Changing your supervisor or practice

Adding a new supervisor

You can change your supervision arrangements by adding a new supervisor to your record online in the My College area. 

The maximum number of supervisors that can be added is two. Find out more information about the types of supervision arrangements available. 

Your new supervisor will then be sent an email with information on how to accept you as a trainee. Once they have accepted you, email education.help@college-optometrists.org to inform us you have made changes. The College will then carry out eligibility checks on you and your supervisor. We will email you to confirm the supervision arrangement once these checks have been completed.

Changing practice

Please note your time on the Scheme cannot be paused if you have taken a break or if you have moved to another practice and there is a break between starting in a new practice.

  1. Update your practice details via MyCollege portal.
  2. Update your supervisor arrangements information.
  3. If you are at Stage One, you need to contact your Stage One assessor. After updating your details, please email education.help@college-optometrists.org.

    Please note that it is your responsibility to inform your Stage One assessor, otherwise it may lead to late visit cancelations, which are subject to additional fees.
  4. If you are at Stage Two, after updating your details, please email education.help@college-optometrists.org.

Removing a previous supervisor

You can request to remove a supervisor from your record online in the My College area.

It is important that you remove your supervisor if you or your supervisor leave your place of work. Make sure that you have appropriate supervision arrangements in place when practising under supervision.