Certification Process
Achieving our Silver, Gold and Platinum levels of design provide the basis for home has been designed and built with livability in mind.
Achieving a rating involves an assessment at the design and/or as built stages of your project by a qualified industry professional including architects, building designers, builders, occupational therapists, access consultants and building surveyors.
All architects, building designers, builders, occupational therapists, access consultants and building surveyors who have professional currency and professional indemnity currency are encouraged to work with the LHA Guidelines. These professions are able to attribute that a home has been designed to meet LHA principles, unless otherwise mandated by the planning or development authority.
Some clients wish to have the certification acknowledged with the LHA Silver, Gold or Platinum logo. Only architects, building designers, builders, occupational therapists, access consultants and building surveyors who have completed the required RTO course, maintain currency of occupation and insurance, registered with LHA, and listed on www.lha.org.au can assign the LHA Silver, Gold, or Platinum.
LHA Design Guideline Assessors registered with LHA and listed on this web site can design or assess a design or an as built house as meeting the Livable Housing Silver, Gold or Platinum levels. They can assign the use of an LHA Silver, Gold or Platinum logo to a design or an as built home based on their assessment which can then market the home as being livable to future home buyers.
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Become an LHA Design Guideline Assessor
All architects, building designers, builders, occupational therapists, access consultants and building surveyors who have professional currency and professional indemnity currency are encouraged to work with the LHA Guidelines. Only an LHA Guideline Assessor who has been deemed competent can issue the logo, it is important that professionals undertake the 3 hour training session and complete the online open book exam in order to receive their Certificate of Competency.
2020 LHA Assessor Training Course Dates - Due to COVID-19 Courses will not be delivered face to face
Video/Teleconference: 14 September 2020 - 2:00pm-4:30pm, Melbourne Time
Video/Teleconference: 20 October 2020 - 2:00pm-4:30pm, Melbourne Time
Video/Teleconference: 5 November 2020 - 2:00pm-4:30pm, Melbourne Time
Video/Teleconference: 23 November 2020 - 2:00pm-4:30pm, Melbourne Time
Become an Accredited SDA Assessor
All Architects, Occupational Therapists, Access Consultants and Building Surveyors who have professional currency, professional indemnity and public liability currency are encouraged to work with the SDA Design Standards. Only an Accredited SDA Assessor who has been deemed competent can issue Certificates of SDA Category Compliance. It is important that professionals undertake the 1 Day training session and complete the online open book exam in order to receive their Accredited SDA Assessor Certificate.
2020 Accredited Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Assessor Course Dates - Due to COVID-19 Courses will not be delivered face to face
Video/Teleconference: 2 September 2020 - 12:30pm-5:00pm, Melbourne Time
Video/Teleconference: 1 October 2020 - 12:30pm-5:00pm, Melbourne Time
Video/Teleconference: 6 November 2020 - 12:30pm-5:00pm, Melbourne Time
Video/Teleconference: 24 November 2020 - 12:30pm-5:00pm, Melbourne Time
Please contact the Access Institute, at admin@accessinstitute.com.au, for an Enrolment Form and to book your place now.