Our full range of online resources and materials are designed to support your continuing professional development and provide essential CPD points.
We have a number of online courses with CPD points available for Associate members who are UK-registered dispensing opticians.
Note: Please click on the course link twice, if the link does not direct you the first time.
Depending on which type of supervisor you would like to be, check the courses you need to complete, below:
CLiP Practice Lead (main supervisor):
CLiP Task Supervisor (supporting supervisor):
SFR Principal Supervisor (main supervisor):
SFR Additional Supervisor (supporting supervisor)
This course is the first part of a two-part course for those aspiring to become a supervisor responsible for trainees on the Scheme for Registration and students on CLiP.
This is the second part of a two-part course for those aspiring to become a Principal Supervisor for trainees on the Scheme for Registration and students on CLiP.
This course is for those aspiring to become Additional supervisors for trainees on the Scheme for Registration.
This course outlines what you need to know to become a College-approved supervisor for a CLiP student and how it differs from College’s Scheme for Registration.
This course course outlines what you need to know as a supervisor to support students under the Scheme for Registration (SFR) and how it differs from CLiP supervision.
Explore what makes difficult conversations challenging and how to approach them with clarity, empathy, and confidence.
This course guides supervisors to prepare for and conduct effective one-to-one meetings with their learners.
This online CPD course will help you consider the advice you give patients about products and treatments.
The recorded webinar by Dr Manbir Nagra MCOptom covers a summary of recent developments in the field of contact lenses and considers the groundwork required to ensure optometrists are prepared for the expected changes.
Dr Pearse Keane discusses AI applications in eyecare, including: basic concepts; language models; challenges and progress so far; Google DeepMind; and more.