Week six
Day One
Today is the start of ticket training. You practice signing on to the Electronic Ticket Machine (ETM) and learning fare stages, how to fill out duty cards, log cards, accident reports etc. You learn how the rotas work, what 'duties' are and all the other technical stuff that you would need to know.
Day Two
This is the second and last day of ticket training. A test will be given at the end to test your knowledge and let the instructors know you are ready to move on to the next stage.
Day Three
Today is Module 4; the last of the official DSA exams. It is an exam designed to test your ability to demonstrate your responses to minimise risk. It only lasts about half an hour, and you will be told all about it before getting to this stage. Once passed, Ibus training is next; a computer system on every London bus designed to enhance the ease of travel for passengers, and make a drivers job easier also. This should last for about an hour.
Day Four
Today is type training. Going out on a different type of bus to get used to the different cab controls and location, and driving an actual service bus. For me, it was a WVL type. I didn't see much difference, but again, the more experience driving, the better!
Day Five
Disability awareness. What the driver, you, should be aware of when it comes to the needs of the disabled passenger. Certainly opens your mind into what would otherwise be unjust prejudices.
The above structure is exactly how it was structured for me. You should be aware though, that depending on the day you pass your PCV test, this structure could be vastly different. I know one person who passed her test on the Thursday, and thus did first day of tickets Friday and the second on Monday etc. However, everything i mention above, you will have to do at some stage before continuing to garage, in what order, the training school will decide.
Today is the start of ticket training. You practice signing on to the Electronic Ticket Machine (ETM) and learning fare stages, how to fill out duty cards, log cards, accident reports etc. You learn how the rotas work, what 'duties' are and all the other technical stuff that you would need to know.
Day Two
This is the second and last day of ticket training. A test will be given at the end to test your knowledge and let the instructors know you are ready to move on to the next stage.
Day Three
Today is Module 4; the last of the official DSA exams. It is an exam designed to test your ability to demonstrate your responses to minimise risk. It only lasts about half an hour, and you will be told all about it before getting to this stage. Once passed, Ibus training is next; a computer system on every London bus designed to enhance the ease of travel for passengers, and make a drivers job easier also. This should last for about an hour.
Day Four
Today is type training. Going out on a different type of bus to get used to the different cab controls and location, and driving an actual service bus. For me, it was a WVL type. I didn't see much difference, but again, the more experience driving, the better!
Day Five
Disability awareness. What the driver, you, should be aware of when it comes to the needs of the disabled passenger. Certainly opens your mind into what would otherwise be unjust prejudices.
The above structure is exactly how it was structured for me. You should be aware though, that depending on the day you pass your PCV test, this structure could be vastly different. I know one person who passed her test on the Thursday, and thus did first day of tickets Friday and the second on Monday etc. However, everything i mention above, you will have to do at some stage before continuing to garage, in what order, the training school will decide.