Build Your Skills and Confidence
Workpower’s LEARN Programs
We offer a range of programs and services designed to help you build your skills and increase your independence at home, at work, and in the community.
Using the latest learning technology, we’re proud to deliver video and virtual reality-based programs designed for people with disability to build their skills and confidence in everyday life and at work.
WORK Learning Program
Our Work Learning program helps you build the skills and confidence you need to succeed in the workplace. Using the latest in virtual reality (VR) technology, you can learn at your own pace in a safe and supportive environment.
The program focuses on essential employment skills. You will learn to:
Set Goals
Understand the importance of setting goals, how to work towards achieving them, and strategies to overcome any challenges along the way.
Maintain Personal Hygiene
Discover why personal hygiene is important for work and life, and learn practical ways to keep yourself safe and healthy in the workplace.
Work With Others
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Build Workplace Relationships
Explore how to navigate relationships with colleagues, build social awareness, set healthy boundaries, and support your team.
Strengthen Literacy and Numeracy
Build on your foundational skills in reading, writing, counting strategies, simple maths, and telling time.
Learn, Virtually
Our hands-on VR courses allow you to experience and practice real-world tasks, such as Barista Training, Using Factory Equipment, and Situational Safety Training.
LIFE Learning Program
Our Life Learning Program is here to support you as you transition from school, helping you build practical skills for greater independence at home and in the community.
We focus on empowering you to live more independently, participate fully in your community, and set you up for a successful future.
This program is structured like a school day and runs five days a week. You will be supported by a dedicated Lead Coach, who will work with you to plan your personal goals and help you achieve them.
What you will do
Our program covers a wide range of topics to help you build confidence and learn new skills.
The program is tailored to you, allowing us to focus on the areas most important to your personal goals. You will:
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Learn essential skills for living independently, including how to plan meals, shop for groceries, manage your finances from budgeting to using an ATM, and cook with confidence.
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Make positive choices for your wellbeing by learning about diet and physical activity, practicing personal hygiene, and setting your own health goals. You will also build the skills and awareness to stay safe at home, out in the community, and online.
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Develop crucial skills in planning, time management, and problem-solving to help you navigate daily challenges.
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Build confidence with transport training to navigate your community or get support as you learn to drive.
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Focus on your career ambitions and work towards your employment goals.
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Learn valuable relaxation and focus techniques through guided Pilates and meditation sessions.
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Get comfortable using everyday technology, apps, and devices to stay connected, manage tasks, and access information.
WORK Experience
For those looking to build their skills, we offer work experience opportunities that provide a pathway to future paid employment.
Through our partnerships, you can gain practical experience to discover which industries and roles you might like based on your skills and passions.
How we work with you
Throughout our three-step process, we:
DESIGN YOUR SERVICE
Get to know you, understand your support requirements and work together to identify your goals.
PLAN YOUR SUPPORTS
Based on your goals, we will work with you and your support network to develop a program that breaks your goals into small, achievable steps. We then put together a plan to work together to achieve these, one step at a time.
ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
We build on each step of the plan to achieve your goals and ensure you always have a choice and control over your supports. Once you have achieved your goal, we look to the next one while maintaining the skills and confidence you have developed.
Want to know more?
If you’d like more information about our Learn Programs, please get in touch with one of our Customer Engagement Managers on 1800 610 665 or click the link below