Florida Apprentice Contact Lens Certificate Program @ 2025 Summer Showcase

Florida Apprentice Contact Lens Certificate Program

POF's  32 hours of training in Contact Lenses meets and exceeds the Apprenticeship Requirements and Training Program for an Apprentice with a sponsor that is not Board Certified. (FL Admin Rule 64B12-16.003)

Professional Opticians of Florida (POF)  has formulated their experience and resources to offer a contact lens program designed specifically for Apprentice Opticians in Florida. This new 32-hour course will be offered in two parts: 13 hours of on-line training, plus 19 hours of live and hands-on clinical training offered at this conference.

PART 1: Available Online in advance of workshop

The first part of the program is delivered on-line and covers contact Lens theory in carefully designed modules that can be completed at your own pace and in advance of the live hands-on clinical Part 2.

Part 2: Clinical Workshop in Daytona Beach at POF’s  Summer Showcase 2025 Event

This part of the program is offered as a clinical workshop model, which is delivered over a three-day weekend. You will spend nineteen (19) hours with highly skilled contact lens instructors learning the key concepts of Contact Lens fitting firsthand. 

Be sure to register for the Certificate program now and complete the 13 hours of training online in Part 1 before Monday, September 1,  2025  to be eligible to take the clinical workshops listed above.

Discounted POF Members Registration Total: $425 (including a complimentary one-year POF apprentice membership)

For additional information on any of these Apprentice Training programs or to register, visit:  POF.org/apprentice.

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POF is happy to offer an optician-friendly cancellation policy. If you need to cancel for any reason, POF will give you a 100% credit towards a future event, no explanation needed. Just send us a note confirming you cannot attend & we will credit your account after the event.