Optometry and Pharmacy graduates must complete a pre-registration year before they can register with their industry's regulatory body and practice as a fully qualified practitioner. The pre-registration year is a supervised and assessed year in industry where graduates have to prove they can demonstrate the competencies needed to practice as registered optometrists or pharmacists.
Once you've completed your
MPharm qualification, you
will need to take a pre-registration year. This will allow you to
register with the
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) and become a practicing pharmacist. The year in industry will be followed by an examination.
This one year training programme can be undertaken in any pharmacy environment, provided at least six months is spent in either the community or hospital sectors. This practical experience follows a RPSGB syllabus which involves demonstrating a range of skills which are essential to the practice of pharmacy. These include dispensing medicines on prescription, using certain apparatus or counselling patients.
The Optometry pre-registration year follows the same principles as the
Optometry year - the key difference being that, on completion, students
gain membership of the
College of Optometrists before they take a series of Post Qualifying Examinations (PQEs).
The pre-registration year allows newly graduated optometrists to gain
clinical experience in all aspects of sight care, allowing you to prove
your professional skills and knowledge.
Our Life & Health Sciences
placements service and the
University's careers centre provide support
for all students who need to embark on this year in industry. Our services include:
- Advertising suitable pre-registration year vacancies in the University's virtual learning environment
- Individual assistance with completing application forms and developing your CV
- Workshops and lectures on the application process for the pre-registration year.
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