Non-UK Optometry Qualifications Evaluation Guidance
The GOC has published an evaluation of non-UK optometry qualifications against its new education and training requirements (ETR) as part of a revised process for managing applications from overseas professionals to join its register.
The evaluation was carried out by an independent panel to support a revised approach to managing applications for GOC registration from optical professionals and graduates who qualified outside the UK. Two alternative routes to registration have been developed for applicants, which include:
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successfully completing a short GOC approved qualification, designed for graduates/professionals with non-UK optometry and dispensing optics qualification(s), which meets the ETR (either in the UK or overseas); or
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direct entry to the register.
