(SCTP) Advanced Certificate of Performance in Ophthalmic Dispensing & Refraction (ACOPODR)

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(SCTP) Advanced Certificate of Performance in Ophthalmic Dispensing & Refraction (ACOPODR)

Overview

Course Date:
02 Nov 2024 to 01 Nov 2025
Registration Period:
TBA
Duration/Frequency:
Time (8.00am - 11.00am)
Mode of Training:
Classroom
Venue:
Singapore Polytechnic
Funding:
-

Course Duration:

12 months, evening lectures/tutorials (6.30pm-9.30pm) and morning practical sessions (8am-11am) (360 hours).

The course consist of lectures, tutorials, practical sessions as well as industry attachment. During the course of 12 months, participants will take total of 10 modules, which includes knowledge and skills in optics, dispensing and refraction. At the end of the course, participants successfully pass the course and meet at least 75% attendance rate will be Advanced Certificate of Performance in Ophthalmic Dispensing and Refraction (ACOPOD+R) which they may register with Optometrist & Opticians Board (OOB) to practice opticianry.

Course Objective

This course aims to train new entry opticians in the technical skills & professional knowledge required in the field of Opticianry, which includes dispensing and refraction.

Course Outline

By the end of the Course, participants will be able to:

1. Dispense spectacles to the customers with all appropriate measurements and adjustments
2. Perform refraction and provide appropriate refractive correction
3. Relate Optician and Optometrist Board guidelines to the profession

Please click here for module synopsis and duration

Minimum Requirements

At least 21 years old
Possess ES Workplace Literacy (Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking) Level 6 or GCE 'O' Level English grade C6 or GCE ‘N’ level passes in English Language grade D5; AND
Possess ES Workplace Numeracy Level 6 or GCE'O' Level Mathematics grade C6, or GCE ‘N’ level passes in Mathematics grade D5

Certification / Accreditation

Certificate of Performance in Optics
Certificate of Performance in Dispensing
Certificate of Performance in Refraction

Upon passing the assessment of each certificate, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Upon completion of all the certificates, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion for the SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP).

Suitable for

Opticians

Course Fees

The course fees payable above are inclusive of 9% GST rate.

Applicants/Eligibility	SkillsFuture Funding	GST	Subsidised Fee (incl. GST)
Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above1	$11,610.00	$348.30	$1,638.30
Singapore Citizens aged below 40 and Singapore Permanent Residents	$ 9,030.00	$348.30	$ 4,218.30
Eligible Applicants for Additional Course Fee Funding Support3	$ 12,255.00	$348.30	$ 993.30

Singaporeans aged 25 years and above may use **SkillsFuture Credit balance to offset respective course fees.

¹ Under the SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy. For more information, visit the SkillsFuture website here.
² Under the SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP) subsidy, additional course fee funding support of up to 95% of course fees for jobseekers with greater needs. Individuals must be Singapore Citizens and meet one of following eligibility criteria. For more information, visit the SkillsFuture website here.

• Long-term unemployed individuals (unemployed for six months or more); or
• Individuals in need of financial assistance – ComCare, Short-to-Medium Term Assistance (SMTA) recipients or Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) recipients; or
• Persons with Disabilities