Elevate your learning


Discover our extensive learning hub crafted for optics and audiology professionals. Spectrum supports your professional growth with a wealth of resources, including diverse topics, recent news, real-life case studies, and expert insights in eye and hearing care.





Elevate your learning


Discover our extensive learning hub crafted for optometry and audiology professionals. Spectrum supports your professional growth with a wealth of resources, including diverse topics, real-life case studies, detailed guides, and expert insights in eye and hearcare.



Specsavers Professional Advancement Conference 2025,

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100 years of the dispensing profession celebrated at PAC 2026

100 years of the dispensing profession Specsavers PAC 2026 will celebrate the centenary of the dispensing profession with a dedicated programme recognising the contribution dispensing opticians have made to eye care over the last 100 years. The celebration at Specsavers’ flagship professional development conference takes place at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre on 13 September 2026. ‘Celebrating 100 years of the

News

Specsavers has received a Princess Royal Training award for its cert 3 programme
GENERAL NEWS
Thousands of people have enrolled in the Specsavers Cert 3 programme since its relaunch in 2023. The qualification has now received a Princess Royal Training Award, recognising its contribution to learning, skills development and career
PAC 2026 – Audiology keynote speakers announced
AUDIOLOGY NEWS
Professor Gaby Saunders, Director of the Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD) and a leading expert in hearing health and rehabilitation, will deliver the opening audiology keynote at this year’s Specsavers Professional Advancement Conference
MiniPAC 2026 event with clinicians attending a presentation in a conference setting
GENERAL NEWS
‘The MiniPAC series is just one example of Specsavers commitment to continuing professional development for our clinicians. ‘A consistent theme was the development of Trusted Experts, encouraging confidence in clinical decision-making and a strong focus

CPD

PAC 2026 – Audiology keynote speakers announced
AUDIOLOGY NEWS
Professor Gaby Saunders, Director of the Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD) and a leading expert in hearing health and rehabilitation, will deliver the opening audiology keynote at this year’s Specsavers Professional Advancement Conference (PAC) on Sunday 13 September.
CPD webinar helps audiology professionals embed sustainability into everyday clinical practice
AUDIOLOGY NEWS
Audiology professionals across the UK and Ireland are invited to join a new online CPD webinar exploring how sustainability can be integrated into hearing care – without compromising clinical outcomes. Taking place 08:25-09:00 BST on Wednesday 10 June 2026, “Hearing
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Audiology: WEBINAR
We explore agreed needs, shared decision making, patient engagement and using feedback loops in the development of IMPs with patients.