Online Trusted Assessor course now available from the DLF

DLF Training

The DLF has responded to the pandemic with the introduction of a range of services in support of housing, health and social care professionals involved in enabling independent living. One of these is the availability of their normally 2-day accredited Trusted Assessor face-to-face course as a fully online option. The course enables professionals to be accredited to assess for minor adaptations – increasing the pool of assessors can be an important factor in reducing time to discharge as well as improving the suitability of homes and supporting daily activities during lockdown.

This new version of the course uses a variety of learning methods – videos, class webinars, video-recorded assignments and an online leaning management system to cover the normally 2 day course via a suite of modules. The use of modules enables learners to fit them around their personal commitments and workloads with one module being a class-based Trainer-led interactive class.

The DLF is recognised by RCOT, Foundations and BHTA and trains hundreds of learners UK-wide annually through a mixture of open and commissioned courses at a variety of levels in equipment-related skills.

Trusted Assessor – Assessing for Minor Adaptations online is available now and throughout the pandemic, call or email the DLF to find out more:

The DLF is a 50-year old national charity part of The Shaw Trust that specialises in impartial information, advice and training about equipment for independent living.

Free services for the public include:

Services for professionals include their DLF Training courses and DLF-Data the prescribing tool for professionals which is free to use during the pandemic (contact DLF for a login).