Trusted Assessor: Assessing and Adapting the Home

(accredited by OCN London at level four)

Viva Access is partnering with TACT (Trusted Assessing & Care Training) to offer a range of in-person Trusted Assessor courses. This ‘TA: Assessing and Adapting the Home’ course runs for 2 consecutive days (09.30-16.30).

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About this course

Disabled Facilities Grants can transform people’s lives and enable independent living whilst reducing risk, but there can be lengthy delays in the process due to waiting lists. This all-new course was developed to train those already involved in this process to conduct a set of simple assessments to recommend one of a small number of common major adaptations. The course is led by an OT and includes both classroom and practical modules plus a homework assignment.

Who is it designed for?

• People working within housing, home improvement agencies (HIAs), local authorities, charities and private organisations wishing to support assessment.
• Typical learners include surveyors, case managers, experienced Trusted Assessors and staff working in services supporting delivery of Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) and their equivalent. 
• It is highly recommended that all learners complete the Trusted Assessor: Assessing for Minor Adaptations course before registering for this training course.

What are the learning outcomes?

• To understand the purpose of Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) relating to accessing the home
• To be able to complete a robust risk assessment
• Know when to prescribe a daily living equipment adaptation
• Understand the environmental factors that may impact on the ability to install adaptations
• To be able to measure an individual for major adaptations
• Know the range of daily living equipment adaptations available
• Understand the role of the Trusted Assessor and when to refer clients to occupational therapy services.

How is it delivered?

• Delivered over a two-day period, this practically based two-day face-to-face course can be delivered at a venue to suit your learners. This course covers a lot of information which can be a lot to process in a short two-day course. Therefore, our blended training option gives learners the opportunity to absorb the material in short interactive sessions in their own time before putting their learning into practice during a one-day practical session.
• Please note that this is an accredited course and it requires learners to complete an assignment at the end of the course to demonstrate their learning.

Open Courses

Viva Access is delighted to partner with TACT (Trusted Assessing & Care Training) to offer a calendar of their most popular courses designed for booking by individual learners who prefer learning face-to-face. TACT has chosen venues they know well and that combine the advantages of great spaces for learning with the benefits of getting hands-on with a range of equipment. At these two-day courses you will enjoy the blend of theory and practice and you can take advantage of the chance to network with peers during interactive sessions and in the refreshment breaks

In the last 12 months, TACT has delivered training all across the UK, if you can’t find a suitable date please get in touch and they will see what they can do.

Upcoming “Trusted Assessor: Assessing and Adapting the Home” courses

Additional information

This course is also available as a blended course with one day face-to-face and a range of eLearning modules or as a full eLearning course. Larger programmes can be tailored and delivered locally, these can be commissioned directly from TACT, Viva Access’s partner for Trusted Assessor programmes.

TACT also offers support for Trusted Assessor programmes such as supervision of Assessors and in-house train the trainer programmes along with courses for Advisors, Installers and Refreshers.

Contact TACT

For more information about Trusted Assessor programmes in general, accredited training and wider programmes dealing with independent living please contact the TACT team, they love collaborating. You can contact them by emailing info@trustedassessing.com, visiting their website or by filling in the form below. Additionally, to view online housing adaptation & design courses, visit Upcoming Courses.