Quality Assurance Visits
We periodically visit higher education training institutions and providers of assessments in optics that lead to registration with the GOC.
Quality Assurance (QA) 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.
A list of our accredited providers and visit reports can be viewed here.
Education Handbooks
The Education Handbooks containing the GOC requirements and procedures relating to the accreditation and quality assurance of education and training programmes are available to download.
Schemes for Registration Handbook
Independent Prescribing Handbook 2008
Education Visit Procedures
Visit Process Policy and Procedure
Release of Education Visit Reports Policy and Procedure
Procedure for handling complaints about programmes and qualifications approved by the GOC
Annual Monitoring Reports
Summaries of our previous annual monitoring reports can be found below:
Dispensing Annual Monitoring Report Summary 2012-13
Optometry Annual Monitoring Report Summary 2012-13
Dispensing Annual Monitoring Report Summary 2011-12
Optometry Annual Monitoring report summary 2011-12
Dispensing Annual Monitoring Report Summary 2010-11
Optometry Annual Monitoring Report Summary 2010/11
Optometry Annual Monitoring Report Summary 2009/10
Dispensing Annual Monitoring Report Summary 2009/10
Dispensing Annual Monitoring Report Summary 2008-09
Optometry Annual Monitoring Report Summary 2008-09
Content Panels
Log CET points
Use the MyGOC area of our website to log CET points or find events in your local area
CET
Click on the link below for more information and requirements for the 2016-18 CET cycle.
