The College of Optometrists has published a report analysing pre-registration trainee’s performance on its Scheme for Registration (SfR). The report provides detailed information of trainee performance over a single year, related to several factors, including their undergraduate degree classification and common areas of failure.
The report is based on demographic and performance data of a single cohort of 594 pre-registration trainees enrolled on the College’s SfR between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. Key data emerging from the report is listed below:
Jackie Martin, director of education at the College of Optometrists said; We hope this report will provide useful information for trainees, supervisors, universities and employers. It will give helpful insight into where students need to be better prepared and help supervisors, universities and employers to identify areas in which trainees typically need support. For the wider sector it can be used to provide a snapshot of demographic information about the future of the optometric workforce including gender, ethnicity and distribution across the College regions. The College is satisfied that the SfR is doing its job in terms of setting and maintaining the highest standards for the profession and in identifying and improving the performance of those trainees who struggle in the early stages of the scheme.”
This is the first time that such a report has been made available and will be published periodically in the future. The report can be read on the College’s website.