Get the skills and training to help improve quality of life for people with hearing loss. In our state-of-the-art classrooms and labs, you’ll learn how to test people’s hearing, dispense and program hearing aids, and counsel patients on managing ongoing hearing loss. Once you graduate, you'll be prepared to apply for HIP Internship, a necessary step toward becoming a Registered Hearing Instrument Practitioner (RHIP) in B.C.

Why choose the Hearing Instrument Practitioner program at Douglas?

The Hearing Instrument Practitioner program delivered by Douglas College is recognized by the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. Graduates are eligible for registration as a Hearing Instrument Practitioner Intern with the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC to fulfill the required clinical practice hours prior to taking the provincial licensing exams.

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Launch an in-demand career in the hearing profession in just two years

DIPLOMA IN HEARING INSTRUMENT PRACTITIONER

Hands-on experience through three supervised practicums
Excellent job prospects
Program recognized by the College of
Speech and Hearing Health Professionals
of British Columbia

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Learn from hearing health-care professionals – our instructors are experienced in both in teaching and in clinical practice.

Program Highlights

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Practise your skills in second year by working with real-life patients, providing them with hearing evaluations and counselling on test results.

Graduate job-ready – you’ll get hands-on experience working with industry professionals during three supervised practicums

Excellent job prospects - many of our students find employment before they graduate.

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Hearing Instrument Practitioner program.