Trainings at Pluggerz

At Pluggerz’ Knowledge and Training Center, we provide training and courses ranging from ear impressions to education on the Occupational Health and Safety Act and hearing protection at companies. For a number of these trainings, you can earn StAr accreditation points. Trainings include lunch. Registration is possible up to four weeks before the training starts. The training will take place if there are enough registrations. Two weeks before the training you will receive an email with all the information for that day.

The Hearing Protection & Custom Hearing Improvement training consists of two parts. These parts take place on the same day and you can register for one or both parts.

Available trainings:

• StAr training hearing protection and earmolds part I: custom hearing enhancement
• StAr training hearing protection and earpieces part II: hearing protection
• StAr training repeat printmaking
• StAr training in earpiece processing.
  

StAr training hearing protection and earmolds part I: custom hearing enhancement

Duration: 4 hours | StAr points: 23 | theory and practice

Thanks to digital manufacturing capabilities, developments in earpiece designs have not stood still. We will take you through the latest possibilities in this area. We will not only look at the cosmetic aspect but also at the acoustic effects of drilling, vents and materials. In addition, we will explain how to get the optimal acoustic performance from a hearing aid. In addition to our own research, Dr. De Laat of Leiden University Medical Center has also investigated the acoustic differences between hollow earmolds (shells, LifeShells, Deep-Fit RICs) and the results will also be presented during this training. Materials in relation to allergic reactions will also be discussed in more detail. During the practical part, you can practice attaching RIC pieces to the different recievers, see and learn the criteria a good impression must meet to be approved, and practice changing the tubing with different types of earmolds.

Maximum number of participants: 10 | Price including lunch: €280,- p.p. or free*

Training dates 2026
Monday, March 2, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Monday, September 14, 2026

StAr training hearing protection and earpieces part II: hearing protection

Duration: 4 hours | StAr points: 23 | theory and practice

In this training, you will be fully informed on all relevant issues on the subject of hearing protection in one go. Consumers can go to an audiology store for good quality hearing protection, but before that, education is important. During audiologist training courses, hearing damage caused by loud noise and hearing protection are insufficiently discussed. As a result, hearing care professionals sometimes lack up-to-date product knowledge and information. After this training you will be up to date on legislation, attenuation values, performance differences and other possibilities.

Maximum number of participants: 10 | Price: €280,- p.p. or free*

Training dates 2026
Monday, March 2, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Monday, September 14, 2026

StAr training repeat printmaking

Duration: 6 hours | StAr points: 35 | theory and practice

It is very important that the impression shows the entire ear canal and auricle so that a perfect product can be made. So a good impression is half the battle! This training is designed for audiologists who already make impressions and want to improve their skills even further. The purpose of the training is to refresh knowledge, increase technical skills and improve the quality of impressions. The theory part of the course covers: safety in taking impressions, knowledge of materials, various impression materials, effects of impression materials, choice of impression materials and anatomy. The practical part includes otoscopy, ear canal inspection and recognition of the second bend.

Maximum number of participants: 10 | Price including lunch: €320,- p.p. or free*

Training dates 2026
Monday, March 2, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Monday, September 14, 2026

StAr training in earpiece processing.

Duration: 6 hours | StAr points: 45 | theory and practice

Comfoor’s custom earpieces are modeled to 60 nanometers from the ear impression. Despite this precision, it can always happen that you would like even more openness in the ear. Or, for example, instead of an open earmold you may wish to fit an open earmold irocanal. Also enlarging a vent canal and adjustments of RIC pieces are jobs that regularly occur in practice.

How do you adequately change this and what do you need to do this?

This training is designed to refresh this specific part of the profession for experienced audiologists. Or for those who have not had this in training, to learn it. The theory part covers the following: Explanation of the different materials and which drills or cutters to use for this purpose. In the practical part, you will learn under your own supervision how to process the different types of earpieces in our laboratory.

Maximum number of participants: 6 | price including lunch is 600,- excluding VAT.

Training dates 2026
Monday, March 2, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Monday, September 14, 2026

Special offer Starter set

The starter kit includes the most essential drills and cutters and additional materials to use in the store itself after the training.

Upon completion of this course from 213 for 180

Training ‘responsible impression making’ for employees of hearing aid companies and employees of PPE companies

Duration: 2 days + self-study | theory and practice

Clear explanation and training in taking ear impressions. At Pluggerz, you as a student receive extensive training, approved by the StAr and by various ENT doctors, to be able to take ear impressions responsibly. A theoretical part is followed by a practical part. After completion of both parts, self-study will follow and we will ask you to do practical experience within your company. This will be followed by a theory and practical exam. If both parts are completed successfully, you will receive a certificate allowing you to make ear impressions according to ‘the Standard for an ear impression training course’ of the Audicien Registry. This standard will be monitored for compliance as of 1-2021.

This training covers the following topics:

Maximum number of participants: 10 | Price including lunch: €1,200,- p.p.

Training dates 2026
Monday, March 2, 2026 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | Monday, September 14, 2026

* Free with full exclusivity for Pluggerz on earpieces and hearing protectors and with annual sales above € 5,000 (maximum 2 trainings per store per year). In the event of cancellation within 14 days before the training courses, € 50 per training course will be charged in cancellation fees (force majeure excepted), even for regular customers.

* Discount with certain partnerships with Pluggerz (inquire with our Audiology Help Desk)

Advice/Knowledge: exclusivity for Pluggerz on earpieces and hearing protectors and on annual sales above €5,000.

Please note that if a hearing care professional has taken the training multiple times in 4 years, the StAr points only count once.