifications leading to registration as a dispensing optician or optometrist would replace the current Education Quality Assurance Handbooks for optometry (2015) and ophthalmic dispensing (2011).

GOC Council chair, Gareth Hadley, commented: ‘I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to shaping our proposals and to assure that we will continue to work closely with our stakeholders as we implement the changes.’

‘We value all of the feedback we’ve received over the years to ensure our requirements are fit for purpose and reflect the changing landscape of the optical sector, not least as a result of the Covid-19 emergency.’