Paediatric Habilitation

This five-day course combines theoretical evidence with practical knowledge and skills which you'll be able to apply immediately in whatever clinical setting you work in.

You’ll also have an opportunity to network with a range of professionals from different backgrounds.

The course is updated annually to reflect the latest trends in technology and clinical practice.

Who is this course for:

• Audiologists
• Teachers of the deaf and educational audiologists
• Speech and language therapists
• General practitioners with a special interest in audiology
• Audiovestibular doctors and other health professionals

You should have previous knowledge and experience in general audiology.

• Dr Hannah Cooper, UCL Ear Institute

Please see the schedule for 2026 here.

• Family centred hearing management
• Hearing aid selection verification, evaluation and monitoring of amplification progress in children
• Cohesive intervention and assessment of progress by a multidisciplinary team
• Functional speech outcome measures
• Advanced amplification considerations
• Educational management of children with hearing loss

The course will run on five consecutive Thursdays. Seminar-style, interactive teaching is supplemented by:

• group exercises and class discussion
• practical demonstrations using videos
• completion of case-studies with peer-evaluated clinical procedures
• self-directed reading and pre-reading around current structure and practice in paediatric audiology services
• e-learning course work

This course is led by Dr Hannah Cooper, with lectures and seminars given by experienced paediatric audiology clinicians and habilitation professionals using real case examples. 

Following this course you'll be able to:

• Apply methods for verification and demonstrate functional benefit from hearing aid amplification in babies and children
• Provide safe, effective and wearable amplification throughout childhood years
• Use new technologies in amplification and remote microphone technology
• Support education and literacy skills for the hearing impaired child in the classroom
• Use appropriate counselling techniques to support family in their role as the main facilitator in their child’s communication potential
• Take timely clinical decisions and making onward referrals for infants and children

• You'll receive a certificate of attendance if you attend all five days.
• This course is suitable for British Academy of Audiology Higher Training Scheme candidates undertaking the Paediatric Habilitation module. 

 £730 without assessments; £1,333 with assessments (certification)

This masterclass can only be booked as a full course (i.e. there will be no 1 day, 2 day etc options). 

For direct payments (by card)

Places can be booked by credit/debit card up to 48 hours before the start of the course, subject to availability.

For payments by invoice

To secure a place, a purchase order document must be received within 7 working days of the course start date.

All cancellations and refund requests for Ear Institute Short Courses must be submitted in writing to: ear.courses@ucl.ac.uk. 

1. Cooling‑Off Period 

You may cancel your place within 7 days of making the payment and receive a full refund, unless this 7‑day period falls within 14 days of the course start date. In that case, the standard cancellation terms apply. 

2. Cancellations Made After 7 Days of Payment 

If you cancel more than 7 days after payment and 14 or more days before the course start date, you will receive a refund minus a 20% administration charge. 

3. Cancellations Made Less Than 14 Days Before the Course Start Date 

If you cancel your place fewer than 14 days before the course start date, no refund will be issued. 

4. Replacement Delegates and Full Courses 

A refund request may be considered if the course is full and a replacement delegate is found to take your place. This includes nominating a colleague or offering the place to someone on the waiting list. A 20% administration charge applies. 

5. Deferrals 

It is not possible to defer your place to a course running in the next academic year. Moving your booking to another course running in the same academic year might be possible subject to availability.  

6. Refund Payments 

Approved refunds will be processed within 30 days of receiving your written cancellation and issued using the same method of payment.