View from the GOC: Share your views on CET requirements

Reviewing our education and training requirements for student opticians and our CET and revalidation requirements is a core element of our strategy.

Our Education Strategic Review is well under way with strong stakeholder support for our direction of travel. The recent education ‘concepts and principle’ consultation showed backing for new standards for education providers and learning outcomes that meet the need for an evolving sector.

Our Continuing Education and Training Review has also started. This explores new principles by which we can support optometrists and dispensing opticians to keep their skills up to date. It also considers how our requirements could change to ensure registrants are continuing to develop their skills and knowledge as well as maintaining the fundamentals of practice.