Higher qualifications
A College-accredited higher qualification will equip you for new challenges and responsibilities, and support your continuing professional development and career progression.
A College-accredited higher qualification will equip you for new challenges and responsibilities, and support your continuing professional development and career progression.
They are the ideal way to boost your confidence, enhance your clinical knowledge and professional skills and formally recognise your expertise.
If you’re thinking about the future and where you career could take you, why not consider a College-accredited higher qualification? Higher qualifications are suitable for optometrists at all stages of their careers and in all settings. They are available at three levels so you can choose to progress to the highest levels of competence in one specific condition, or to develop your skills in five key topic areas. The courses are developed and delivered by universities and hospitals and accredited by the College of Optometrists so you can be sure that they reflect the latest research and thinking on key topics and conditions. They are delivered via a flexible combination of distance learning, coursework, assessments and practical sessions and, at higher levels, a portfolio of clinical experience.
A higher qualification:
Higher qualifications are suitable for optometrists at all stages of their careers and in all settings.
Higher qualifications reflect the latest research and thinking on key topics and conditions, enabling you to provide the highest standards of patient care.
Higher qualification courses are developed by universities and hospitals, accredited by the College and delivered through flexible learning to fit around your work and professional commitments.
Find out more about the courses currently available, and choose the one that’s right for you.
Successful candidates can use the appropriate affix to show they have enhanced skills and knowledge.
If you would like to find out more about offering College-accredited higher qualifications, please email stephanie.hamilton@college-optometrists.org.