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Overview
University of Sunderland's Certificate of Proficiency in Hearing Aid Dispensing is suitable for you if you want to work in the private sector, or in both private and NHS settings.
Key facts
This course will help you learn about the role of the hearing aid dispenser in private practice. This includes registration requirements such as:
- Standards of Conduct, Performance, and Ethics
- Standards of Proficiency
- Standards of Continuing Professional Development.
You'll gain an understanding of:
- Business marketing and planning
- Consumer rights and protection laws
- Safeguarding
- Health and safety legislation
- Hearing aid and assistive device technologies.
You'll also explore quality assurance and improvement process. This relates to independent practice in hearing aid audiology.
We deliver this course online, but you'll join us at City Campus for an in-person exam at the end.
Our clinical academic staff teach this course. It's delivered online over six weeks through our Virtual Learning Environment. Each week involves two hours of pre-recorded lectures. This is alongside accessing directed self-study materials.
There'll also be six hours of live online group seminars. These include problem-based case studies. You'll also discuss the learning outcomes of the module in depth.
Formative assessments include case studies, group discussions, and multi-choice quizzes. You'll attend one in-person exam at City Campus at the end of the course. This will assess all learning outcomes.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Certificate of Proficiency in Hearing Aid Dispensing
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
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Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Sunderland, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
This course is for qualified NHS audiologists who want to register as hearing aid dispensers with the HCPC.Qualifications we accept include:
- BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science – Audiology
- BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science Practice – Audiology
- BSc (Hons) Audiology
- BTEC MPPM plus BAAT (parts 1 and 2)
- MSc Audiology (or equivalent), registered with the HCPC as a clinical scientist in audiology
- Appropriate international audiology qualification, registered with the Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS).
Tuition Fees
Additional Details
- You may need to consider travel and accommodation costs for the on-campus exam.
Living costs
Sunderland
United Kingdom
758 - 1438 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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