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Licensed and on the Road is an award-winning
program dedicated to helping Aboriginal and
disadvantaged people get a driving licence.

1.L Program

The L Program is active and engaging, involving group discussion and games to assist students to develop their language, literacy and numeracy skills to successfully pass the TfNSW Learner Driver Knowledge Test.

2.Hazard Perception Test

Successfully completing the computer based TfNSW Hazard Perception Test is a must have before you can progress to the Transport for NSW Driving Test. It consists of 15 video scenarios of driving situations and requires you to demonstrate safe decision making. ACE offers 1:1 assistance to prepare for this test.

3.P Program

This program has been designed to assist learner drivers to gain access to a vehicle and qualified driving instructors to practice their driving skills and achieve some of their logbook hours. In remote communities, culturally appropriate driving schools are engaged to deliver the lessons.

4.Support to Pass Provisional Licence Test

The Practical Driving Course offers up to 10 free lessons with ACE driving instructors to gain hours towards licensing or gain their Ps. In remote communities, culturally appropriate driving schools are engaged to deliver the lessons.

The program began back in 2003 at ACE Community Colleges in Lismore as a grass roots idea and has rapidly grown with a footprint across 20 regional communities.

Community Programs Team

Natalie Hannah

PROGRAM MANAGER

Natalie is the Community Programs Manager at ACE. She works across regions to build on and develop new program initiatives that meet the needs of the communities in which we work.

 

Veronica Skinner and
Kyair Gordon

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS

Veronica and Kyair regularly visit all our locations to consult with communities, plan classes and support students. They are your first point of contact and are here to help you enrol, overcome some of the barriers to engaging in the class or gaining your licence.

Momentum Team

Cheyanne Faulkner-Roberts and George Bullivant

Cheyanne and George make up the ACE Community Colleges Momentum Team. They work across North Eastern NSW, New England and Central West to deliver the Momentum Program. Engaging with our Momentum partners from Pathfinders and Real Futures to offer birth certificates, NSW drivers licences and sustained employment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples aged 15-55.

Trainers

Cassandra Pattison

Cassandra delivers the L Program, including language, literacy and numeracy sessions and our driver education study support. In the L Program Cass helps you learn the road rules with interactive activities, class discussions and plenty of online practice to build your confidence.

Driving Instructors

ACE Colleges driving instructors are local to your community.

When you enrol in the P Program you will be provided details of the instructors in your region so you can make arrangements directly with them that suit you. We are always here to help and support you and ensure your lessons run smooth.