Improving skills and knowledge

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Things have, of course, changed since then. But the WCSM continues to play a key 21st-century role in helping people improve their skills and knowledge, progress within the optical sector, and become more of an asset to their employers.

Lizzie Bartlam, who was named Dispensing Optician of the Year at the Optician Awards in 2008, is a dispensing instructor at Aston University's optometry clinic. Earlier this year she enrolled on the WCSM's SMC (Tech) fast-track, a six-month distance-learning course for qualified DOs that covers the parts of the technician's role not included in the FBDO qualification.