​Mark your Calendar for the SECO/NAO Live Virtual CEs coming up SEPTEMBER 27TH and DECEMBER 1ST, 2025. Six hours of ABO and/or NCLE Credits will be presented at both events at no charge!! Stay tuned for further updates and announcements to come!!

 One of our speakers at the 2025 OAAK convention Andrew Bruce; Andrew reached out to me during the convention and generously wanted to provide a Q&A session with additional resources in your advancement journey to become ABO certified and licensed! This is an incredible opportunity and he asked each of you to please provide a day/time that might work best for you personally so he could start to plan the event virtually for you all and set a deadline to reply by today. So far, he has not heard back from anyone and so I discussed with Andrew that everyone's busy schedules we wanted to extend the time to take advantage of this. Please email Andrew directly back no later than this Friday 4/11 if you are interested: [email protected]
A good day and time in April or May that might work for you so he can begin to plan this event for you. If you have any questions or confusion, please feel free to reply to this email and I would be happy to help. I hope you will all take advantage of this rare opportunity and the added benefit of being a OAAK member! 🙂 Have a great day and sending all my best in your journey to success in the amazing profession of Opticianry!

​Want to make an impact in the optical industry? Transitions, in partnership with its Optical Advancement Board, is now accepting applications for the Optical Advancement Grant educational grant program—designed to support and empower the next generation of opticians and optometrists.
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We’re awarding five $1,000 grants to graduating high school seniors or recent grads planning to attend opticianry school in the U.S. Plus, two $5,000 grants are available for current Year 1– Year 3 optometry students at an accredited U.S. school or college.

But that’s not all! As a grant recipient, you'll also have the chance to become a Transitions Change Agent—a part of our exclusive Peer-to-Peer program—and could even gain an invitation* to Transitions Academy in Orlando, Fla. This annual event is one of the biggest in the industry, packed with networking, education, and career-changing opportunities.
Don’t miss out! Apply by April 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Ready to take the next step toward your future in optical? Apply now!

Winners will be notified the week of May 19, 2025.

Join the NAO today at www.nao.org for all the Opticianry benefits from the leader in education and to view the volume 1 newsletter for 2025!!