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New and improved for 2020, ABDO College has opened applications for its Senior Optical Assistant course. The Senior Optical Assistant course is the ideal next step for optical assistants working at a higher level. It is tailored to the needs of those who aspire to become senior optical assistants...

ABDO College has responded to the COVID-19 crisis and is completing all timetabled teaching through webinars, suspending all face-to-face teaching until further notice,. Head of Operations at ABDO College Steve Hertz says, "We have followed advice from the Department for Health since the...

Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals for the role of Principal at ABDO College. This is a rare opportunity for a talented and forward thinking professional educator who has the drive and ability to build on the success that ABDO College has achieved under Jo Underwood...

Throughout every stage of life, professionally or personally, there are people who influence us to do great things through an appreciation of our goals and a drive to help us get there. For many students, that person is their supervisor. Steve Hertz FBDO takes us through the role and talks to those...

Jo Underwood MSc BSc(Hons) FBDO (Hons) CL (Hons) SLD FEAOO SMC(Tech) PGCE, Principal of ABDO College, has announced her retirement. Jo has been in charge of the college since its inception in 2000 and will be retiring at the end of this academic year. Jo Underwood says, “It is with some...

At some point in every student’s life there comes a realisation: success doesn’t simply involve remembering what you are told. While learning formulae and how to apply them is important, you also need to be able to assess the information that you are given, rather than accepting it at face...

Mark Nevey graduated from Northampton University with a degree in English and a keen desire to write. Seven years ago, he unexpectedly found himself on an optical career path. The former ABDO College student is now a qualified dispensing optician and a practice manager at Specsavers. In this...

Close at 4 pm on 23 December 24 – reception phone cover until 12 noon 27 - reception phone cover 30 - reception phone cover 31 - reception phone cover 12 noon Re opens 2 January...

Last week the first group of optical assistants on ABDO College’s Optical Assistant course met at ABDO's National Resource Centre to learn more about key skills in optics. The workshop allows optical assistant to develop their skills in spectacle repairs and adjustments and pre-screening. ABDO...

By Mark Nevey FBDO In the June 2018 issue of Re:View, we discussed some of the ways to overcome having a weakness in written English. We focused specifically on when English is your second language, or if you have dyslexia. In this issue, we look at tips on how to deal with maths when you’ve...

By Gillian Smith  As a qualified and registered dispensing optician, you are in privileged position to be able to help patients who are visually impaired. According to the Optician’s Act 1989 (The Sale of Optical Appliances), the dispensing of spectacles to patients who are registered as...