Inaugural Clinical Learning in Practice graduates welcomed to the profession

This year saw the first cohort of new registrants who have completed the College’s Clinical Learning in Practice (CLiP) programme welcomed into membership at the Diploma Ceremonies. The University of Lancashire’s MSc Optometry graduates are the first cohort to embark on their careers as optometrists following the students’ successful completion of their CLiP workplace learning and assessments during the final year of their degree. Their qualification marks a major milestone in the evolution of optometry education under the updated Education and Training Requirements (ETR).  

The ceremonies also brought together newly qualified members who have completed the College’s Scheme for Registration following their degrees in optometry across the UK and internationally, as the College warmly welcomed them into the profession.  

Newly qualified members are joining a community of optometrists with shared values, standards and a collective purpose to make a real difference to patients’ lives, delivering high-quality eye care, helping them to see better, treating and managing conditions, and preserving their sight.