• The epidemiology of childhood hearing loss
• The principles and practice of newborn hearing screening programmes.
• Audiological and non-audiological investigations following the identification of hearing impairment
• Stages of child development and the appropriate objective and behavioural assessment methods at different stages
• The importance of timely hearing assessment and its link to speech and language development.
• Factors that contribute to the successful hearing assessment of a child, e.g. accuracy, sensitivity, reliability, and the scientific evidence underlying paediatric assessment methods.
• Planning and implementation of audiological assessment strategies taking into account the needs of the individual patient (including management of glue ear and knowing when to refer for potential cochlear implantation).
• Principles of selection, prescription, verification, evaluation and monitoring of amplification for children including the role of carers and other professional in the process.