Who is this apprenticeship for?
This apprenticeship is ideal for anyone with a passion for improving the lives of those with hearing difficulty, or ear health issues, with aspirations to become a qualified HCPC registered Hearing Aid Dispenser. The apprenticeship will create talent for job roles such as Audiologist, Hearing Aid Audiologist, Hearing Aid Dispenser and Hearing Specialist.
The programme has been designed for employers who have a HCPC registered mentor to support and guide the apprentice in their study and career progression for the duration of the apprenticeship. You may wish to create a new role within your organisation to attract fresh talent or develop your existing staff.
Capabilities to better your business
- Develop existing staff, emerging talent or new recruits into qualified Hearing Aid Dispensers
- Apprentices learn from expert academics and industry professionals, equipping them with the full range of knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to your organisation
- You’ll have the opportunity to instil your organisation’s business culture and working style from an early stage.
- Apprentices achieve registration with the Health and Care Professions Council, recognising their ability to make a positive impact as a qualified Hearing Aid Dispenser.
A cost-effective way to develop and retain talent
Apprenticeships are a smart investment. You can reinvest Apprenticeship Levy funds to cover the cost of the apprenticeship or receive funding support from the government.
If you operate in England and your annual payroll is over £3 million, you pay a levy of 0.5% of your payroll into a levy account.
The cost of the Hearing Aid Dispenser programme for levy paying employers is £11,000 and this can be covered in full using the non-refundable funds in your levy account. If you exhaust the funds in your levy account, then the government will pay 95% of the outstanding fees and you will need to pay the remaining 5%.
If your organisation is not required to pay the levy, you will pay only 5% of the cost of the apprenticeship programme while the government pays the remaining 95%. The cost of the of the Hearing Aid Dispenser programme for non-levy paying employers is just £550.
For more about the Apprenticeship Levy, and to find out about any additional incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice from the government, please visit the key information section on our Degree apprenticeships for employers page.
Our team of dedicated consultants can talk you through the detail.
Delivered by experts, blending online and face-to-face learning
The course combines online learning, with a series of face-to-face residentials on our Cambridge campus, which include seminars, lectures and practical laboratory workshops. Apprentices will spend up to three weeks on campus with our academic team in Trimesters 1 and 2 each year. This blend of online and face-to-face learning fosters a collaborative and supportive programme, augmented by online discussions, student blogs and critical reflection and analysis under the guidance of experienced tutors.
20% of their learning will be classed as ‘off the job’, which means that they'll be learning during normal working hours either in their place of work or outside – but not part of their normal working duties.
What are the entry requirements?
As an employer your business sets out the person specifications for the role, but the apprentice will need to meet our entry requirements to be accepted onto the course. You can view the full entry requirements on our apprentice course page.
Our team of dedicated consultants can talk you through the detail.
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