Volunteer Positions

The College is currently seeking appointed non-council optician members for 2008. Click here to view the call for submissions printed in our December newsletter.

Running for elected office on the College’s Council is not the only way Ontario’s opticians can actively participate in College activities. Another way is to serve as an appointed optician member on one or more of the College’s Committees, task forces and working groups.

The hard work, dedication and commitment of generations of opticians who have served on Council, various College Committees, working groups and task forces have earned the profession the right and privilege of self-regulation and the trust and confidence of Ontarians. It is through such dedication that the College of Opticians of Ontario has become a leader in setting the foundations for the delivery of exemplary opticianry care.

You can help shape the future of your profession by bringing your talents and experience to the College by adding your name to a roster of registrants interested in getting involved. Please contact the Deputy Registrar for more information.

This is how you can become involved in College Committees as an appointed optician member:

• Submit a covering letter and your Resume to the Registrar.
• The College’s Executive Committee will invite you for a face-to-face interview at a scheduled session.
• Following assessment of all applicants, the Executive Committee will make recommendations to the College Council regarding appointments to the above Committees.
• The College Council will appoint the candidates to the various Committees and establish the Committee slates at their first scheduled meeting following interviews. Members will be appointed for a 2 year term.
• The respective optician members will be notified by the College of the names of the Committees they have been appointed to. College staff will provide the appointed optician member with the required details regarding that Committee’s activities and meeting schedule.

To be eligible for consideration, you must be currently registered in good standing with the College of Opticians of Ontario.