Lost in a maze of registering for web sites and counting points? OPTICIAN begins a short series answering frequently asked questions on different aspects of CET. This week we look at what statutory CET is and how it is being enforced
What do I need to do?
Every practitioner - optometrist or dispensing optician - registered with the General Optical Council on June 30, 2005 needs to earn 36 general Continuing Education and Training (CET) points by December 31, 2006.
Anyone not doing so will ultimately be erased from the register in 2007.
So I need to earn 36 points before the end of 2006?
Yes. But you can also carry over points from the voluntary period. The first full cycle is for three years ending December 2006. The first 18 months (January 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005) was voluntary, the second 18 months is statutory.
Registrants can carry over a maximum of 24 general points and 12 specialist points from the voluntary period to their final total.
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