Hearing Australia’s First Nations Services Unit is offering free online professional development via our online learning portal for: 

• Primary Health Care Workers 
• Early Childhood Education and Care Service Educators 
• Primary School Teachers 
• Support Staff
• Anyone else interested

The online learning is delivered via self-paced learning, or you can join a waitlist for a live classroom training environment where you will be able to see, hear and speak to the presenter during the training session as well as engage with other learners. The online learning is being offered in addition to the face-to-face support and clinical offerings of the Hearing Assessment Program for Early Ears (HAPEE).

Register today!

To register for access to Hearing Australia’s learning portal please complete the user registration form at the link below.  

Training for Primary Health Care Workers 

The below training has been developed to support Health Workers to administer the PLUM and HATS functional assessment tools with families. 

• PLUM and HATS Training 

Eligibility: The training is available to all health workers who provide services to Aboriginal children and families. Including nurses (RN), child infant maternal nurses, general practitioners (GP), Aboriginal health workers (AHW), Aboriginal health practitioners (AHP) and practice managers from community-controlled health services, State and Territory health services and private medical services.

Training for the Education Sectors 

The training has been developed for educators and teachers working with children in schools, early childhood education and care services (preschool, kindergarten, long day care, play group etc). 

At the end of the training, they will be able to recognize hearing, listening or communication problems and to take action. 

The training provides educators and teachers with practical content to apply to their learning environment to support all children’s listening and communication; and highlights referral pathways and supports available for children and their families.