More than one in 10 eye care professionals have yet to complete their CET requirement a matter of weeks before the deadline expires - and face being blocked from starting the next cycle.
The General Optical Council told Optician that 2,487 of its registrants, or 13 per cent, still needed to meet their target ahead of a new three-year cycle starting in the new year.
From January 1 the GOC will roll out wholesale changes to the way CET points must be attained, including compulsory peer review sessions. Registrants will be asked to gain 50 per cent of points through interactive learning, including lectures, clinical skills workshops, peer review and live webinars and online discussions.
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