Work-Study Diploma in Opticianry

Course duration: 30 months

Prerequisite

• Work well with others in a team environment

• Customer service oriented and able to articulate professional advice

• Able to work retail hours

Job role

An Optician (Dip) is an eye care professional who prescribes and dispenses optical aids, manages refractive errors and provides good ophthalmic solutions. He/she may work in a variety of settings such as independent or joint practice, in a hospital, eye care centre, optical laboratory or retail store.

Work-study training pattern

Day Release - One to two days of classroom lessons per week at ITE, with the remaining work-week spent at the workplace for On-the-Job Training.

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Some of our partners

Nanyang Optical Co. Pte Ltd   |   Lenskart Solutions Pte Ltd

Employers that wish to offer training places, please click HERE.

What you'll learn

• Manage refractive errors

• Perform objective refraction

• Perform advanced refraction

• Prescribe and dispense corrective lenses for specific applications

• Troubleshoot ophthalmic dispensing problems

• Perform ophthalmic imaging and measurements

• Manage in-store retail operations

• Provide customer immersive experience and service innovation

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet the following minimum entry requirements:

1. ITE graduates from any one of the following courses + pass company screening & interview;

   • Nitec in Opticianry graduates with GPA ≥ 2

OR

2. In-service employees⁺ with:

   • Equivalent qualifications:

     • ACOPOD+R, and

     • Workplace Literacy & Numeracy (WPLN) Level 5 and above 

   • Relevant work experience of at least 1 year 

   • Employer recommendation letter

⁺In-service employee may be invited for an admission interview

Career opportunities

On completion of this diploma programme, you can take up jobs as Optician (Dip).

For general queries, please refer to https://www.ite.edu.sg/about-ite/contact-us.

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Higher Nitec in Opticianry (3 years) (wef Jan 2024 intake)