Rotala Training Academy
We have our own in-house Dedicated and Experienced Training Instructors and Examiners who can facilitate all levels of the PCV training and test requirements, ensuring our trainee drivers are in safe hands while starting their new career path within the Rotala Group.
We strive to make all trainee drivers who join our business feel part of the team from day one, this shines through in the pass rates we deliver, which are higher than the industry standard.
Our Training Academy doesn’t just support our trainee drivers, it also supports every new member of the Rotala Team when they join the business to ensure they are up to speed with our processes.
We deliver Driver CPC internally for all our workforce to keep our existing drivers up to date and compliant. We support our engineering colleagues with training on site to keep up with the latest technology. The Training Academy also supports each depot with collision reduction initiatives to ensure the service we deliver is as safe as possible.
Our New Training Buses
We have recently invested in our training fleet with three Volvo B7s being converted into re-liveried training buses, designed to promote what we do and demonstrate our commitment to supporting the local community by creating jobs for local people. These dedicated training buses allow us to train our drivers in vehicles similar to what they will drive in real life situations when they have completed their training in the Training Academy and become fully fledged bus drivers operating in their chosen depot.
The Rotala Driver Training Programme
Do you have what it takes to help grow and support Diamond's business? We are looking for great people who can make things happen, people that can make a difference...
We are looking for customer focused individuals to join the team as Trainee Bus Drivers at our regional depots across the country.
We are committed to providing trainees with our high quality comprehensive 2-week residential training programme to obtain your PCV licence. This is delivered at our dedicated training school - Rotala Training Academy in Bolton, Greater Manchester where a residential trainee pay rate will apply and accommodation will be provided for you during your training course.
Once your training is successfully completed, you will become a Fully Qualified PCV Driver within the company based at one of our regional depots in the North West, Midlands or South East.
Our extensive training and development offerings include:
- Full PCV (Passenger Carrying Vehicle) training worth over £4,000 providing you with a qualification for life
- Support and guidance whilst passing all modules of the PCV licence acquisition
- CPC training and continuous training to ensure you keep your hard-earned qualifications
- Extensive route learning and vehicle familiarisation before you go out in service for the first time
- Company specific training such as ticket machines, processes, systems, defensive driving techniques, customer care, policies, and procedures and much more.
Requirements
- To be considered for the trainee driver programme applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Hold a valid car driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
- You will need to have already applied for and received your provisional category D licence from the DVLA.
- A good understanding of English language and the ability to communicate with passengers is a must.
You will be the face of our business – playing an incredibly important role each and every day, safely and comfortably transporting our fantastic customers across the region.
Benefits
If that is not enough, you will be part of an incredible family here at Diamond Bus. We employ over 1500 colleagues across the UK.
Aside from the reward of delivering an incredible experience to our customers, there is plenty more we can offer:
- Free travel for you and your family
- Free uniform
- Workplace pension
- 28 days holiday
- Free CPC Training
- Overtime Opportunities
So, if you like the sound of being a professional driver for Diamond Bus then APPLY TODAY!
Visit our careers section where you can see which depots we have driver roles available at Click here to go to our careers page