L2P

How can I become an L2P mentor?

Becoming an L2P driver mentor is a great way to contribute to the

community and directly help a young person.

There are no costs to mentors. We supply the vehicle, which is

equipped with fuel cards and insurance. The costs of all checks is also

reimbursed.

Our selection process

The mentor application and selection process involves:

• completing an application form

• attending an interview

• taking a Working with Children’s Check, Police Check, Vic Roads

Driver History Report and reference checks (facilitated by staff).

Mentor training

Mentors are required to complete two sets of training:

• Three x 3 hour Vic Roads training sessions, which help you

manage the learner driver and understand what’s required of a

supervising driver on the road

• Four x 3 hour mentoring training sessions run by us, which cover

how to work with high risk young people, how to engage them

and how to put boundaries into place.

“Our mentors are teachers, builders, process workers – all kinds, really.

The one thing they share is they have really big hearts.”

Jennefer Hally, Mentoring Project Officer

155 Lonsdale St

Dandenong VIC 3175

PO Box 393

Dandenong Plaza VIC 3175

Tel (03) 9791 6596

Fax (03) 9791 6524

brosnan@jss.org.au

www.jss.org.au

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Learner Driver Mentor Program

The role of an L2P mentor

L2P mentors support a young person to attain 120 hours of

supervised and certified driving practice.

Supervision is conducted in a supportive, trusting and purposeful

relationship with the young person.

Supervised driving sessions can be held at any time of the day, seven

days a week, with sessions lasting between 1-2 hours at a time.

How we support L2P mentors

We appreciate the time volunteered by L2P mentors.

We offer L2P mentors ongoing support, as well as regular mentor

training sessions. This training is in addition to the initial L2P training

provided by VicRoads.

L2P mentors are covered for liability by becoming registered

volunteers with us, and we supply a vehicle, fuel cards and insurance.

Who is L2P for?

L2P is for young people who:

• are aged 16-20 years

• already have their learners

permit

• face a significant

barrier or disadvantage

that prohibits them

from obtaining their

probationary driver’s

licence without

community support.

In providing L2P, we focus on

assiting young people in the

Child Protection and Youth

Justice systems.

The need for driving practice

The mandatory 120 hours

driving practice requirement

became effective on July 1st

2008.

The requirement is based

on research that found that

120 hours of driving practice,

undertaken in a variety of

driving conditions, significantly

reduces the likelihood of

accidents for young drivers.

What is L2P?

The L2P program assists young

learner drivers who are facing

significant barriers to getting 120

mandatory hours of on-the-road

driving experience.

L2P matches young people

living in Melbourne’ s southern

metropolitan region with a driving

mentor, so they can gain the

skills and practice necessary to

obtain their probationary licence.

Many disadvantaged young

people do not have access to

someone to practise driving with

them, nor the resources to obtain

the hours themselves.

How does L2P work?

All learner drivers aged under 21

years must achieve a minimum

of 120 hours of driving practice.

This driving practice must be

certified and recorded by a

supervising driver.

Many young people in the Child

Protection and Youth Justice

systems do not have access to

a vehicle, parents and friends to

practice with, or money to pay for

professional lessons.

VicRoads fund seven

professional lessons for young

people in the L2P program to

develop their driving skills and

knowledge. Young people then

move onto mentor sessions in an

L2P car.

We pair learner drivers with a

volunteer supervising driver from

the community, who works with

them to reach their 120 hours.