Target level of study
Lower than or equal to a high school diploma
ECTS
0 credits
Training structure
School of Pharmacy
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
The university certificate in Hearing Aid Technology is intended for hearing aid technicians and all audiology professionals who wish to learn the fundamentals of hearing aid use.
Required level: high school diploma or vocational training certificate - Selection based on application.
Desired prerequisites: Power functions and logarithms in base 10.
The University Certificate in Audioprosthetic Techniques should not be confused with or considered equivalent to the State Diploma in Audioprosthetics, which is the only legal qualification allowing the profession to be practiced in the United States.
No equivalence may be granted for all or part of the state diploma.
The advantages of the training program
Request for information:
To obtain an application form: send an email to crefa-contact@umontpellier.fr
Objectives
Acquire basic knowledge of audiology and the fundamentals of hearing aids.
Know-how and skills
- "Reinjection" of settings made by a state-certified hearing aid specialist into a hearing aid after repair by the manufacturer.
- Hearing aid fault detection.
- Manufacture and shaping of hearing aid tips.
Organization
Knowledge assessment
Theoretical training
- Concepts of anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the ear
- Concepts of acoustics, electroacoustics, psychoacoustics, and phonetics
- Concepts of hearing aid technology
- Concepts of audiometry and audiometric techniques
- Use of measurement chains
- Reimbursements & hygiene
- Right to hearing aids
Practical training
- Manufacture and shaping of end caps
- Overview of different types of hearing aids and audio accessories
- Use of the measurement chain and manufacturers' software to read the settings programmed into a hearing aid. Fault detection.
- Using a sound level meter
- Audiometry
- Telecare
Program
7 weeks of classes at the Faculty of Pharmacy in Montpellier
One session per year (capacity for 20 people)
Admission
Admission requirements
- Required level: high school diploma or vocational training certificate.
- Selection based on application.
Registration procedures
Applications from September 1 to October 13, 2025:
Send your resume and cover letter to pharma-du@umontpellier.fr
Target audience
- Hearing aid specialists' assistants.
- Speakers in schools for deaf children.
And after
Professional integration
- Hearing correction center
- School for hearing-impaired children.
- Hearing aid manufacturers
- Retirement homes