ASSESSING WORK-BASED LEARNING ON AN EMPLOYER

COMMISSIONED COURSESPECSAVERS AND THE

FOUNDATION DEGREE IN OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING AT

ANGLIA RUSKIN

Susan SouthgateFBDO PG Cert HE FHEA

REGISTERED DISPENSING OPTICIAN AND SENIOR

LECTURER

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• Background

• Employer Involvement

• The Way Forward

BACKGROUND•3 YEAR COURSE

•PART TIME STUDY

•TWO RESIDENTIALS EACH SEMESTER

•FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT

BACKGROUNDGENERAL OPTICAL COUNCIL• Dispensing optician, • CL optician, • Optometrist

EMPLOYERS• Multiples• Independents

EMPLOYER INVOLVEMENT

EMPLOYER INVOLVEMENT

SUPERVISION

CLINICAL SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT AND MUST BE AVAILABLE TO INTERVENE.

COACHING AND MENTORING FOR STUDENT CENTRED LEARNING

EMPLOYERS AND ASSESSMENT

• WORK BASED LEARNING TASKS• CONTRIBUTE TO COMPETENCE

ASSESSMENT - FORMATIVE NOT SUMMATIVE

• SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT – EQUIPMENT– PATIENTS

FORMS OF ASSESSMENT• ESSAYS

• WORK BASED LEARNING DIARIES

• MCQ IN PRACTICE TESTS

• EXAMS

• CASE RECORDS

• WORK BASED TASKS

WORK BASED LEARNING TASKS

• COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• BUSINESS ANALYSIS

• FITTING SPECTACLES

• SPECTACLE REPAIRS

• MEASURING A BESPOKE FRAME

• VISITING A LOW VISION CLINIC

EMPLOYERS AND ASSESSMENT

• MENTORING

• MONITORING

• SUPERVISING

EMPLOYERS AND ASSESSMENT

SUPERVISOR SUPPORT INCLUDES

• MANUAL

• COURSES

• EMAIL & PHONE SUPPORT

• LIAISON WITH EMPLOYERS

CHALLENGE

CONSISTENCY OF SUPPORT AND ASSESSMENT

IN SUMMARY;

•WORK BASED ASSESSMENT IS FORMATIVE

•UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENT IS SUMMATIVE

ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATORS NEEDS

THE WAY FORWARD

• AUDIOLOGY

• SUPERVISOR DEVELOPMENT

• REGISTERABLE QUALIFICATION