Benefits and Outcomes

- Promotes independence
- The young people learn to travel on their own.
- Develops confidence and self esteem
- Fears are conquered and the young people feel good about themselves.
- Promotes positive road safety skills.
- The young people become more aware of the dangers of crossing the road and are given the skills to do so safely.
- Widening social circles (after school activities, clubs & cinema)
- Once trained, the young person can then use those skills to get around more using public transport and enjoy a more active social life.

- Promotes positive interaction with friends and family
- Family and friends can become involved in the training and benefit from the young person’s achievements.
- Greater awareness of surrounding environment
- Part of the training encourages the young people to be more alert to what is going on around them and how to keep themselves safe.
- Builds upon their practical and social skills
- Travel Training provides a great place to learn skills such as finding their way around and speaking up for themselves.
- Develops communication skills
- Who to ask, how to ask and even why it’s good to ask for what you need.
- Develops responsibility for themselves
- Timekeeping and responsibility are important parts of the training.