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I am starting an optical assistant apprenticeship tomorrow, im unsure what i want to after. Just wondering if i continue a degree through specsavers will i have a graduation like the students who go to university? This is something i have always wanted but im not sure university is for me.
Any help appreciated. Thanks

Reply 1

Hey I also did an optical assistant apprenticeship then transferred too a degree apprenticeship in optics it is a very good career progression after this degree I plan on going into optometry or orthoptist. You have to be patient

Reply 2

Original post by Sai_udd
Hey I also did an optical assistant apprenticeship then transferred too a degree apprenticeship in optics it is a very good career progression after this degree I plan on going into optometry or orthoptist. You have to be patient

Hi, Could you talk about the application process? How long did it take for them to get back to you?

Reply 3

Original post by Sai_udd
Hey I also did an optical assistant apprenticeship then transferred too a degree apprenticeship in optics it is a very good career progression after this degree I plan on going into optometry or orthoptist. You have to be patient

Hi could you please explain the career progression after the optical assistant apprenticeship. How did you transfer to a degree apprenticeship?

Reply 4

I unfortunately left my apprenticeship and went to college to study btec law criminology and psychology
I want to go uni next year to study law

Reply 5

Original post by Sai_udd
Hey I also did an optical assistant apprenticeship then transferred too a degree apprenticeship in optics it is a very good career progression after this degree I plan on going into optometry or orthoptist. You have to be patient


You can do a degree apprenticeship in optics? I didn’t know these were available! Where did you find one?

Reply 6

Original post by user_786
You can do a degree apprenticeship in optics? I didn’t know these were available! Where did you find one?

Hi I unfortunately left my degree apprenticeship known as level 6 Opthalmic dispensing I found the degree intolerable. You can get into to it through city and islington Bradford and Kent ABDO however due the increase of these apprenticeship comes concerns to the optic industry.

Reply 7

Original post by sm1111
Hi could you please explain the career progression after the optical assistant apprenticeship. How did you transfer to a degree apprenticeship?

Hey so I started of as an optical assistant level 3 then applied to level 6 degree apprenticeship Opthalmic dispensing however left as it was intolerable.

Reply 8

Original post by Sai_udd
Hey so I started of as an optical assistant level 3 then applied to level 6 degree apprenticeship Opthalmic dispensing however left as it was intolerable.


Ohh that’s sad to hear, what are you doing now then?

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