Hi Sherralynne,

My Mum is a hearing and visual technician for young children and is an assessor for technicians in training. While it's obviously not occupational health, she may have an answer to your question, or at least be able to provide some guidance.

Let me know if you're interested and I can find out more.

Alex

Hello Sherralynne

A search using the term "audiometric technicians training NZ" tells me, there isn't any training offered in NZ, nearest choices are Aussie, you'll find some info here

If you want to become a full blown Audiogist, both Auckland and Canterbury Unis offer a Master of Audiology degree.

Hi Alex,

Thanks so much for you reply.

I am interested in hearing what your Mum's answer to this question is. My manager and I have looked at training courses available in Australia, as Steve H has kindly provided details for. The training courses available in Australia do require some clinical experience/placements and if I went down that track I would have to find a supervisor to oversee that. Am I correct in thinking that your Mum could potentially oversee that?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,
Sherralynne

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your helpful links and comments.

My manager and I have looked at the TAFE course in Australia and it looks particularly good.

It is a pity that NZ doesn't have these kinds of training opportunities any longer. An MA in Audiology would be awesome! I wonder what the pre-requisites are for that course?


Kind regards,
Sherralynne

Hi Sherralynne,

To answer you question, it sounds like it would be unlikely. However, you could get in touch with Careerforce as that is the ITO that my Mum is an assessor/moderator for. You can find out more here.

By the sounds of it, the training for the role you are looking at used to be carried at out a specialist audiology practice (?) in Auckland, however this training no longer takes place here (as you know) and she isn't aware of any organisations currently offering the training in NZ.

All the best.

Alex

Hi Sherralynne
I know there used to be training available in NZ, for Occupational Nurses at least. You could look on the HASANZ register perhaps, and ask one of the practitoners? https://register.hasanz.org.nz/search/SearchForm?Search=Hearing+Test&Locations%5B%5D=0&EmploymentStatus%5B%5D=Consultant&EmploymentStatus%5B%5D=Employee&seed=455375&action_results=Search#search-results

Hi Sherralynne
Contact Jarrod Graham from Loop, he has done the training.
Michelle

The prerequisites are detailed on the linked pages for an MA,

If you fancy a trip to Brisbane, The Hearing Company runs four day Occupational Audiometry Courses, no prerequisite training, but you would need to see what standing the qualification gained would have in NZ, maybe Alex's mum could advise you

Thanks Alex,

I am aware that my predecessor attended a four day Hearing Screener training course in the South Island, but that no longer exists sadly.

Thanks so much for your assistance, I do appreciate it.

Kind regards,
Sherralynne

Thanks Steve,

That course looks really interesting and I'll share the link with my manager.

Thanks for your assistance.


Kind regards,
Sherralynne

Thanks for your assistance.


Kind regards,
Sherralynne

Have you sounded out the NZ Occupational Health Nurses Assn for workplace hearing screening training. What do they recommend?
https://www.nzohna.org.nz/

Thanks for your message.

I haven't talked to the NZ Occupational Health Nurses Association and do wonder where they get their training from.


Kind regards,
Sherralynne

Hi there, Working for Health currently provides Audiometry Training for OHNs. NZOHNA are currently trying to get extra providers and also providers for an Audiometry Update :)