ABDO college has a vacancy for a full-time receptionist based at Godmersham. The receptionist will be the first point of contact for all stakeholders, including students, lecturers, and visitors. This role is essential for ensuring the smooth operation of the College's administrative functions....

Education and Professional Development Manager for IOT Eluned (Lil) Creighton Sims FBDO recently gave an engaging talk with audience participation to second year students at ABDO College. The sessions gave an overview of progressive lens design so that students could use critical thinking to...

ABDO College is calling on employers with experience of offering apprenticeships to get in touch.  We aim to launch our apprenticeship programme for dispensing opticians in September 2024, subject to General Optical Council (GOC) approval. This follows ABDO College being approved by the...

About us ABDO College (Association of British Dispensing Opticians), established in 2001, is a sector leader in delivering blended learning education. Our mission is to advance the optical profession through the provision of high quality, innovative education and training. Our vision is to...

Millmead Optical has donated a full set of its Star Fit Lazer Junior frames for students to use in their paediatric frames fitting classes. Pictured is lecturer Callum Wills highlighting the benefits of a correctly fitting frame to...

ABDO College has successfully opened its Optical Assistant (OA) Practical Skills Workshops to all sector colleagues, not just those studying on the OA training programme. The first two all-day workshops have taken place at the ABDO National Resource Centre in Birmingham. The College’s courses...

Having joined the College full-time in January, my first few months have been packed with events and opportunities to get to know the College and the optical sector. This has helped me really understand how ABDO College can add value to the sector and support it in being future-facing and...

The Graduation and Prize Giving Ceremony is the highlight of the College’s calendar and the most recent event was especially gratifying as our founding principal, Jo Underwood, was honoured for her many years of outstanding service. The award was a surprise for Jo but is richly deserved as she...

The College has joined the Acuvue Contact Lens Recycling Programme which means that the College’s waste contact lenses, empty solution bottles, plastic film and pods now get recycled. The national recycling programme, in partnership with TerraCycle, has collected over 11 million pairs of...

Jo Underwood, founding principal of ABDO College, has been presented with the ABDO Medal of Excellence in recognition for her outstanding service and commitment to the Association. The surprise award was made by ABDO president, Daryl Newsome, during last month's ABDO graduation and prize-giving...

The first educational Biometric Intelligent Glasses (B.I.G.) Vision Airstream event was held by Rodenstock UK at ABDO College earlier this month (15 March) to teach students about the latest technology, which recognises the importance of biometrics for precision vision...

ABDO College is pleased to announce that its Optical Assistant (OA) Practical Skills Workshop days are now available to all sector colleagues, not just those studying on the OA training programme.  The workshop consists of a day at the ABDO National Resource Centre in Birmingham where sessions...