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Avanti - Trainee Train Drivers - Multiple Locations (28/02/23)
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Thankyou, appreciate it
Callidus80
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Excellent news. Congrats!
Can you confirm your date is May? The email I have from the Trainee Driver Talent Pool mentioned courses in January and March but not May.
For general information I'm a Manchester applicant from 2022 and entered the talent pool in Febrary of 2023, us Manchester applicant can only wait in hope there'll be some demand shortly!
TL20940
Member
Congratulations. That’s great news.
om1997
Member
I believe there’s courses January, March, May, July. Although original email stated just January and March
congrats
Scrambled Eggs
Member
I’m on a course in January. Hopefully more wolves applicants follow suit.
om1997
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TL20940
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Have you just had a call? Congratulations. That's brilliant.
Get in well done
Scrambled Eggs
Member
Thanks all. I found out not too long ago. Been busy trying to sort a few things out. But it’s looking all good considering 2024 was quiet for a lot of us.
Ned21
Member
Congratulations, looking like a few from Wolverhampton have been getting calls at the moment.
nolypops83
Member
Congratulations! Well done everyone. Things are looking up for 2025.
I did notice this role went live yesterday for Wolverhampton. Must be getting ready for you all to start! https://www.careers.avantiwestcoast...-applicants-only?source=avantiwestcoast.co.uk
I did notice this role went live yesterday for Wolverhampton. Must be getting ready for you all to start! https://www.careers.avantiwestcoast...-applicants-only?source=avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Ned21
Member
Looks positive
Limerickboyo
Member
Congratulations all. wolves applicant here.
Had an email in October to be patient for upcoming DMI but not heard anything else
Does anybody know if they will be doing more DMI's or have filled up positions from talent pool now?
Had an email in October to be patient for upcoming DMI but not heard anything else
Does anybody know if they will be doing more DMI's or have filled up positions from talent pool now?
you’ll get an interview if they are pooling from it just now !
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Congratulations mate. Sounds like you passed your DMI around the same time as me. Fingers crossed for more offers for Wolves soon.
Same position here also. Still waiting for an update.
Also still waiting for Polmadie, nothing since October.
ndjefc82
Member
They are advertising for Qualified Drivers in Polmadie and Wolves now.
Anybody know how long a Qualified takes to become productive in comparison to a Trainee?
Anybody know how long a Qualified takes to become productive in comparison to a Trainee?
GLENMAYE77
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About 6 months…..4-5 week course and 60 days route learning.
Scrambled Eggs
Member
This isn’t such bad thing. They were recruiting quite a bit for qualified drivers at wolves depot prior to me receiving a call for a course.
ndjefc82
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Thanks
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That's good to hear.
So qualified drivers to apply for the talent pool before trainee drivers even reach it? I'm sure there are sufficient trainee applicants awaiting progress that would easily fill a course, so it's not to do with lack of applicants... I've never known such a backward, archaic recruitment process in my working life!!
Grvrdvicdr
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It’s not necessarily to do with filling courses as there certainly are enough trainee drivers waiting. But it’s a case of Avanti being short of drivers they need to get some trained up quickly. Why spend 18 months+ training someone when you can get someone out in less than half the time. Also need to factor in the availability of driving instructors for the trainees to do their minimum driving hours, which a qualified driver wouldn’t need to do. Also qualified drivers are cheaper to employ as won’t have to test and train etc etc
There’s currently rumours floating about that Avanti want to move away from trainees/apprenticeship entirely due to issues with incidents once they pass out, a controversial opinion among many is that drivers from TOCs such as Avanti should start elsewhere and gain driving experience on more local/metro routes.
Does anyone know the process qualified drivers go through with Avanti as opposed to Trainee’s with no experience?
Is the Application/Interview process the same and it’s just the training course that’s different or is it more straightforward for qualified drivers?
Do you need to resit all initial psychometric testing again and go through the entire process from the start?
Is the Application/Interview process the same and it’s just the training course that’s different or is it more straightforward for qualified drivers?
Do you need to resit all initial psychometric testing again and go through the entire process from the start?
Grvrdvicdr
Member
Qualified drivers apply online for a qualified position. Do a rules refresh test and interview. If successful then you get on a 5 week refresher course learning company specific rules, traction and sims and then you go out route learning. Its probably less than half of what it takes a trainee.
No need to re sit any psychometrics as already licensed driver.
Fair to say it’ll be different talent pools given the vastly different training requirements between qualified and trainee.
I’ve heard from a (very) informed source that both Avanti and LNER took on so many street to seat trainees in recent years that they’ve struggled to cope from a training and ongoing supervision perspective - ideally you need a balance of each, as they need such different levels of supervision. Obviously traditional “starter” TOCs such as SE are more geared up for street to seat people.