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Specialist in Frailty And Falls in Older Adults Course

What will I learn?

Improve your skills with the Specialist Course on Weakness and Falls for Older People, made for people who work with shoes. Learn about how the body works with objects, how the body moves, and the science of materials to get good at making shoes. Work with health experts and use designs that focus on the user to meet health needs. Learn to make shoes that support and fit well to help with weakness, and find out how to sell to older people. Get better at stopping falls by learning about ankle support, padding, and grip.

Apoia's Unique Features

Accessible online course for a lifetime
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online assistance available
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Customize the course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance the development of the practical skills listed below

Get good at how the body works with objects to make shoes comfortable and supportive.

Study how the body moves to make walking better and safer.

Add health needs to new shoe designs.

Design shoes that help older people with weakness.

Create ways to sell to older customers.

Suggested overview

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before getting started, you can adjust the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to begin with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You'll be able to create more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional growth. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.