Supporting Students with Hearing Loss

This facilitator-led blended learning course has been co-designed by the Department of Education and the Victorian Deaf Education Institute to develop understanding and capabilities in:

• assisting students with hearing loss, using a strengths-based approach to inclusion
• how the ear works, as well as types of hearing loss and their impacts
• how assessments can be used to determine student skills, including those areas requiring intervention 
• a range of strategies to support students.

Course Outline

Supporting Students with Hearing Loss Course Outline

Registrations

Term 3 registrations have been paused. Registrations re-open 17 August - 11 September 2026. 

For inquiries, please contact inclusive.classrooms@education.vic.gov.au

Victorian government school staff and regional staff.

Facilitator-led blended learning courses undertaken over 8 weeks, which include:

• self-paced online modules
• collaborate with others in online discussions and reflect on your own learning
• two learning tasks to ensure learning is meaningful and applied
• two facilitated 1.5-hour sessions (face-to-face or virtual conferencing held after school hours).

Successful completion of an Inclusive Classrooms course provides eligibility to claim 20 hours professional learning contributing to relevant association registration requirements.