AHPO’s key objective is to promote the practice, education, training and research in the field of ophthalmology and vision science throughout the UK.
AHPO is a registered Apprenticeship Training Provider and Pearson-recognised Training Centre. They are currently providing Level 2 (assistant) and level 4 (associate) healthcare science BTEC and apprenticeships in ophthalmic and vision science (OVS) and also a Level 5 (associate/practitioner) diploma in OVS (foundation degree level) which could be used towards equivalence for practitioner/degree level.
If you are interested in becoming an assessor, please contact apprenticeship@ahpo.net or visit www.ahpo.net. This is a paid, homebased role and if you do not have an assessor qualification, they can provide training for this.