Essex Travel Training is designed to help people get more from life by giving them the confidence to travel independently.
Trainers will accompany trainees on their journeys, providing encouragement and guidance to those clients who have behavioural difficulties, physical difficulties or additional needs to enable them to use public transport services.
They can help prepare participants for travel on any specific journey; perhaps to work, school, further education or a training opportunity and help is also available on walking routes.
Travel Training gives people with special educational needs or disabilities the confidence and skills to travel independently on buses, trains and walking routes.
Being able to travel on public transport is a key life skill. It lets you make choices about how you live, go about your daily life and fulfil your potential.
During training we’ll cover:
- confidence in using buses or trains
- personal safety
- how to use timetables and buy tickets
- road safety, including how to cope with traffic on major roads
- what to do when things go wrong (e.g. the bus is late)
