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Tyron commenced into Transition to Work (TtW) in March 2024 and had been out of the workforce for over a year. With the support of his Mentor Todd, Tyron identified his goal was to utilise his Learner’s Heavy Combination driving license and wanted to gain employment driving trucks.

The main hurdle to come, would be that to successfully attain his full license, he would need to put in adequate hours of training behind the wheel in those vehicles. Something that as we quickly learned, wasn’t going to be as easy as first thought. No transport or logistics company were willing to pay for him to get the required hours up with an experienced driver and while Tyron initially had alternative options for employment that he would pursue, none of these prospects ended up coming to fruition, not through lack of trying.

TtW supported Tyron to lower his barriers to employment by being flexible, referring him to the appropriate services, and a space where he could always come to for any support he may require. During his time in TtW, we saw Tyron grow from someone who said he was “uncomfortable in a group setting”, to a participant that thrived in them. He was helping other participants set goals, think outside the box in terms of career paths, and direct them to appropriate employment opportunities.

Tyron’s time in our program was nearing an end, and in terms of employment it seemed as though he just hadn’t managed to find his breakthrough opportunity. It was at this time when Arbre’s pre-employment program into forestry operations course was starting and Todd mentioned the opportunity to Tyron, and he thought it might be beneficial for him so decided to undertake the training. Tyron continued to kick goals, completing his training, updating his resume and sending it out to several companies – and with the support of TtW has now found his dream job driving trucks with Les Walken Transport.

Todd supported Tyron with purchasing the necessary work clothes and boots he required.

Well done Tyron!