Welcome to Training in Assistive Products (TAP). Please read the information below and complete part A and part B of this form before you begin the training.
Participant information sheet
Welcome to Training in Assistive Products (TAP) online resource. This training is the first step of the project, “Training in Assistive Products (TAP)”, led by the Ministry of Health of Tanzania, the World Health Organization and HelpAge International Tanzania. This project is intended to establish a community level referral system for assistive technology, and provision of a selected range of simple assistive products at primary health centres and two district hospitals.
Please read the information below and complete parts A (agreement) and part B (enrolment survey) before you begin the training
Information about TAP: TAP is an online learning programme for personnel who are, or will be:
- Identifying people who need assistive products and/or
- Providing simple assistive products.
TAP can be accessed using a computer, tablet or smart-phone. TAP learners will also have face to face support from mentors. You will be taking TAP modules in order to prepare for your role as a mentor.
If you have a question now, or at any time when you are going through this training, you can:
- Discuss with the project supervisor
- Bring your questions to the mentor briefing
Your feedback is important: At the end of the training, you will be asked to provide feedback through a group discussion (focus group) of up to 90 minutes. Your participation in group discussion is voluntary, and will be carried out during working hours, at a convenient time for yourself and your service manager.
TAP data collection: TAP collects information about TAP learners and mentors (including you) through the enrolment survey and feedback survey (learners only). Quiz scores are also collected, and information such as how many and which modules learners and mentors complete. When learners or mentors participate in discussion groups or interviews to give feedback, an audio recording of the discussions may be made and then used to create a written record. The audio record will then be deleted.
Before this information is used it will be de-identified. This means that the names, and personal details are removed. This way, no-one looking at the information will know whose information it is. The de-identified information is then used to help prepare reports about this TAP training and for research to help understand:
- How well TAP is working for learners and mentors and how it can be improved
- The thoughts of learners and mentors about the provision of assistive products
- What other actions could be taken to improve access to assistive technology.
The de-identified information is held securely by the World Health Organization. It may be combined with data from other TAP projects, and it may be shared with project partners, donors, and researchers.
If you have any questions about the TAP data collection, you can ask the project coordinator, or email: [email protected]