In June 2017, the Institute for Apprenticeships approved the creation of a standard for the role of Hearing Aid Audiologist. Since this time a group of employers within the profession, the Trailblazer Group, have been working to create the standard.
The Trailblazer Group is formed of representatives from the following organisations: Boots Hearingcare, Specsavers Hearing Centres, Amplifon, Hidden Hearing, Scrivens, Bloom, Hearing Care Centre, UK Hearing Care, Chime, Correct Hearing, Sonetik UK, The Outside Clinic and Isle of Man Hearing Solutions.