Driver-Mentor Program
A driver’s licence is life changing.
In regional and rural areas, it is pre-requisite for many jobs and a must have for access to health services, education and training providers and civic and social amenities.
Indigenous youth can experience extraordinary challenges in obtaining a licence. 120 logbook hours seems impossible to those without access to a vehicle or supervising driver.
On-Country Pathways’ Driver-Mentor Program is here to help.
Who’s it for?
- Indigenous youth aged 16-24 in the Riverina Murray region view our locations
What’s involved?
On-Country Pathways’ Driver-Mentor Program is much more than getting hours up and being coached how to drive, it’s also about getting ‘job ready’ with mentoring and age-appropriate advice and guidance around:
- life skills
- social and emotional wellbeing
- Indigenous culture
- work readiness.
Sessions run five days a week.
Driver-Mentors are local Indigenous people who hold current Police Check and Working with Children Check certifications.
Our Driver-Mentors are trained in mental health first aid.
Sessions are provided in fully serviced, registered and insured vehicles.
Cost
Driving sessions go for up to two hours and are free for participants.
Support us
We are seeking corporate partners to expand this culturally safe program.
Contact us for more information!
