Careers in Hearing Aid Dispensing

There are to be changes in the way private dispensing of hearing aids are governed . Under The Hearing Aid Council Act of 1968, a Hearing Aid Audiologist practising in the private sector must have passed the Hearing Aid Council examinations and completed 850 hours of post examination training before they can dispense hearing aids. However the Hearing Aid Council is to be abolished and in future  entry will be by Foundation Degree.

At present Aston University is the only higher eduction authority that has approval for its Foundation Degree course. De Montfort, Leicester and Anglia Ruskin, Essex have conditional approval.

Contact the HAC to find out more details. HAC Website.

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