sarah30kate
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Hey, I start my training for my mainline driver position in a couple of weeks. I know it’s intense, but could anyone give me advice or let me know if you get any time off/holiday during the training period? Thanks
A friend of mine is currently undergoing training with GWR and as above, his leave has been built into the training cycle so all the trainee group are off at the same time.At my TOC leave is built into the training syllabus.
A friend of mine is currently undergoing training with GWR and as above, his leave has been built into the training cycle so all the trainee group are off at the same time.
So training is basically Monday - Friday 9-5 type of thing until you start going out doing front end turns?you'll get weekends off until you're at your depot with an instructor.
Yes it's mostly office hours, you may have an odd early day to do traction training etcSo training is basically Monday - Friday 9-5 type of thing until you start going out doing front end turns?
Your first 15 weeks will be Monday to Friday. You won’t be allowed any time off during that 15 weeks as for standards purposes you must be present for every week of the 15 weeks.Hey, I start my training for my mainline driver position in a couple of weeks. I know it’s intense, but could anyone give me advice or let me know if you get any time off/holiday during the training period? Thanks
Hi SarahHey, I start my training for my mainline driver position in a couple of weeks. I know it’s intense, but could anyone give me advice or let me know if you get any time off/holiday during the training period? Thanks
The best answer on the whole thread here….as every toc/foc will do things differentlyWhat TOC exactly?, then someone can likely give you the definitive answer.
That is completely TOC dependent. For my TOC that's almost entirely incorrect for example.Your first 15 weeks will be Monday to Friday. You won’t be allowed any time off during that 15 weeks as for standards purposes you must be present for every week of the 15 weeks.
Normally you will take 2 weeks leave at the end of your 15 weeks classroom training before you start you driving hours where again during the required amount of hours (normally 225 Hours and 65 Days) they won’t want you taking any holidays as it delays training schedules. Once you finish your driving hours and start your Route Learning you can then take more leave if you have any left.
I would be in shock if it starts daily at 09:00 & even more so if still there at 17:00So training is basically Monday - Friday 9-5 type of thing until you start going out doing front end turns?
Admittedly it was years ago when I did my training! But a 10-2 day was most common with the occasional 10-4 if the lesson had an associated sim run!I would be in shock if it starts daily at 09:00 & even more so if still there at 17:00
For anyone that’s currently training or already done their training, was the theory side more intense than the practical?
i find the handling is less structured than the classroom stuff so you can work with yr DI to figure out what works best for you …. Personally I’m throwing myself into it .. but I’m aware of others who are maybe (within reason) coasting a little more and taking their time …For anyone that’s currently training or already done their training, was the theory side more intense than the practical
Congratulations how did you find the assessment centre? I’ve passed the application stage just waiting for an assessment centre date! Hope it’s soonHey, I start my training for my mainline driver position in a couple of weeks. I know it’s intense, but could anyone give me advice or let me know if you get any time off/holiday during the training period? Thanks
Both as intense! But they will help you through it.
i find the handling is less structured than the classroom stuff so you can work with yr DI to figure out what works best for you …. Personally I’m throwing myself into it .. but I’m aware of others who are maybe (within reason) coasting a little more and taking their time …
but I’m aware of others who are maybe (within reason) coasting a little more and taking their time …
Just that they take the work as it comes … my di actively swapped out his lighter work for the more intense diagrams and gave up all his spare days so that we could keep driving … on top of that whenever we were PAS to a job we’d ask the driver if we could instead work the train … result was I was up to 120 hrs in 8 weeks where as other trainees in week 12 were still only 50 - 60 hours … my point is that you can make it intense if you want too … if you have a good di you can work with them to get out of it what suits you best …What do you mean by this please?
It hasn’t changed that much matey.Admittedly it was years ago when I did my training! But a 10-2 day was most common with the occasional 10-4 if the lesson had an associated sim run!
enjoy training, it’s sensibly paced to allow for classroom and home learning. If you commute to the training school then use that time wisely