Support the next generation of optometrists, develop the profession and boost your own career.
Find out everything you need to know about qualifying to becoming a supervisor and mentoring a pre-registration trainee.
Updates on guidance and roles for supervising College pre-registration optometrists.
The College has a number of resources available to help support you through your supervision journey.
An affix recognising the dedication, expertise, and commitment of supervisors.
Find out how to ensure the College is up-to-date with your supervisory activities.
This course outlines what you need to know as a supervisor to support students under the new CLiP scheme, and how this scheme differs from College’s Scheme for Registration.
This course guides supervisors to prepare for and conduct effective one-to-one meetings with their learners.
Thinking about becoming a supervisor? Three optometrists tell us about the skills and experience needed to become an effective supervisor.
Consent is a legal obligation and fundamental ethical principle in healthcare. Approaches and style must be adapted according to the individual patient.
This month we look at ways in which optometry and ophthalmic dispensing learners can employ an adaptive and personalised approach to patient care.
David Jameson, optometrist, discusses how to help students know when to call in the supervisor, and how to encourage effective clinical decision making in trainees.
Whilst all courses should equip learners with the knowledge and skills to do well in exam situations, they can be a source of anxiety, so must be managed to ensure optimal performance.
This online course is for those aspiring to become a Principal Supervisor for workplace learners - trainees for the Scheme for Registration and students for CLiP. One CPD point.
This course addresses the duties of supervising by guiding and influencing people. It includes the common challenges you may face as a supervisor. One CPD point.
This course is for those aspiring to become Additional supervisors for trainees on the Scheme for Registration. One CPD point.
Optical professionals place great emphasis on making decisions based on evidence, but it can be difficult to connect research findings with the patient experience. Specialist Optometrist, Matt Roney answers key questions on how to develop decision making skills in learners.
We look at how to instil duty of candour in optometry and ophthalmic dispensing learners and how to handle failure productively.
Guest contributor, Professor Irene Ctori, Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies, City, University of London gives her insight into the value of teamwork and how it can be instilled in optometry and dispensing optician learners.
This month, guest contributor, Alexandra Webster, Head of CPD, ABDO gives her thoughts on reflective practice.
A clinical audit can enhance skills in research, data collection, data interpretation, collaboration, feedback and reflection.