Westbury Community Health Centre, in partnership with Wheels For Work driver program, on Wednesday launched its Xl-erate scheme.

Xl-erate will offer drivers in the Meander Valley area an opportunity to gain hours toward their full licence.

Health centre youth health and development worker Nate Austen said the initiative was to help tackle transport issues for regional residents.

"If you don't have a licence as a young person your employment opportunities are fairly limited," Mr Austen said.

"This is about providing opportunities for Meander Valley people and young Meander Valley people."

Westbury's Xaviour Hann looks to be the first trainee driver to grasp the initiative.

Xaviour said working toward a full licence would ease the strain on transport to things such as school, friends and, potentially, work.

Wheels4Work program manager Leanne Hoskinson said the organisation already had a presence in Beaconsfield and Launceston.

"It has been running since 2007 and has gone from there," Ms Hoskinson said.

"It's non-age-specific. We helped an 84-year-old get their licence; it's also open to school kids."

She said the search was now on for willing mentors, as well as students, for the program.

A launch for the program was held at Westbury Community Health Centre on Wednesday.

Attending the launch were interested would-be learners, mentors, Wheels4Work and health centre representatives as well as Driver Mentoring Tasmania's Garry O'Byrne.

For more information, email wheels4work.launceston@gmail.com or call Westbury Community Health Centre on 6701 2150.