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Wheels to Work Student Consultation

About this consultation

The purpose of this consultation is to 1) consider how transport barriers may affect you when searching for employment in the future and 2) gain your view on different solutions to addressing transport barriers to employment.
You may not have considered these issues before, but please do take the time to share your views if you can.
As part of this, we have produced a briefing which shows the different types of transport a Wheels to Work scheme could offer.
We will use the responses to the survey to guide our next steps in developing a Wheels to Work scheme to support rural people to access employment. Wheels to Work is in consideration. This consultation feeds into its design but there is no guarantee of its final development.
Thank you for taking the time to respond to this consultation.
1.Please select which of the former Cumbrian districts you live in.(Required.)
2.Which industry would you like to to work within in the future. If you are not sure, please select any that you are interested in.(Required.)
3.How far do you currently travel to get to college?(Required.)
4.How do you usually travel to get to college?(Required.)
5.Do you have access to your own car?
6.To what extent do you see transport as a barrier to you accessing the employment or work experience opportunities you would like to in the future?
7.Please use this box to expand on your answer above
8.Rate how likely you would be to use the following transport options to get to and from work/work placement, if they were available to you.
Highly unlikely
Unlikely
Neither likely nor unlikely
Likely
Highly likely
Private car/vehicle
Public transport (bus or train)
Walking
Cycling (push bike)
Cycling (e-bike)
Moped/scooter
Motorbike
Private taxi
Shared taxi with colleagues
Shared taxi with employees from other local businesses
Shared taxis with other people travelling to work that you may not know
Dynamic responsive transport (i.e., bookable bus service)
9.Please expand on your answer
10.What are the biggest challenges you anticipate getting to and from a place of work/ work placement? Please tick any that apply.(Required.)
11.How long would you be willing to travel to work/work placement each day?
12.If safe walking routes were available, how long would you be willing to walk to get to work/work placement?
13.If safe cycling routes were available, how long would you be willing to cycle to get to work/work placement?
14.Will you be looking outside of Cumbria for work/work placements, due to transport issues?
15.Are there any factors in your job or personal life that might make it harder for you to travel to work/work placement? (Tick all that apply)(Required.)
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