ABDO College has a vacancy for a highly motivated individual to join the team of dedicated teaching staff at Godmersham, Kent. We have a full-time teaching post available and the applicant will assist with teaching in all areas of the ophthalmic dispensing programme. Find full details...

Small groups of first and third year students will be attending in coming weeks for focussed practical sessions to compliment the in depth online teaching they have already received this academic year. ABDO College Head of Operations Steve Hertz FBDO says, “We are delighted to be welcoming...

ABDO College has announced that, for all courses where it sets the fees, fees will be frozen for the 2021/22 session.   Applications will open on 1 April for the ophthalmic dispensing courses, contact lens and low vision courses and optical support courses including Optical Assistant and Senior...

The scheduled work on the ABDO College website has been...

At the ABDO College Trustees meeting held on Wednesday 27 January, Angela McNamee stood down as chair of the Trustees after five years in the role and having completed the maximum term of eight years as a Trustee. She has been succeeded as Chair by former ABDO President Clive Marchant Sir...

ABDO College has appointed three new trustees. The new trustees will be: Les Thomas, a former ABDO College student, is now the learning and development specialist for DOs and CLOs at Boots Opticians. He is also an ABDO practical examiner and practice visitor. He will be replacing Angela...

ABDO College will be open as follows over the holiday period: Thursday 24 December                phone cover 10am - 1pm Tuesday 29 December                  phone cover 10am - 4pm Wednesday 30 December            phone cover 10am - 4pm Thursday 31...

Listen to Sudha tell her optical career journey. Sudha started with the optical assistant course and is now studying to be a dispensing...

The Spectacle Makers’ Charity has launched its 2020 bursary scheme for first-year optical students. The scheme offers bursary awards of up to £1,000 for first year students registered on UK courses in dispensing, optometry and orthoptics, optical technician and assistant training...

Dr Robert Cubbidge will take over as principal of ABDO College from July 2021. Rob is currently a senior lecturer in Optometry at Aston University. He has held academic posts there since 1998 including programme directorships of the BSc and MOptom programmes. He has been visiting Associate...

ABDO College will require three new trustees during 2021. Trustees can serve for a maximum of eight years after which they have to stand down. During the course of 2021 three trustees will be retiring. Applications are therefore sought from ABDO members who have an interest in and a desire to...

ABDO College is supporting the development of dispensing across the world as it welcomes 9 students from South Africa onto the ophthalmic dispensing course. Optics in South Africa has been through a difficult time since a change in employment law. There is only one university in the country...