Vacancies on the GOC Advisory Panel The Vacancies We are seeking to appoint one registered medical practitioner and one business registrant (Companies Committee), one lay member (Education Committee) and one optometrist (Standards Committee) to our Advisory Panel Companies Committee. About the GOC We are the regulator for the optical professions in the UK. Our purpose is to protect the public by promoting high standards of education, performance, and conduct. For more information about us please visit our website . About the Advisory Panel The Advisory Panel is a meeting of the four Council''s committees (Companies, Education, Registration, and Standards) in plenary session. They are established by statute for the purpose of giving advice and assistance to Council (whether or not in response to a request from them) on: matters relating to business registrants other than matters required by the Opticians Act to be referred to the Investigation Committee, the Registration Appeals, Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee; matters relating to optical training, education, and assessment; matters relating to registration, other than matters required by the Opticians Act to be considered by the Registration Appeals Committee; and matters relating to the standards of conduct and performance expected of registrants or those seeking admission to the register. You can read the current terms of reference for the Advisory Panel Companies Committee , Education Committee