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Hearing Australia Learning Portal

Free Online Learning: Ear Health and Hearing for Education & Health Professionals

Hearing Australia’s free, self-paced learning modules are designed for early childhood educators, primary school teachers, and health professionals. With a focus on supporting the ear health and hearing of First Nations children, the content also promotes best practice care for people of all ages and communities. Learn how to support ear health and hearing while aligning with education standards, frameworks, and evidence-based healthcare.


Who is the Training For 

Early Educators

Learn how to create hearing friendly learning spaces and support children’s listening and learning.

Primary School Teachers

Create inclusive learning environments to support all children’s learning in the classroom.

Health Professionals

Learn how to use otoscopy, tympanometry, and use questionnaires to assess communication and hearing needs.

What You’ll Learn

Hearing Australia offers a range of modules with practical tips to support:

  • listening and learning in the education environment, and 
  • ear health and hearing at any age.

Choose the mini module(s) that interest you!

For Early Educators

Module 1: Cultural Determinants of Ear Health

  • Understand the differences between cultural safety and cultural awareness. 
  • Recognise the cultural determinants of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

 Module 2: Understanding Ear Health and Hearing

  • Explain otitis media, hearing loss, conductive hearing loss and its causes. 
  • Recognise how ear disease and hearing loss impact a child’s learning, behaviour, and educational outcomes. 

 Module 3: Prevention and Service Modifications

  • Implement prevention techniques into your ECEC and daily practice.
  • Identify and implement techniques to improve service acoustics and reduce background noise.
  • Implement hearing and listening friendly communication strategies in the early learning environment.

 Module 4: Screening Tools

  • Understand the purpose of using PLUM and HATS and relay this to families.
  • Have a conversation with families about a child’s listening and communication behaviour using the PLUM and HATS screening tools.
  • Score and interpret the PLUM and HATS results.

Download the ECEC e-Learning Booklet 

Download the ECEC e-Learning Flyer

For Primary School Teachers

Module 1: Cultural Determinants of Ear Health

  • Understand the differences between cultural safety and cultural awareness. 
  • Recognise the cultural determinants of health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

Module 2: Understanding Ear Health and Hearing

  • Explain otitis media, hearing loss, conductive hearing loss and its causes. 
  • Recognise how ear disease and hearing loss impact a student’s learning, behaviour, and educational outcomes. 

Module 3: Prevention and Classroom Modifications

  • Implement prevention techniques into your classroom and daily practice.
  • Identify and implement techniques to improve service acoustics and reduce background noise.
  • Implement hearing and listening friendly communication strategies in the classroom.


Download the Primary School e-Learning Booklet

Download the Primary School e-Learning Flyer

For Health Professionals

Module 1: PLUM and HATS:

  • Describe the purpose of PLUM and HATS (e.g. how you would to a parent) 
  • Administer, score and interpret the results of the PLUM and HATS
  • Refer on to appropriate services and provide ongoing monitoring and surveillance

Module 2: Tympanometry refresher

  • Describe what tympanometry measures
  • Conduct tympanometry
  • Interpret results

Why it Matters

Hear from education and health experts on the importance of ear health and hearing in the early years. 


Hear from Demi (Early Educator)

Hear from Kerrie (Primary School Teacher)

Hear from Pen (Primary School Teacher)

Hear from Kelvin Kong (ENT Surgeon)

Frequently Asked Questions

I’ve logged in, but why can’t I see modules to choose from?


It can take up to 1 hour for modules to appear after registering an account. 

How do I enrol into a module?


Follow the steps outlined here on enrolling into a module

Who can I reach out to if I have a question?


Contact us at learning@hearing.com.au or call 1300 253 655.

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Contact us

Phone (Monday – Friday 830am-4pm AEST): 1300 253 655

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