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Professional certificate in paediatric eyecare
The Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eyecare is a post-graduate course offered to qualified optometrists, contact lens opticians and dispensing opticians registered with the General Optical Council or CORU.
This course will enable practitioners to develop advanced skills and knowledge in different aspects of paediatric eyecare, including myopia management.
There are 10 units in total. 9 units are delivered online as recorded lectures, and 1 unit is a practical in-person assessment to be offered several times per year at the ABDO National Resource Centre in Birmingham.
These units are:
- Unit 1 – Advanced communication and psychology
- Unit 2 – Paediatric dispensing
- Unit 3 – Facial development and research data
- Unit 4 – Refractive management
- Unit 5 – Neurodiversity and learning differences
- Unit 6 – Interventions
- Unit 7 – Specialist care
- Unit 8 – Paediatric low vision
- Unit 9 – Paediatric common eyecare conditions and acute presentations
- Unit 10 – Practical assessment
Each theoretical unit will have a MCQ assessment and be CPD accredited.
The course and exam fee is £1500 for ABDO members and is £1850 for non-members.
Card payment only.
FAQs
Payment for the course is a one off payment by card only. You will then have instant access to the whole course.
No. There are no enrolment or start dates, nor are there any rigid deadlines to meet. The course can be purchased at any time.
The practical assessment is applied for when the theoretical units are completed, and this will be offered several times a year at the ABDO National Resource Centre in Birmingham.
The dates for 2024 are:
May 6-8
September 9-11
The course material will be refreshed at least every three years so we ask that learners complete the course within this timeline. We estimate that it will take a minimum of six months.
The qualification is a Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eyecare and will carry the post-nomination Prof Cert PE. ABDO have been registered with Level 7 for the Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eyecare Course by OFQUAL.
For personal development, the theoretical units are open to interested parties in the wider sector who are not registered with the GOC, however it is important to note they will not receive the award of Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eyecare, they will instead receive a statement of achievement from the exams department.
Non-GOC registrants will not be permitted to apply for Unit 10 practical assessment as this is a regulated function and will build on the current skills and knowledge of a registrant.