Services
CREATE Access
CREATE Access is a large and dynamic department within CREATE (Geelong) Incorporated. Access provides individualised support to people with a disability, as well as people who are experiencing multiple barriers to employment.
We are focussed on providing the support and encouragement that is needed for people to achieve their personal dreams and aspirations in the life areas of their choice.
Our vision is to offer services that have a flowing effect in changing people's lives for the better, and to help people access the support or service that best meets their needs. Our programs focus on the individual achieving real, life changing outcomes.
Services include the following:
Futures for Young Adults (FFYA)
Individualised Support
Create Your Future (CYF)
CREATE Access Accomodation Project (CAAP)
Living Skills Program (LSP)
Certificate in General Education for Adults (CGEA)
Travel Training Program (TT)
Drivers Education Program (DE)
Futures for Young Adults (FFYA)
We Provide:
- Individual support and regular contact for young people with a disability
- Pathways for young people to achieve their dreams
- An extensive referral network
- Advocacy
- Support for young people in decision making
- Links to CREATE (Geelong) Inc's other training courses, Independent Living Skills, and Personal Development Programs
- Information on, and assistance for, applying for other funding sources for necessary equipment, physical aides and support services.
- Flexibility in service delivery.
- Help with filling in forms and applications.
- The support needed for a young person to access mainstream programs of their choice.
- We can arrange meetings at home, at CREATE, or another place of their choice
Each young person has the opportunity to develop, with a key worker, their own pathways to achieving their dreams in the areas of:
- Education
- Employment
- Training
- Work experience
- Accommodation
- Health
- Money management and
- Independent living
Individualised Support
We provide individualised support to people with a disability and assist them in achieving their goals.
The CREATE Access Department can assist in providing:
- support to live independently in the community
- support to live in your family home
- access and support in networking in the community.
- education and leisure activities
- the development of life skills
- some small group activities
We provide this support to participants by involving them in the planning and decision making process, helping participants access information, physically assisting those who need it, and generally motivating, encouraging and building all participant's self esteem and attitudes.
Create Your Future (CYF)
The Create Your Future (CYF) program provides an alternative educational or transitional pathway for students with a disability.
CREATE works in partnership with schools to achieve the best possible outcomes for each individual student.
After detailed discussions with the student, school, and other significant stakeholders, CREATE developes a plan that outlines the style of support and/or the appropriate program for that student. CREATE then works on putting the plan into affect and regularly monitoring student progress.
Please note the level, and type, of assistance that CREATE can provide for a student may vary depending on specific individual needs and the PSD (Program for Students with a Disability) funding level available to that student.
Students may continue to attend school part time or not at all depending on individual needs.
CREATE Access Accommodation Project (CAAP)
The CREATE Access Accommodation Project (CAAP) is a free service for people with a disability seeking assistance to find independent long-term accommodation. The programs Mission is to provide real choices and real options for people with a disability in the community.
The program aims to provide information, resources, and appropriate assistance to people wanting to live more independently within their community. The CAAP worker provides people with suitable and satisfying accommodation options, working with the individual to ensure the best outcome is achieved.
The program can refer clients to appropriate service providers and other support networks where needed. The program also provides regular monitoring and support of the accommodation placement for a period of twelve months.
The CREATE Access Accommodation Program aims to service people with a disability who want to live independently within the community. This service is available for people of all ages and abilities.
The CREATE Access Accommodation Program also:
- provides assistance across all areas while participants make the transition into independent accommodation.
- facilitates property modifications where needed.
- can liaise with appropriate organisations or agencies on a client’s behalf.
- can assistance in organising and setting up payment of utilities, council services etc.
- provides a comprehensive database of accommodation contacts and options.
- can facilitate meetings between potential housemates.
This is a FREE service.
- money management; including budgeting and tax
- healthy living; including cleaning techniques
- how to access the community and meet new friends
- goal setting and recreation
Living Skills Program (LSP)
The Living Skills Program (LSP) promotes the development of skills required to live in the community without external support.
LSP staff develop a program in conjuntion with each individual based on their needs. This is a practical, hands-on course, which aims to increase independence in a friendly environment.
During the program participants plan meals, go shopping at the local supermarket, prepare meals, and enjoy lunch.
During the program participants learn:
- literacy
- numeracy
- oral communication and
- general curriculum modules.
Certificate in General Education for Adults (CGEA)
The Certificate in General Education is a self paced course with an individual focus. The program provides literacy and numeracy education for young people with a disability, aged 16 to 19 years.
This program provides young people with the opportunity to enhance their educational and employment options by gaining an accredited qualification. The Certificate is delivered over three levels and includes:
Travel Training Program (TT)
The Travel Training program (TT) aims to provide clients with the self confidence to travel on all forms of public transport. Clients will be supported in all aspects of travel planning, safety awareness and how to deal with emergency situations. The program, following a travel needs assessment, is individualised to each client. The program will address, in real terms, each client's specific public transport travel needs.
Please note that costs will be negotiated with each referral. This service may not accommodate all client needs due to geographical restraints. Eligibility for this service will be determined on a case by case basis.
Download BrochureDrivers Education Program (DE)
The purpose of CREATE’s Driver Education program (DE) is to assist people in gaining their Learners Permit. The program is designed for people who have difficulty with reading or who have learning difficulties. The program runs for ten weeks and focuses on teaching participants all aspects of obtaining their learners permit with an emphasis on safety and the responsibilities involved in having a permit.
Each lesson provides one to one assistance and the program is individually catered to the participant so therefore it runs at their own pace. The lessons are varied and include the use of both visual and verbal learning tools such as road safety computer programs. Assistance is provided in all steps of the learner permit process, including filling in forms and providing support when undertaking the test if required.