The IOA is a component of ACC’s vocational rehabilitation pathway that has the purpose of restoring a client’s independence in their employment situation.
The purpose of the IOA is to:
- Assess a client’s skills, experience, and ability to undertake employment,
- Identify suitable types of work for a client taking into account their education, experience, pre-incapacity earnings, and training, and
- Complete a work type detail sheet for each suitable work type, including a client’s pre-injury occupation.
A report is provided that can be used to determine the client’s vocational rehabilitation needs and direction.
After the initial occupational assessment (IOA), an initial medical assessment (IMA) is completed to determine whether the types of work identified in the IOA can be medically sustainable for the client.
