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This research aimed to understand the range and type of manual wheelchair training approaches that exist for adults commencing wheelchair use.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>A systematic scoping review involved searching eight electronic databases and grey literature up to September 2023. Papers relating to manual wheelchair training for adults and their caregivers were included for data extraction. Eighty\u2010seven articles were included in this review. The International Classification of Functioning (ICF) was used to organise and analyse data related to intended training outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Consumer and Community Involvement<\/jats:title><jats:p>Consumer consultation was not included in this review; however, the outcomes suggest that involving consumers in future wheelchair training research is critical to assure community participation outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data were extracted from 87 papers. Manual wheelchair training was delivered across diverse contexts encompassing varied support structures, trainer backgrounds, and technology and was commonly directed towards wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. Intended training outcomes most frequently mapped to the activity and participation component of the ICF (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u200939), followed by personal factors (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u200927), body structures and functions (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u200918), and environmental factors (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u20093), with limited focus on longer term occupational engagement outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Most existing manual wheelchair training focussed on the acquisition of individual wheelchair skill and may not facilitate generalised and long\u2010term occupational participation outcomes. Further exploration into the contexts that support occupational engagement, particularly for older adults with progressive conditions, is required to support service provision.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY<\/jats:title><jats:p>We looked at what manual wheelchair training approaches exist for adults who need to use a manual wheelchair and what training helps people to do\/achieve. We did a scoping review that looked at literature about manual wheelchair training programs for adult wheelchair users. We found 87 research papers and training programs that we included in our review. We recorded and analysed information from all the papers about the wheelchair training programs and outcomes for people who do these programs. 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