Consultation question 3 - How are the roles of optometrists and dispensing opticians likely to change over the next 20 years, and what are the drivers for these changes? Consultation question 4 How should the education of optometrists and – dispensing opticians be structured to enable continuing professional development throughout their careers, e.g. core training followed by general or specialist practice? Consultation question 5 What are the implications for the GOC register of likely – changes in roles and will the existing distinctions between registrant groups remain appropriate? GOC’s approach to education What are your views on the GOC’s approach to the Consultation question 6 – accreditation and quality assurance of education programmes, including on whether this is an appropriate focus on outcomes and on the use of the competency model to set the standards of education? Should the GOC accredit and quality assure additional or Consultation question 7 – different higher qualifications and if so, on what basis? Content of education programmes Consultation question 8 What are the core skills, knowledge and behaviours – which optometrists will need to have on first joining the register in the future? Consultation question 9 How should the content and delivery of optometry – programmes change to ensure that students gain the skills, knowledge and behaviours that they will require for practice and for new roles in the future? Consultation question 10 How might post-registration training and registrable – higher qualifications for optometrists need to change in the future? Consultation question 11 What are the core skills, knowledge and behaviours – which dispensing opticians will need to have on joining the register in the future? Consultation question 12 How should the content of dispensing programmes – change to ensure that students gain the skills, knowledge and behaviours that they will require for practice and for new roles in the future? Consultation question 13 How might post-registration training and registrable – higher qualifications for dispensing opticians need to change in the future? Professionalism and consistent standards
Consultation question 3 - How are the roles of optometrists and dispensing opticians likely to change over the next 20 years, and what are the drivers for these changes? Consultation question 4 – How should the education of optometrists and dispensing opticians be structured to enable continuing professional development throughout their careers, e.g. core training followed by general or specialist practice? Consultation question 5 – What are the implications for the GOC register of likely changes in roles and will the existing distinctions between registrant groups remain appropriate? GOC’s approach to education Consultation question 6 – What are your views on the GOC’s approach to the accreditation and quality assurance of education programmes, including on whether this is an appropriate focus on outcomes and on the use of the competency model to set the standards of education? Consultation question 7 – Should the GOC accredit and quality assure additional or different higher qualifications and if so, on what basis? Content of education programmes Consultation question 8 – What are the core skills, knowledge and behaviours which optometrists will need to have on first joining the register in the future? Consultation question 9 – How should the content and delivery of optometry programmes change to ensure that students gain the skills, knowledge and behaviours that they will require for practice and for new roles in the future? Consultation question 10 – How might post-registration training and registrable higher qualifications for optometrists need to change in the future? Consultation question 11 – What are the core skills, knowledge and behaviours which dispensing opticians will need to have on joining the register in the future? Consultation question 12 – How should the content of dispensing programmes change to ensure that students gain the skills, knowledge and behaviours that they will require for practice and for new roles in the future? Consultation question 13 – How might post-registration training and registrable higher qualifications for dispensing opticians need to change in the future? Professionalism and consistent standards
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