Designing for Older Adults offers you further understanding of people over 50 years of age (older adults), to help you better design spaces, events, communications and processes that are appropriate for them. Whether you interact with older adults in your community or workplace, whether you are an employee or volunteer, working for a corporation or the local council, this course will help you design services to meet the needs of older adults.

Equip your staff & volunteers with:

  • A renewed care and respect for older adults

  • Awareness of how you can design spaces that are safe for older adults to use, and that build confidence and independence

  • New skills for designing and planning clear, effective, and appropriate communications for older adults

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    2. Introduction

    1. Lesson 1: In print

    2. Lesson 2: Content

    1. Lesson 3: Around the room

    2. Lesson 4: Sights & sounds

    1. Lesson 5: Websites

    2. Lesson 6: Technology

    3. Lesson 7: Caring

    1. Assessment notice

    2. Assessment quiz

    1. Congratulations

About this course

  • $39.00
  • 12 lessons

Pricing

Find the right solution for you

  • Individual registration - AU$39.00

  • Bundle with Communicating with Older Adults - AU$68.00 (two courses)

  • Bulk registration (group discounts apply) - POA

There is a growing awareness of the needs and considerations of older adults. More organisations are now adapting for older adults, to encourage them to be involved in their community, to participate in online programs, to connect with family and friends, and to stay independent. We want to make sure that those programs and services are equipping older adults, motivating them and empowering them, not leaving them feeling confused and isolated. This helps the individual, their families, and their communities, when all generations are working together, and sharing and supporting one another.
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Do you work with or interact with older adults regularly? Find out how to communicate well and get your message heard with our Communicating with Older Adults online course. Bundle both courses together and save!
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Communicating with Older Adults online course

What's included

Our course brings together video interviews with first hand experiences, as well as research articles, practical tips, and lots of relevant content for those designing spaces and communications for older adults in workplaces and communities. Users can move between lessons with ease, and can pick up where they left off if they get interrupted. The course takes approximately 60-90 minutes for users to move through, with a short assessment at the end. Users have 60 days to complete the course from the day of enrolment.

The course is ideal for:

  • Councils &
    government

  • Not-for-profit &
    volunteer organisations

  • Private companies
    & small businesses

Your trainers

Carol and Trudi have been working with older adults for more than 50 years combined. Carol is an older adult herself, so she's had first hand experience too! They are both passionate about seeing older adults living well, contributing to their communities, being treated with the respect and care they need and deserve. Both have a Certificate IV in Training & Assessment.
Trainers Trudi & Carol

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