Aptitude Test
A new test for aptitude candidates to join the HAC register will be held on 10 February 2010. The test will be organised by Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge and De Montfort University, Leicester.
The universities expect to continue running the test every 3 months depending on demand. If you successfully pass the test then you will be eligible to apply to join the HAC register until 31 March 2010 or the Health Professions Council thereafter as a Hearing Aid Dispenser.
How to apply
To sit the test on 10 February you must first apply to the HAC to be accepted as an aptitude candidate. You should send the HAC evidence and details of your relevant qualifications and work experience.
Then you should apply to the university where you want to sit the test. To apply please download the form for your chosen university and follow the instructions on that form. Please do not send the form to the HAC as it will be returned. Your form must arrive with the university no later than 15 January.
- Click here to download the Anglia Ruskin University application form.
- Click here to download the De Montfort University application form.
Information on the test and how to pass
To read the information for candidates on the test, please click here.
You can also see sample marking sheets the examiners will use, here.
For more information
For more information about sitting the test at Anglia Ruskin University, please contact:
Kirsty Schoolar
Faculty Science & Technology
Rm 325, Faculty Building
Anglia Ruskin University
Bishop Hall Lane
Chelmsford
Essex, CM1 1SQ
For more information about sitting the test at De Montfort University, please contact:
Prof. Gerald Armstrong-Bednall
Division of Audiology
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
De Montfort University
Leicester
LE1 9BH