In order to be eligible to sit for the Connecticut optician licensing examination, an applicant is required to complete at least 4 years and 8,000 hours of apprenticeship training under the supervision of a Connecticut licensed optician.

 

In order to be issued a permit, an optician apprentice is required to submit an application and pay the fee of $50.00.  Applications are only accepted online.  Please select this link to apply online.  You will need to register an account and validate your email address.  Once registered, select 'Initial Application', under 'Online Services', expand the 'Public Health Practitioners' grouping and then click start next to 'Optician Apprentice'.

 

Once a permit is issued it can be verified online at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/.  Please note that no additional documentation is mailed to the permit holder. 

 

Upon completion of an apprenticeship year, the apprentice permit holder is required to arrange for the supervisor to complete the required verification form.  Apprentice training hours will only be credited if the apprentice was duly registered during the period of training.

 

 

Reinstatement of a Lapsed Permit

Applications are only accepted online.  In order to submit your reinstatement application online, you will need to know your current user ID and password in DPH's system.  If you do not recall your user ID and password, you can use the recovery options as well as the 'Register' link.  If you use the 'Register' link, please disregard the language under 'PLEASE READ' and select 'NEXT' button at the bottom of the page.  On the next screen, you will need to match your first name, last name and the last 4 digits of your SSN, create a new password and validate your email address.  After login, please select 'Reinstatement Application under 'Online Services'. Please select this link to submit your online application.