The College of Optometrists

• Enable you to work for the qualifications at your own pace, taking certificates which suit your particular aptitudes and interests within a wide and topical range of subjects.
• Comprise certificates – success in two Higher Qualification examinations will lead to the award of a specialist Diploma.  Success in four certificates will lead to the award of the Fellowship.
• Are aligned with the national structure for qualifications at university postgraduate level.
• Are aligned with the MSc modular courses now being developed by the universities. This will provide a suitable basis to allow reciprocity between the two systems in the future.

 The College’s highest qualification, the Fellowship is equivalent in content and scope to the MSc. This will provide a suitable basis to allow reciprocity between the two systems sometime in the future. It is hoped that continuing education and post-graduate course providers will develop the appropriate building blocks through a variety of learning processes for practitioners to achieve the various certificates.