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General Information about the Higher Training Scheme 

HTS Process: what you need to do - Clinical Modules  Download (37.04 kB)

HTS Process: what you need to do - Non Clinical Modules  Download (28.21 kB)
Updated!  Regulations:  Download (137.5 kB)
Cost of Scheme:  Download (68.5 kB)
FAQs for the Higher Training Scheme:  Download (57.5 kB)

Interested in becoming an HTS examiner? Contact Huw Thomas, chief examiners for more info and forms.

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Published articles about the HTS

Higher training scheme – what’s it all about? (BAA Newsletter, Issue 8, Jan 08)   Download (415.31 kB)

What audiologists want. (BAA Newsletter Issue 10, July 08)  Download (47.77 kB)

Training routes in Audiology in the UK  (BAA Newsletter, Issue 10, July 2008) -  Download (62.04 kB)

 How to become a registered Clinical Scientist (BSA news 54, Aug 08) Download (167.26 kB) 

Assessment request form:   Download (130.22 kB)
Non clinical Registration Form:  Download (132.13 kB)
Clinical Registration Form: Download (137.59 kB)

Current Higher Training Scheme Modules

Clinical Modules:

M-Level courses providing exemption from written exams - see the bottom of this page for full table

Paediatric Habilitation  Download (838.5 kB)

Tinnitus and Hyperacusis  Download (557.5 kB)

Adult Rehabilitation and First Line Diagnostic Assessment  Download (1.11 MB)

Paediatric Assessment  Download (730 kB)

Balance assessment and rehabilitation  Download (543.5 kB)

NEW! Theraputic Rehabilitation  Download (610.5 kB)

Non-clinical modules:
Research Methods:  Download (64.49 kB)
Research mentor list:   Download (82 kB)
Teaching and Learning:  Download (65.29 kB)
Service Planning:  Download (61.56 kB)

Service Development Mentor list:  Download (34.5 kB)

Module pre-requisites, reflective practice and case studies

A list of the pre-requisite knowledge can currently be obtained by emailing the Registration

Co-ordinator, until we are able to get the full list back up onto the website. Thank you for y

our patience with this.

Reflective practice is a key part of personal development while studying for HTS modules.

There are different styles and templates for formal reflection.  For more info on reflection

practice see http://www.idainstitute.com/seminars/lectures/reflective_practice/ 

Writing case studies is also part of the HCCC modules. There are good examples, hints and

tips from a nursing and medical point of view on how to do a case study on  

http://student.bmj.com/student/view-article.html?id=sbmj.b5274 

or http://www.itns.org/pdfs2009/ITNS_Write_Case_Study.pdf

HTS presentations (from BAA conference 2008)

HTS Overview:  Download (988.85 kB)

HTS Clinical Modules:  Download (428.27 kB)

HTS Non Clinical Modules:  Download (1.05 MB)

HTS Examinations:  Download (173.33 kB)

HTS Future:  Download (154.79 kB)

HTS Personal Experience:  Download (105.17 kB)

HTS Feedback:  Download (102.95 kB)

Useful Contact Details

General Enquires: Rob Gardner This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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HTS Examiners Area

Please note, these files are password protected and only for the use of HTS Examiners.

HTS Examiners Presentation - Liverpool, 2009  Download (432.5 kB)

Examiners Report  Download (99.5 kB)

Examiners Dos & Don'ts  Download (Empty)

Trainee Examiners Forms  Download (56 kB)

Trainee and Prospective Examiners Guidance  Download (45.5 kB)

M-Level courses providing exemption from written exams (17/08/2010)
 

This table is constantly being updated as information from Universities is recieved by the committee.

 

		Written Exam Exemption for:
HCCC Module	University	M-level Module (M level credits)	Availability
Vestibular assessment and rehabilitation	Manchester University	Vestibular assessment and management (15)	available separately, 6 full days over 3 mths *
	Southampton University	Audio vestibular assessment strategy (10)	available separately, block release 2 weeks
	UCL	Managing dizziness and vestibular rehab (20)	Part of full time programmes only
	De Montfort University	Vestibular science (15)	available separately, 1 day/week, no distance learning
	Bristol University	Balance assessment and rehabilitation (20)	Available over 3 day block
	University of Leeds	Balance Control, Dysfunction and Management Across the Ages (30) ††	Available over two short blocks
Paediatric assessment	Manchester University	Paediatric audiology (15)	available separately, half day over 12 weeks*
	Southampton University	Clinical audiology (10)	available as part of  full time programmes only
	De Montfort University	Paediatric audiology (15)	available separately, 1 day/week, no distance learning
	Bristol University	Paediatric assessment (20)	Available over 3 day block
Paediatric habilitation	Manchester University	Effective amplification in infants and children (15)	e-learning module available separately *
	Southampton University	Paediatric audiology (10)	available separately, block release 2 weeks
	De Montfort University	Paediatric audiology (15)	available separately, 1 day/week, no distance learning
	UCL	MDT approach to paed hearing loss (10)	available as part of  full time programmes only
Adult rehabilitation and first line diagnostic assessment	Manchester University	Auditory assessment and management (15) **	available separately, 1 day per week*
		Hearing aids (15) **	available separately, 1 day per week*
Therapeutic rehabilitation	Manchester University	Practical skills & Adult Aural Rehab (15)	available as part of  full time programmes only
	Bristol University	Practical counselling skills and CBT (20)	available separately, 3 day block
	Bristol University	Adult rehabilitation (20)	available separately, 3 day block
	Aston University	Theoretical foundations of rehabilitation (20)	available separately,  approx 2-3 days attendance
	Aston University	Adult Aural Rehabilitation (20)	available separately,  approx 2-3 days attendance
Tinnitus and hyperacusis	Southampton University	Tinnitus in adults - consequences and management (10)	available separately, block release 2 weeks
	Bristol University	Tinnitus & Dysacuses (20)	available separately, 3 day block
	*Full funding for these modules is available through the NHS Northwest CPD Service Level Agreement for staff working in the NHS
	in the Northwest
	** These two modules are required for written exam exemption
	†† Funding may be available through the Yorkshire and Humber SHA  for staff working in the YHSHA