What's the Answer? - Create

2. CREATE Your Future Intensive ProgramThe Program is a 24 day adventure of self-development, employability skills and transition skillslearning. From week one of the program, young people are challenged to develop a sense of teamand purpose through learning concepts like comfort zone, what is success, learning styles and teamwork.The challenges continue throughout the course, and participants are actively engaged in actionlearning requiring them to explore the skills of chunking, keeping a food diary, looking at theircommunity, cooking together and taking the leap of faith.As the program continues participants find a sense of self confidence and purpose and continue todevelop skills throughout the program including budgeting, cooking, resume writing, understandingbasic nutrition, housing options, Centrelink, career planning, education options, goal setting,available supports including TILA applications, JPET, Medicare, Finding the super hero within, Coverletters, Grooming, job search, how to attain a Learners Permit, Understanding 100 points of ID, Whatto wear to an interview, addressing key selection criteria, tax file numbers, and more.3. CREATE Your Future Carer WorkshopsCREATE can provide a pre program and post program workshop for carers and out-of-home care staffto explore the concepts of transitioning from care and support options for the young people in theircare.All program participants’ carers will be invited to participate in a practical one-day pre programworkshop designed to explore the process of leaving care and what skills will be required for youngpeople to have a positive experience of transition. Carers will be supplied with an overview of theprogram the young people in their care will be participating and avenues for them to continue thelearning whilst at home.Post Program, a one day workshop will be run for carers to explore ways to continue the growth anddevelopment that has occurred for the young person, to consider individual needs of the youngperson in their care and strategies to assist the leaving care process. Carers will also hear from youngpeople who have transitioned from care about their views of what was helpful.Carers are also encouraged and welcome to share in the celebration event on the last day of theintensive program.63