ACOD - Australasian College of Optical Dispensing

01/09/2026

🎙️ WE’RE ON THE FOCUSED VIEW PODCAST!

Want to learn more about the work behind the South Pacific Eye Care Foundation (SPEC Foundation)? 🌏👁️

We recently sat down with Michael Nasser at the Focused View Podcast to share our story, our mission, and the work we’re doing to help improve access to eye care and vision services in disadvantaged communities across the South Pacific.

From our outreach programs to the incredible support of our volunteers and the optical industry, there’s plenty to discover! 💙

🎧 Have a listen and learn more about the SPEC Foundation and the difference we’re working together to make.
🔗 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ykYECEwmOfV19lqCGZROn?si=xMlCl5sPQbmXEDm8H9wyRg&utm_source=copy-link

Thank you to the Focused View Podcast for giving us the opportunity to share our story! 🙏

Optical Dispensers Australia Chedy Kalach April Petrusma Allyson Freind The Focused View

25/08/2026

🔥 Our August Webinar Wednesday is tomorrow night! 👓

Would you agree that the relationship between your practice and the lens lab is one of the most important partnerships in optical dispensing?

✅ Labs act as an extension of your team, providing advice, troubleshooting, order processing and job updates.

This session, led by Sara Leonard of Hoya Lens Australia unpacks the most common red flags in lens ordering and walks through practical workflows to improve order accuracy and reduce remakes.

There’s still time register and it’s FREE for ODA Members or just $55 for Non-Members.
🔗 https://www.odamembers.com.au/event-details/webinar-wednesday-secrets-from-the-lab-tips-to-enhance-lens-ordering

20/08/2026

One of the absolute highlights and privileges for Chedy and James here at ACOD is the issuing of our course qualifications to recently completed students right around Austrália, New Zealand and sometimes even further. 😁👏🙏

This ACOD Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing changes lives! 😁👍

Optical assistants achieve their qualification, optometrists' scripts are handled with expertise and skill, our patients experience a higher level of service, and our industry standards are raised. 😁👍👏👏

Everyone wins! 😁🕺

And we are seeing record numbers of students heading for course completion this year, as the older course version winds up this year, and massive interest in the new course version, which has just been opened for registration. 😁👏

What a privilege for Chedy, myself, and all of us at Team ACOD as we work towards lifting the training and skill level throughout our lovely industry! 😁👏🕺🙏👍

27/07/2026

24/07/2026

This is Mark Visser, guest speaker at the ProVision Conference this weekend and the world record holder for surfing the largest wave (70 ft) ... at night!!! 😬

His inspiring message reminded us that achieving goals required planning and mental resilience. 👍

Which is just like our ACOD students, who through their planning, fortitude, stamina and mental resilience achieve their professional goals and industry qualification! 😁👏👏🍾🕺

12/07/2026

Optical Dispensers Australia’s intro level training program for the industry has gained strong traction across multiple sectors of the optical industry since launching in 2025.

29/06/2026

If you’re looking for a charity to donate to this EOFY, the SPEC Foundation was founded by and run by Optical Dispensers! They are off to Fiji again on another outreach in just a few weeks, so every dollar helps 🫶
🔗 https://www.specfoundation.org.au/donate

⏰ Last Chance to Double Your Impact! ⏰

There’s still time to make twice the difference.

Throughout June, Optical Dispensers Australia has been matching every donation to the SPEC Foundation dollar for dollar, helping your generosity go even further. But this incredible opportunity ends on Tuesday night.

Your donation will help provide life-changing eye care, prescription glasses, and vision support to communities that need it most.

Don’t miss your chance to have your gift doubled and create an even greater impact 👓

🔗 https://www.specfoundation.org.au/donate

Donate before the end of Tuesday and help us change more lives through the gift of sight 💝

27/06/2026

Congratulations to another large class of Sydney based ACOD Workshop 4 students, who have completed their final practical assessments and are about to course complete! 😁👏👏🕺

Each student has their own story of work, study, juggling personal commitments and stamina to make it through their course. You are all amazing!!! 🤩 😁👏🍾

This is just what our industry, our employers, our optometrists and our customers need - more trained up, qualified dispensers coming through the ranks and lifting the standards of our industry!!! 😁🙏👏

Nice one everyone, and good luck from all of us at ACOD as you progress through your promising careers!!! 👍😁🕺🍾

19/06/2026

Great pleasure to contribute to NZ Optics. https://nzoptics.co.nz/live-articles/how-you-show-up-and-why-it-matters/