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July 18, 2022 Carol Smith

Eyes, Ears and Examinations at the NRC

It’s another busy week with ABDO professional examinations taking place on the fourth floor at the NRC. ABDO examinations are

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July 12, 2022 Carol Smith

This week at the NRC: Exam season

The NRC has a full week of ABDO FQE exams on the fourth floor and a full week of ABDO

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June 28, 2022 Carol Smith

This week at the NRC: Exams and reviews

This week at the NRC the dispensing PQEs exams continue. HCA exams are also taking place on the fifth floor.

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June 23, 2022 Carol Smith

Another busy week at the National Resource Centre

The staff at the NRC are having another busy week. The ABDO PQE exams are being held here all week.

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June 15, 2022 Carol Smith

This week at the NRC

It is another busy week at the National Resource Centre. We start the week with 120 students in attendance on

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May 23, 2022 Carol Smith

Renewed partnership for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and NRC

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is pleased to confirm a partnership with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Examinations

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May 4, 2022 Carol Smith

Eyecare Birmingham at the NRC

It’s all go at the NRC with Eyecare Birmingham taking place Sunday. Following on the success of Eyecare Glasgow, this

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March 15, 2022 Carol Smith

NRC attends Aston Villa’s VillaWorks event

NRC operations manager Mat Stringer represented the NRC in a gathering of almost 100 businesses from in and around Birmingham

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February 16, 2022 Carol Smith

The NRC welcomes Five Guys

The Five Guys learning and development team is running workshops at the NRC this week. It is the first time

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February 10, 2022 Carol Smith

February at the NRC

What’s going on this month at the NRC? We have a range of clients in for meetings. Birmingham Childrens Trust

      Excellent rating  
 Based on 76 reviews 
    
  
 
 
      Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Brilliant space to hire for a large meeting or workshop.
Staff were well attentive.
Audio visual equipment was easy to connect to.
Food was great.
     
   Lee Eddygrove 
 23/10/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Clean and tidy and easy to find
     
   Nik McLeod 
 07/09/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I am really happy to run training courses here. Very professional and excellent organisation x
     
   shamina asif 
 25/08/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great experience and service provided by all. All events I’ve attended have been perfect and the whole team is pleasure to work with
     
   Mohammed Ismaeel Ali 
 13/08/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A perfect venue with a great layout, clean facilities and an ideal location. Mat and the team are incredibly welcoming, helpful and always willing to go the extra mile to ensure everything runs smoothly.
     
   Megan Chappell 
 08/08/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Matt is my go to person here! The Abdo National Resource Centre is a well run, clean venue, with super helpful colleagues. Tea and coffee is on tap!
The timetables run smoothly, and everyone attending is looked after. See you all at the next event! 🤩
     
   Sarita Harrar 
 05/08/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Came for my first visit with Specsavers for a 2 day training course. Easily accessible building by local busses and handy car park information. Coffee machines were super, staff very attentive and ensured our training days went very smoothly. Best packed lunch box I think I’ve had - great selection, lots of little sweet treats to choose from too. Very clean and professional building, will be happy to have any other training days or conferences here again!
     
   Kitty Matthews 
 01/08/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Have had exams here for the last 5 years. Amazing facilities! Team are amazing too making sure we are ok! May it continue long in to the future! Thanks
     
   Trisha R 
 06/07/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great venue, ideal for training a large group of students
Very helpful staff, with Matt especially always available and supportive
Highly recommend this venue for training and conferences
     
   Wasim Sarwar 
 04/07/2026
 
 
 
 
    Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I’ve attended the NRC in Birmingham twice for two separate events, and both experiences have been excellent. It’s a great venue in a convenient location with plenty of parking. The facilities are modern and well maintained, and the catering is excellent with a good range of options to suit different dietary requirements. The staff are friendly, welcoming and helpful. Highly recommended!
     
   Nilesh Patel 
 02/07/2026