Approved Standard

Dispensing optician

Give advice on vision care, and supply glasses and contact lenses to suit their customers needs.

• Level: 6
• Reference: ST0774
• Sector: Health and science
• Typical duration: 36 months
• Approved for delivery: 13 December 2023
• Maximum funding: £23,000.00
• Trailblazer contact: Kirsteen.newman3@specsavers.com
• External quality assurance (EQA) provider: education@optical.org

Full information on Dispensing optician

Source: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Standard version details

The version may be estimated where records did not previously exist.

Version	Active apprentices	Active EPAOs	Completed assessments
2.0	172	2	0
1.3	2	1	0
1.2	298	1	0
1.1	0	1	0
1.0	37	1	0
			0

End-point assessment organisations

Regions	EPAOs in region	Active apprentices	Completed assessments
► North East	2	19	0
Association of British Dispensing Opticians University of Plymouth
► North West	2	31	0
Association of British Dispensing Opticians University of Plymouth
► Yorkshire and the Humber	2	32	0
Association of British Dispensing Opticians University of Plymouth
► East Midlands	2	34	0
Association of British Dispensing Opticians University of Plymouth
► West Midlands	2	35	0
Association of British Dispensing Opticians University of Plymouth
► East of England	2	75	0
Association of British Dispensing Opticians University of Plymouth
► London	2	56	0
Association of British Dispensing Opticians University of Plymouth
► South East	2	77	0
Association of British Dispensing Opticians University of Plymouth
► South West	2	67	0
Association of British Dispensing Opticians University of Plymouth
► Other	0	83	0
Other includes learners from the rest of the UK including the Channel Islands and self directed distance learning, for example eLearning and webinars. Currently no EPAOs
		509	0

How apprentices in England are assessed