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Spectacle technician
Level
3
Advanced · like A-levels
Length
1.5 yr
typical
Sector
Engineering and manufacturing
Pay
Paid
you earn while training
In a nutshell
Produce and repair finished, quality-assured spectacles.
What you'd do
Glaze prescription lenses accurately into spectacle frames
Use lens edging equipment to shape lenses to specification
Check finished spectacles against the patient's prescription
Carry out frame adjustments and repairs for customers
Take facial measurements including pupillary distance
Maintain optical laboratory equipment in good working order
Assist customers with frame selection and fitting queries
What you'd learn
Optical principles relevant to prescription lenses and frames
Lens edging, surfacing, and glazing techniques
Frame selection, adjustment, and fitting to the patient
Quality control and checking finished spectacles against prescriptions
Safe use of optical laboratory equipment and tools
Interpupillary distance and optical centration measurements
Customer care and communicating with patients in an optical setting
Ready to look for a place?
See live Spectacle technician apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
A Careermash concept · apprenticeship standard from our careers engine · vacancies via gov.uk.