Established in 2022 by its founder Clare Barber, Trusted Assessing and Care Training’s vision is to provide comprehensive programmes for health, social care and housing professionals involved in enabling older and disabled people to live independently.
Clare has been working in the health and social care sector for over 20 years having specialised for several years in accessible home environments. She is acknowledged as a leader in the development of the Trusted Assessor concept running accredited training programmes UK-wide. Clare devised the two national qualifications for Trusted Assessors at Level Three and Level Four.
Her team’s work benefits from the strong industry connections gained from our wider work and this current practice informs the team about the evolving needs of assessors and practitioners which in turn informs the development of future resources and training programmes offered UK-wide.
In 2023 TACT launched a range of training courses devised and run by the team that created the leading Trusted Assessor programme in the industry. Offering both Trusted Assessor, Trusted Advisor and related courses UK-wide. The following year, the team added a range of courses for OTs, a Trusted Assessor supervision service, Train the Trainer programmes and a specialist Trusted Assessor course for retailers of independent living equipment.
In 2025 we are developing a Trusted Assessor course specialising in wheelchairs and seating designed to provide a range of roles with the skills to handle simple cases and know when to refer more complex cases to a Therapist.
We are always recruiting, for a no-obligation chat, get in touch!
Our Team
- Janet Seward – Partnerships Manager
- Ricky Marino – Operations Manager
- Cathrine Ruston – Clinical Lead
Janet Seward – Partnerships Manager
Janet Seward is Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing with a long career that began in brand marketing to consumers. She has worked in senior commercial roles in the independent living sector since 2001 including in a number of manufacturing, retailing and third sector organisations. She was head of DLF for several years during which time she led a transformation of its information, advice and training programmes for older and disabled people. Janet lives in the Thames Valley and is delighted to be supporting TACT as its Partnerships Manager.
Ricky Marino – Operations Manager
With a natural affinity for technology and problem solving Ricky supports the team with the tools and data needed to ensure a smooth running business. With a wide range of experience but specialising in digital, data and marketing Ricky is the wizard behind the curtain in TACT Oz.
For more information about Trusted Assessor programmes, accredited training and wider programmes dealing with independent living please contact the TACT team, we love collaborating.