Examinations news and updates
Winter 2025 exam bookings are now closed.
ABDO are pleased to inform learners that the online booking process for the Winter 2025 examinations will be open from Monday, 15 September to the 1 October 2025.
Please note that due to a change in the booking process, ALL learners (including those on the apprenticeship pathway, and any sponsored learner) applying for exams in the Winter 2025 exam session are now required to book themselves for the appropriate dispensing and contact lens units, by the above closing date.
Learners should follow the instructions on the online booking process. All bookings will show the relevant exam fee, payable by invoice only. At the end of the process the invoices will be directed to the appropriate recipient, (i.e. individual or course provider). All bookings will be confirmed by an automated email which will include payment options.
However, if learners have any questions regarding the entry process, please email the examinations department at examinations@abdo.org.uk
We have had some unexpected downtime which has caused some processes to get stuck in a loop. We are rectifying this now. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
It is an ABDO and GOC requirement that all registrants involved in learner supervision have undertaken supervision training, without evidence of this training you will no longer be permitted to supervise your registered learner.
ABDO, the awarding body for the FBDO Qualification, have released all PQE exam results only for exams sat in the Summer 2025 exam session.
Results for other exams (i.e. FQE and CL) sat in the Summer 2025 exam session will be released in August.
These results were sent by 1st class post on 09 July 2025, so should therefore arrive today or tomorrow. They have been sent to the current mailing address on an individual’s record. For current trainee dispensing opticians who have registered a practice/supervisor with ABDO for the purposes of their PQP, the mailing address will be their current main practice.
The PQE exam results are not viewable online.