In just 4-days
Learn the road rules and safe driving behaviours in a program designed for people with specific learning needs.
14 years of helping people get their L's
98% pass rate last year!🚗🌟
Achieve your personal and NDIS goals with expert support. Improve your health, education, and well-being through tailored goal-setting strategies for a brighter, more fulfilling future.
Master the Road Rules
We simplify traffic laws, making them easy to understand so you can drive safely and confidently
Ace Your Driving Test
Our program offers focused practice and clear tips to help you ace your learner permit test confidently.
Boost Your Confidence
Our program builds a calm, confident driving attitude, helping you stay focused and make smart decisions.
Enjoy More Independence
Our program helps you gain driving skills for independence, allowing freedom to travel and control activities.
Stay Safe and Smart
We teach practical tips for spotting hazards, helping you drive responsibly and keep roads safer.
Fun and Engaging Learning
We make learning to drive fun with interactive videos and clear explanations, ensuring quick, enjoyable understanding.
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Assists individuals with low literacy or learning difficulties successfully apply for their learner permit
Our program teaches road rules and road safety in a way that sticks for an audience that struggles in traditional classrooms or in an online setting. An impressive 98% of program participants passed their learner permit test last year.
Promotes social inclusion and community connection
Disadvantaged youth struggle with feelings of isolation, hopelessness and anger, because of the social exclusion they experience. Not being able to pass their L's and get a license is a prime example. We change this and the resulting social and community inclusion can be life changing.
Provides a valid, Government issued ID
The final day of the Changing Gears program involves students going to a VicRoads facility and applying for their Victorian learner permit. This provides not only a valuable positive experience with a government organisation but students also come away with a paper copy of their learner permit and the finalised copy in the mail. For many people this will become their primary ID for the rest of their lives.
Offers a meaningful, life affirming accomplishment
Obtaining a driver's license is a 'rite of passage' for young Australians. Can you imagine how frustrating and alienating it is for young people with learning difficulties when they can't obtain their L's? The significance of simple self-esteem building wins like this cannot be overstated when you're working with young people and trying to address their social disadvantage. In fact, Changing Gears was conceived when social workers realised many kids were getting a criminal record, simply because they couldn't pass their learner test and so, out of frustration, chose to drive without a license.
Teaches Safe Driver and Passenger Behaviours to VicRoads standards
At the same time as teaching road rules, we teach a range of safe driving attitudes that ensure graduates begin their learn to drive journey with a solid understanding of the importance of:
- adhering to speed limits
- separating drug and alcohol use from driving
- avoiding common distractions, e.g., the use of mobile phones when driving
- avoiding driving when fatigued or impaired
plus the importance of ensuring everyone is wearing seatbelts, and the correct way to fit them
Boosts self-esteem and employment prospects
Securing a learner's permit and developing driving skills is a crucial step in a person's journey to self-empowerment and independence. Did you know one in six jobs requires a driver’s license? In addition, if people in suburban and regional areas don’t have a driver’s license, they may need to relocate just to find work. With the current low job vacancy rates and high costs in the rental market, not having a driver’s license becomes a significant social disadvantage.