ABDO College has announced that, for all courses where it sets the fees, these will be frozen for the 2021/22 session.
Applications will open on 1 April 2021 for the ophthalmic dispensing courses, contact lens and low vision courses and optical support courses, including Optical Assistant and Senior Optical Assistant.
The decision to freeze fees has been made to reflect the economic disruption faced by many eyecare practitioners in the past year, which still continue for some.
ABDO College head of operations, Steve Hertz, said: “It is great to be able to tell current students, and those hoping to apply for the coming session, that course fees will remain at 2020/21 levels for 2021/22.
“We feel it is important to recognise the difficult year that practitioners have had – and that for many, trade continues to be disrupted, which in turn affects the amount they can invest in training.
“It is part of ABDO College’s mission to encourage as many people as possible to up-skill, which could mean signing up their support staff to the Optical Assistant course, or encouraging committed optical assistants to go on to work towards their FBDO diploma.
“In freezing the fees, we hope that as many people as possible will be able to continue their career development,” Steve concluded.
To find fees for each course and to apply, visit www.abdocollege.org.uk/courses