Setting the Wheels in Motion: Pre-employment and Life Skills Training for Young People Experiencing Homelessness

The opportunities provided by the Wheels programme, launched by Melbourne Citymission (MCM), to enable young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness prepare for employment, access training or re-engage with education are discussed. Details of the eight-week practical course which provides effective pre-employment and life skills training for such young people to improve their life chances are presented.