Continuing education and training CPD
A11
You must meet the GOC’s statutory continuing professional development (CPD) requirement for fully qualified optometrists. In Scotland, if you provide the NHS General Ophthalmic Service (GOS), you must undertake a course of training provided by NHS Education for Scotland every 12 months.6
A12
The GOC requirement for CPD also applies to periods during which you are suspended from the Opticians’ Register. 7
References
6 National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services)(Scotland) Regulations 2006, Regulation 3A. SSI 212 [Accessed 1 Nov 2023]7 Opticians Act 1989 s13G(4) [Accessed 1 Nov 2023]