Desmond and Jane are incredibly busy people who have added studying the Diploma in Audiometry through TAFE to their already full lives. We are supporting them by providing practical training and workplace supervision for them during this time.

Volunteer Paul Flynn from Victoria will be flying up to Port Moresby to meet with 8 staff from Callan, including the audiometry students Jane and Desmond, in order to run training in equipment calibration and servicing.

We have finally managed to enroll both students from Papua New Guinea in the TAFE NSW Diploma of Audiometry. These two students are Community Health Workers who currently train others in the PNG for Primary eye and ear health care.

Earlier this year I wrote a grant application for Hear the World, a corporate nonprofit foundation founded by Sonova working towards equal opportunities and better quality of life for people with hearing loss. We have now been told we received this grant. This grant will help to cover costs for me and other volunteers to visit Papua New Guinea (PNG) for supervision of the students over the next 2 years.