This 2-day program runs from 8.30am – 4.30pm.

The Intermediate Audiometry Workshop provides fundamental training in the skills and knowledge required to conduct routine occupational hearing assessments on adults.

The course includes lectures and hands-on training, offering students the chance to enhance testing skills and follow recognised audiometry protocols.

Course content has been developed from over 20 years of teaching and clinical practice and draws on guidance material from the following key reference documents:

• Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard 1269.4
• NAL Report 80 Criteria for assessing hearing conservation audiograms
• WorkCover WA Noise Induced Hearing Loss Approved Procedures

Conducting a hearing test can be perceived as simply “pressing buttons” however there is more involved in test accuracy than meets the eye. During this course we assist students to develop best practice skills and review techniques to improve accuracy.

The Intermediate Audiometry Workshop is taught to small-medium sized groups. This allows our teachers to provide one-on-one, hands-on practical tuition and individually tailor each student’s development of audiometry skills.

With a limited course duration, however, we can only provide an introduction to the many facets of conducting accurate audiometry and provide limited supervised practice. The content does not meet the requirements of Australian Standard AS/NZS1269.4 or occupational audiometry legislation (our 4-day Occupational Audiometry Course meets Standards and legislative requirements).

This course has been approved by Coal Services, and fulfils the training requirements for nurses to conduct NSW Coal Industry Order 43 health surveillance audiometric tests.

Also approved is our comprehensive 4-day Occupational Audiometry Course.

This course is primarily aimed at practitioners within the medical and occupational health sectors seeking fundamental skills in conducting audiometry training. Skills can be used for:

• Enhancing the skills and knowledge of existing medical or occupational health service providers
• Practitioners or health practices expanding their range of services to corporate clients
• Non-legislative in-company audiometric health surveillance programs
• Nurses seeking training to comply with the requirements of NSW Coal Industry Order 43

There are no formal pre-requisites for attending this workshop and no pre-course preparation.

Students attending the full two days of this workshop will receive an Attendance Certificate from The Hearing Company, Australia’s leading occupational audiometry training provider.

The limited, 2-day program doesn’t provide students with sufficient training to be fully compliant with the specifications described in Australian Standard 1269.4 or Work Health & Safety Regulations.

For reference, The Hearing Company’s comprehensive 4-day Occupational Audiometry Course trains students to the level described in Australian Standard AS/NZS1269.4 and state/territory legislation.

Here’s what some of our previous students have said about the Intermediate Audiometry Workshop:

“This course was very informative, with content pitched at the right level. Glenn is a very good presenter, and the slides and workbooks were great.
Joan, Practice Nurse, Brisbane, Qld (September 2018)

“This course had great content, which was well-explained and with good examples. I liked being shown the skills, and then given time to practice – which is my ideal style of learning. After attending the course, I realise the importance of getting properly trained in the clinical skill of audiometry. The content was thorough, but I didn’t feel overloaded with information.”
Ailin, Registered Nurse, Newcastle, NSW (September 2018)

“I really liked this course, particularly the practical sessions. I can now confidently interpret and present test results to patients.”
Inu, Practice Nurse, Gosford, NSW (February 2019)

Please contact Lynne Miles, Course Coordinator, with any question or to discuss the suitability of this course for your requirements: 0478 776 039 or admin@hearingcompany.com.au.

A range of teaching methods are utilised during the course to assist students to learn the key skills, including hands on practice, written exercises, role plays, industry anecdotes, visual and auditory presentations, quizzes, demonstrations and “at-elbow” supervision. We also aim to engage and challenge, and many graduates find the course to be interesting (and even fun!). Our teachers certainly enjoy what they do, and this comes out in the teaching.

We supply all practice equipment including audiometers, otoscopes and consumables. On the first day of the course students are issued with a Course Manual and Workbook.

Lunch, morning tea and afternoon tea will be provided each day.

An Attendance Certificate will be issued following full attendance at the workshop.

Course material is drawn from the following key reference documents:

• Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard 1269.4
• NAL Report 80 Criteria for assessing hearing conservation audiograms
• WorkCover WA Noise Induced Hearing Loss Approved Procedures

• Conducting hearing tests on adults following the Australian Standard technique
• Managing the effects of background noise on test accuracy
• Conducting otoscopy (ear inspections) safely and effectively
• Applying referral criteria
• Describing audiograms and presenting test results to workers
• Basic ear anatomy, physiology and common ear conditions in adults
• Effects of noise and other hazards on the human ear
• Basic case history
• Introduction to workplace audiometry protocols
• Requirements for NSW Coal Mining Order 43 health assessments
• Tips for managing challenging testing situations
• Detecting and managing equipment faults

No, the limited, 2-day program doesn’t provide students with sufficient training to be fully compliant with the specifications described in Australian Standard 1269.4 or Work Health & Safety Regulations.

For reference, The Hearing Company’s comprehensive 4-day Occupational Audiometry Course trains students to the level described in Australian Standard AS/NZS1269.4 and state/territory legislation.

The following fees are payable should a participant withdraw from the course:

• Following registration: 10% of full course fee
• Within 3 weeks of the starting date: 50% of full course fee
• Within 1 week of the starting date: 100% of full course fee

Yes, we accept transfers to another person but only within the same course. Deferring a registration to another course (different dates) is regarded as a cancellation.

Yes, students who attend all sessions will be issued with an Attendance Certificate.

No, this is not required although students are welcome to bring equipment if they would like advice on how to use a particular audiometer.

We supply all required practice equipment, including audiometers, otoscopes and consumables.

Yes, the Intermediate Audiometry Workshop provides up to 14 hours of tuition, which can be claimed towards CPD requirements.

We conduct public courses several times a year in the location of most demand; usually Sydney and Newcastle.

We also regularly conduct in-company courses for organisations with multiple employees to be trained. This can work out as a cost-effective and efficient way to upskill a team. Our equipment and teaching personnel are completely portable.

We offer a range of courses focussed on conducting occupational audiometry. These include a half-day workshop on fitting insert earphones (which offer superior external noise reduction) through to 1 and 2-day courses which teach basic or fundamental audiometry skills. We also conduct a comprehensive 4-day Occupational Audiometry Course, which delivers full compliance with workplace audiometry legislation, Australian Standards and industry best practice

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