A CAREER AS AN OPTICAL TECHNICIAN

Training by Day Release

City and Islington College

College attendance for Technicians near London

One day per week over two years.

No educational requirements for course enrolment, but applicants should have been employed in the industry for at least two years and be within easy
travelling distance of City & Islington College.

Much of the training is of a practical nature but it is also essential to understand the theory behind the practical work so that, when qualified, a technician will be capable of seeing a lens through from its initial "blank" stage to fitting into the spectacle frame.

Lead tutor: Peter Dobson

The programme prepares the student for the examination.

Course Fee: £275.00 per year*
1st year Exam Enrolment: £45.00
2nd year Exam Enrolment: £65.00
Next Course commences September 2002

* Special Note: UK Employed Students aged 18 years or under
are entitled to free enrolment.

Details from:

City & Islington College,
Centre for Applied Optics,
Dame Alice Owen Building,
311-321 Goswell Road
London. EC1V 7DD

Tel: 020 7700 9333 or Fax: 0202 7520 7481
or via the SMC -

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers,

Tel: 020 7236 8645 or Fax: 020 7329 3249
or E-mail the Administrator