About this Course

The eyes are the windows to the world. A little goes a long way when it comes to taking care of these priceless assets.  

Open up these windows to the world by taking up the Nitec in Opticianry course! You will learn to recommend lens and frames to clients based on clients’ styles, colours and facial shapes. You will also learn to take and record clients’ ocular measurements and perform subjective refraction.

Acquire knowledge and skills which are highly relevant to the industry

• Take and record clients’ measurements and specifications required for optical aids.
  
• Assist clients in selecting frames to co-ordinate with the style, colour, facial and eye measurements, and optical prescription.
  
• Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings and frames to suit clients’ needs.
  
• Perform sales of optical products such as spectacles, sunglasses and other eye related goods.
  
• Prepare work orders and instructions for edging of lenses.
  
• Adjust eyewear to fit clients.
  
• Maintain records of clients’ prescription, work orders and payments.
  
• Perform administrative duties such as tracking inventory, sales and simple bookkeeping
  

MODULE OBJECTIVES

Core Modules

• Basic Optics
  
• Basic Ocular Anatomy and Instrumentation
  
• Ophthalmic Laboratory Processing I
  
• Ophthalmic Dispensing
  
• Ophthalmic Laboratory Processing II
  
• Subjective Refraction
  
• Industry Attachment
  

Life Skills Modules

• Personal and Professional Development I & II
  
• Interdisciplinary Studies I & II
  
• Sport and Wellness I & II
  

Electives (Course Specific)

• Physiological Optics
  
• Retail Management and Customer Service
  

Electives (Inter-disciplinary)

• Professional Image and Etiquette
  
• Small Business Management
  
• Workplace First Aid and CPR
  
• Safety Audit and Risk Management
  
• Laser Show Production
  

Progression Opportunities

Nitec in Opticianry graduates with a GPA of 2.3 and above may also apply for progression to related Higher Nitec courses offered by ITE.

Career Prospects

Nitec in Opticianry graduates are employed in variety of settings such as independent or joint practice, hospitals, eye care centres, optical laboratories or optical retail stores. Some of the job titles held by graduates include Optician, Dispensing Optician and Dispensing and Refraction Optician.

There are excellent opportunities for career advancement to supervisory positions and beyond. The challenge is for students to upgrade their technical skills and knowledge by taking up higher-level courses.

Entry Requirements

To apply for the Nitec in Opticianry course,  you need to have:

GCE ‘O’ level grades in any 2 subjects

Or

GCE ‘N’ level passes in Mathematics or Science and 2 other subjects

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