COMPULSORY CET
The regulations regarding compulsory CET now require registrants to have 36 CET points by the end of December 2009. Those points must have been gained after January 2007. Points gained must be registered on-line at www.cetoptics.com. Points will be registered by the course providers and all GOC registrants are required to register on that site and to check and confirm their CET points on-line before the deadline of 31December 2009.

CET FUNDING
The CET allowance for optometrists who carry out GOS sight tests in 2007 and who have undertaken CET during the course of the year will be £447. The amount must be claimed by 31 August 2008. Click here to download a claim form

CONFERENCES
The AOP runs a number of conferences; some are run in order to educate the profession, either clinically or in business skills (for instance the Optometry 03 congress). Some are run in order to keep members up-to-date with political developments (for instance the National Optometric Conference).

Whatever the thrust of the conference the underlying aim is always the same: to further inform the profession in general and our members in particular about any topics which are relevant to their professional lives.

Details of conferences can be found by clicking the approporiate event in the list on the left of the page.

AOP RESPONDS TO GOC CONSULTATION
The AOP has responded to the GOC's consultation document. The response can be viewed by clicking on the link on the right of this page.

The draft amendments and responses to the earlier consultation are available on the GOC website, www.optical.org.