GOC encourages Education Strategic Review responses

The GOC has encouraged stakeholders to respond to its Education Strategic Review consultation by February 25.

The consultation will include new draft standards for education providers and learning outcomes for students, which take into account a greater need to focus on clinical training, leadership and increased multi-disciplinary work.

Dr Subo Shanmuganathan, GOC interim director of education also responded to some of the responses it has already received as part of the consultation, in particular, concerns from the Association of British Dispensing Opticians over potential revisions to qualification levels.

'We understand that there is some concern about the potential impact of our proposals on the status of current qualifications. In particular, it is important to understand when responding that the current baseline qualification level for an ophthalmic dispensing qualification is level 5 and we are not proposing any change to this minimum requirement.