Hearing Care Assistant Univ Cert

This online Hearing Care Assistant course is ideal if you’re a Hearing or Optical Assistant, or a Practice Receptionist who wants to broaden the duties of your role and grow your clinical practice skills.

You’ll explore the working environment of audiology and the external factors that affect both your role and your patients’ treatment journey, so you can maximise your contribution within hearing care practice.

Under the supervision of a Registered Hearing Aid Dispenser, you’ll learn to talk more confidently to patients about hearing issues, provide aftercare services and carry out hearing aid repairs, while also fine tuning your administrative, communication and IT skills to support efficient practice management. A one‑week residential, combined with a work‑based approach and distance learning, gives you the chance to develop both your theoretical understanding and hands‑on clinical skills in less than a year.

• Build your confidence and customer management skills in Hearing Care
• Study via a flexible blend of distance learning and block residentials
• Learn from experienced tutors and improve your clinical practice and client care
• Advance your career as a hearing care assistant in under a year
• Experience Gold-standard teaching, learning and student support (TEF2023)
• Join the University of the Year (THE)

• A better understanding of hearing aid audiology and the working environment of audiology
• Confidence and skills to support Registered Hearing Aid Dispensers in clinical practice and client care
• The ability to safely perform otoscopy, take impressions and complete screening audiometry under supervision
• Knowledge of the initial fit of a hearing aid and how to carry out basic hearing aid repairs
• Skills to elicit customer history and identify when onward referral is needed
• Stronger administrative, communication and IT skills that support efficient audiology practice

You will be assessed on a module-by-module basis in the form of multiple-choice examinations, together with a portfolio based continuous assessment of practical competencies.

The final assessment for the practical skills will involve a multiple-choice exam and a clinical assessment which will take place on our Cambridge campus at the end of the residential.

Our Hearing Care Assistant Univ Cert is delivered in a blend of online learning and a block residential to provide a flexible, practical and career-enhancing learning experience. You’ll have the flexibility of supported distance learning for the majority of the course and spend one week on our Cambridge campus in April. This residential will include your clinical assessments and your final multiple-choice exam.

Please note that accommodation for the residential (should you require it), transport costs and other personal expenses are not covered by the course fees.

You’ll study through Canvas, our world-class online Learning Management System (LMS), which can be accessed from your phone, PC or tablet at home or on the move. Canvas provides instant access to study materials, forums, and support from tutors and classmates, as well as enabling easy submission of your assignments.

On successful completion of your studies, you’ll be invited to attend a graduation ceremony on campus. If attending the ceremony in person is not possible then we’ll arrange to have your certificate sent to you.

The full tuition fee for our Hearing Care Assistant course is £2,950.

Accredited Prior Learning may reduce the tuition fees. This will be confirmed once your application has been submitted.

Please note that accommodation and personal travel to and from the residentials is not included in the tuition fees.

Government-backed part time student loans are available to cover the cost of studying this course. These are subject to eligibility and terms and conditions.

We offer payment by instalments, so you can spread the cost of studying with us.

For military students: You can use your ELCs towards this course. Anglia Ruskin University is a recognised ELCAS provider (number 1007). Please contact your Learning Centre for details of ELC, eligibility and how to apply.

For more information on how you fund your studies please see our funding page.