Bus Driver Review

by Realise

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • As a bus driver, I drive designated routes throughout Barrow-in-Furness. I also issue tickets to passengers and handle money.

    10/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I have developed customer service skills further, as well as my driving skills as I had previously no experience in driving large vehicles outside of simulation videogames.

    10/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I very much enjoy the actual driving side of being a bus driver. The apprenticeship side has been more enjoyable than I expected.

    10/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • Regular monthly one-to-one sessions with my TDO, though there was an issue with Functional Skills sessions, but I need not worry about them as it is finally noted down that I am exempt from them.

    9/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • I am still being payed while having my apprenticeship days off the roster. Stagecoach also offer an open-door policy to their employees for any issues they might have.

    10/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • My TDO is always willing to answer any questions I might have and work with me to make sure I understand what I need to write/submit.

    10/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • A lot of the material is parroted from what Stagecoach teach me, but there is extra stuff that can help advance that.

    8/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • Currently, there are none that I know about. However, I might like to see if I could potentially start one or two that I am interested in doing.

    5/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Realise to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • A good training provider with friendly and understanding TDOs, particularly Angela Jones, who has been my personal TDO throughout my time with Realise.

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Realise?

    • Be honest.

Details

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Logistics and Operations

Barrow-in-Furness

May 2021

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