The College of Optometrists pilots changes to its registration scheme

The College of Optometrists is to pilot changes to its current registration scheme two years after it replaced the Personal Qualifying Examination Part II.

The review group of representatives of the College considered feedback from those involved in the current assessment process. Acting on the feedback, the College has announced a series of changes it believes will help trainees maintain the skills they acquire early in the scheme until the end of their pre-reg period.

The proposed changes include a re-organisation of the assessment framework so that the sequence in which competencies are assessed better reflects the usual order in which trainees gain experience.