CAREERS
coach or bus driver
Have you ever wanted to drive a bus or a coach?
Would you like to learn?
Age is no barrier providing you have the relevant licence and are ready for the challenge of becoming a coach or bus driver.
We have our own driving school where we can help you on your way to a new driving career. Before you can start driving you will need to obtain a provisional PCV licence and pass your theory test.
Find out more about or Trainee Coach Driver Scheme.
To apply for a job with us download our Application Form now.
CAREERS
Trainee Coach Driver Scheme
Thank you for showing interest in our trainee coach driver scheme. This is a new project for us and it continues on from the great success our driver training school has had. We have been running a driver training school since 2002, our driving trainer David has been instructing students since 1996 in both lorry’s and coaches & buses, his student first pass rate is very high. We have a varied fleet which is ideal to offer training in as you can get a wide range of experiences.
What we are offering is the chance to train to become a coach driver with us and then we will offer you work after you have passed your test. Below is a breakdown of the steps and requirements for this scheme. Firstly, either download or contact us for an application form, filled it in and returned to us.
Once your application has been reviewed there will be and interview and Assessment stage, this will involve an Interview with our driver trainer and some basic competency assessments and a short driving assessment. If you are successful at this stage, we will invite you for a second interview with our General Manager and he will run through the conditions and offer of training with you.
As a company we will fund most of the training but there will be a small cost to yourself. Before a formal offer of training is made you will have needed to obtained and paid for the following:
- PSV Medical,
- PSV Provisional licence,
- PSV theory tests (3 tests, multiple Choice, Hazard perception & CPC case studies),
- A DBS Check with Hampshire county council.
We can help you with contacts and support for these stages if you need them and Dave will make the arrangements for you to visit Hampshire County Council to carry out the DBS check (used to be CRB). These stages will cost about £160, but this will depend on how much your doctor charges for a PSV medical.
Once these have been done and you have an offer of training Wheelers will provide you with 3 – 5 days of driver training, the practical driving test and the module 4 test which is the driver CPC test.
There are conditions to training:
- You will have held a full UK car driving licence for 12 months and have no more than 3 penalty points.
- You will have no pending motoring convictions at the time of application.
- You must enter an agreement not to drive commercially for any other company within 30 miles from your home address.
- You have to guarantee a minimum of 25 days’ work within 12 months of passing your test. If not, you may have to repay the training costs to the maximum of £1500.
If you have any questions about this scheme or you need an application form, then please contact us.