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How we approve training courses
We periodically visit higher education training institutions and providers of assessments in optics that lead to registration with the GOC.
Visits enable us to assess whether the standard of education and assessment offered gives sufficient assurance that students have achieved adequate skills and knowledge to practise safely. After each visit we produce a report of the findings which includes any recommendations for improvement. Each visit is carried out by our visitor panel.
Education Handbooks
Handbooks detailing how the approval process works are available to download.
Education visit policies
Visit Process Policy and Procedure
Release of Education Visit Reports Policy and Procedure
Summary of courses
A list of all optometry and dispensing course visits are available to download.
Education Visit Reports
A policy on publishing Visit reports is available to download
Release of Education Visit Reports Policy
The list below shows all the summary visit reports for programmes which have been visited and subsequently approved by the GOC.
As part of the approval process we visit education providers who provide programmes to ensure our standard of education and training are being met.
Bradford College Apr 09 Visit Report
Glasgow Caledonian Apr 09 Visit Report
Anglia Ruskin BOptom Nov 06 Visit
City University Mar 06 Visit Report
Glasgow Calendonian Dec 07 & Jun 08 Visit Report
Manchester MOptom Exam Visit Report
Ulster Mar 07 & Mar 09 Visit Report
University of Bradford Mar 09 Visit Report
Annual Monitoring Reports
A summary of the 2008/09 Annual Monitoring reports are available to download
Optometry Annual Monitoring Summary report
Dispensing Annual Monitoring Summary Report