Training, development and registration (audiology)
Your training will depend on the level at which you enter audiology as a career.
Training and development
Your training and education will depend on the level at which you are working.
- Once in post as a newborn hearing screener, you’ll work towards relevant healthcare science vocational qualifications while you’re working. These are underpinned by an awards and qualifications framework.
- To enter via the NHS Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) you’ll need to take a full-time (usually 3-year) accredited integrated BSc degree in Healthcare Science (Audiology) at university. At least 50 weeks of workplace-based training in the NHS is included in these programmes. For the most up-to-date list of accredited BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) degrees, please use our course finder. Applications for full-time courses are made through UCAS.
- If you’re a graduate, entering the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) you’ll be employed in a fixed-term, salaried training post and will study towards a Master's degree qualification in clinical science (neurosensory sciences). There is an annual application cycle for the STP.
- If you’re entering Higher Specialist Scientist Training (HSST) you’ll study towards doctoral-level qualifications.
Programmes are often supported by the development of workplace-based assessment tools, assessment of equivalent learning and the development of academic careers.
It can be advantageous to have gained some experience of working in a relevant environment before applying for a place on a course or job vacancy. In broad terms, experience of working directly with the public can be advantageous to most roles related to audiology.