Occupational Therapy CPD course
The lift portal for OTs and Healthcare Professionals

- Free CPD Courses
- Product Videos
- Product Brochures
- Advice
- Resources
- Case Studies
Stairlift Academy is the all-encompassing lift platform for OTs and healthcare professionals. Our aim was to create a learning platform that combines both seminars and resources that would help you to recommend the best lifting solution for your client
On the Stairlift Academy portal you can find our Stairlift Assessment Seminar, a free CPD course for healthcare professionals. This seminar covers everything you need to know about stairlifts installations. From how to measure your client to assessing their home and mobility in order to recommend the safest lifting option. On our portal you can also find case studies and blogs where we discuss particularly unique instances and explain the challenges we overcame in order to fit a lift in someone’s home.
Stairlift Academy is brought to you by the directors of 1st Choice Stairlifts, who have over 60 years of combined experience in the industry. In 2004 they were invited to a training day to educate an OTs team about stairlifts. Ever since, their was high demand for the presentation, so they expanded it into a seminar. By refreshing the content and updating the information as the stairlift industry evolved, they seminar became so popular that they often had waiting lists of those wanting to attend! Due to the pandemic, online training becoming more and more popular. Because of this, our directors decided to give the educational part of the company a new and fresh identity! Stairlift Academy is available at your fingertips with instant access.


In-Person Hands-On Learning
We offer group hands-on demonstrations on the stairlift and through the floor lift products in our showroom for healthcare professionals, the perfect place to build on and put into practice all your Stairlift Assessments Seminar learning. Group demonstrations can be organised with our sales department on 01249 814528Who do we work with
In addition to looking after private clients, we are approved contractors and regularly work with many local authorities, home improvement agencies, and housing associations across our coverage area. Working with Occupational Therapists, Housing Surveyors, Grants Officers, Caseworkers, private practice occupational therapists, etc, we can offer the right lift solution for your client from our wide product range. (Oh and we give you free added-value access to the Stairlift Academy too!)
What we can offer you
We offer joint visits to help assess your client’s needs and provide you with a competitive quotation for private, grant, or other funded adaptations. We have members of our team who are qualified “Trusted Product Advisors” and we are happy to recommend solutions and visit your clients independently.
Our showroom is available for joint assessments and client trials on stairlifts to assess which products would be most suitable for your client. Feel free to book an appointment for a showroom assessment with our sales department on 01249 814528
Our ethos is always to provide a product that is as individual as our customers which is why we carry a range of products to suit all applications no matter what the client’s health condition or how easy or complex their stairs are.
We’ll look after your clients every step of the way from initial survey, order, and installation, right through to aftercare with routine servicing and repairs and parts if ever needed. We always look after our customers and deliver excellent service to them – why not check out our glowing 5* reviews on our verified Which? Trusted Trader profile.
If we can help your clients become more independent and stay in the home they love with the help of a stairlift (new, reconditioned, and rental), through floor lift (new or reconditioned), step lift, or incline platform lift please give us a call on 01249 814528.