Course Title: Perform workshop skills and place orders
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4318 Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing
Course Title: Perform workshop skills and place orders
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 150
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OPSC5057C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
155T Vocational Health and Sciences |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2013, Term1 2015, Term2 2015 |
Course Contact: Jade Cusworth
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8382
Course Contact Email: jade.cusworth@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course describes the knowledge of edging and fitting of spectacle lenses and specialised techniques, treatments and processes to finish and/or repair spectacle frames and lenses.
It includes skills in dispensing the best form lenses and ordering from laboratories.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
This course must be assessed after successful achievement of pre-requisites:
• HLTOPD401C Work effectively in the ophthalmic industry
This course is delivered concurrently with the following course:
- HLTOPD402C Perform edging and fitting
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTOPD407C Perform workshop skills and place orders |
Elements: |
1. Prepare for dispensing of optical appliances 2. Operate focimeter and conduct final checking procedures 3. Place orders for optical appliances 4. Perform frame adjustments and repairs 5. Utilise computer technology |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may consist of examinations, quizzes, practical demonstration, work based assessment or simulation, assignments and submission of your learning and assessment guide (workplace evidence portfolio).