Bus operator recruitment, hiring process and customer. If that goal is accomplished, it doesnt matter if you did 5 or 10 reps per position. Transit supervisor i is the first line supervisory class in the transit operations division. If the firm youre applying for has an assessment centre, it may involve psychometric tests, interviews, group exercises, case studies and presentations. National school safety and security services has over 20 years of experience in supporting school transportation officials in increasing staff awareness on school bus safety, security and emergency planning, while maintaining balance and common sense. Be advised that first student demands you to train a. Common nonverbal tests such as numerical reasoning or inductive reasoning, assess your ability to handle numerical data, patterns and problemsolving. Prepare for the first bus drivers aptitude test, interview and assessment day. I figured this would be the best place to ask i have an assessment day at one of the bus companies in a few weeks as well as the exams and interview there will be a. Transportation bus safety bus safety benefits first. Overloaded posture and the most frequent posture were selected in the ergonomic assessment based on two recordings of the bus drivers work.
Apply to bus driver, shuttle driver, bus monitor and more. This test assesses an applicants ability to work with numbers, money and timetables. If there is no heat in the bus, have students clap hands, do isometric exercises, or other activities to simulate circulation. School bus drivers need to understand their legal status, when working on an injured student. For all assessments and interviews, we recommend you dress smartly. Bus coach pcv licence theory tests try a random selection of questions for your passenger carrying vehicle licence which covers all the highway code sections. School bus test driver license test questions and answers. Front raise dumbbells about 1inch inside shoulderwidth, 6 repsstep 3. Trimet bus driver saves dog from being stolen duration.
Do you have any great listening exercises you could add to this thread. Could you tell me about the interview and numerical test and anything else i need to know. Receives supervision from the transit operations manager or designee. An assessment centre or assessment day is a combination of tasks and activities that test your suitability for the job. On top of this, some tests are designed to be hard in order to see how candidates perform under pressure.
I figure that all this time on a bus isnt going to be good for me, so i was wondering if there is any exercise i could do on the bus. This driver assessment could help us to overcome doubts about whether our cognitive state attentional, memory, planning, etc. Car drivers the car driver is a variation of the plate front raise exercise where the lifter holds a weight plate in front of them and twists it from side to side, similar to a steering wheel. Then some are selected for a group session 16ppl wherein they explain the job and process in more detail to give you a heads up of what to expect. Even if the bus is full, the driver will stop and advise that this is. School bus transportation security school securityschool. Remember you can get hold of a full suite of interview preparation tools here and you can practise real assessment day exercises here and here. Read our assessment centre guide to make sure youre fully prepared and ready to show yourself in the best possible light. As part of bus driver recruitment, many companies such as arriva and first group invite you to an assessment day where you may face numerical and verbal tests as well as an interview. Exercises leadership involving safety of passengers when on activity and field trips. But are they on the front lines in school emergency preparedness training and planning. That is why its crucial to practice psychometric tests so nothing can catch you off guard during your assessment.
Transportation has its challenges and first group provides solutions for an ever congested world, if you are a pro active and forward thinking individual then first group is the place for you. The main thing you want to accomplish when exercising and stretching for gas pedal knee is to increase your lower right leg flexibility to match that of the left leg. Making a good impression during this exercise can have a powerful impact on the assessors. Practice emergency exercises to evaluate and refine written emergency plans to make sure that what is in writing could actually work in a real emergency. Just before the next stop, another passenger must have pressed the button. Important legal issues that drivers must understand.
How you prepare for a test can be the difference between a low score and a high score. The interview was a highway code and maths test, if you had passed that you were asked to see a manager and they would do a short 1015 minute interview. School bus drivers are the first and last school employees to see many students each school day, and face the challenges of managing the behavior and categories. Front raise index finger in line with outside edge of deltoid, 6 repsstep 4. Bus training and assessment courses onroad one on one training. And if you cant find what youre looking for, let us know and well be happy to tailor a course to suit your specific needs. Bus driving safety round up tips and checklists january 15, 2016 neil leave a comment whether you drive a charter bus, shuttle bus, school bus, tour bus or city bus, you know that the lives of your passengers are in your hands every day, and we. Ive been invited to an assessment day with first and was wondering exactly what to expect. The majority of people will not have heard the opening line. I found success in being inclusive and proactive with my work life, taking on new responsibilities and always saying yes to new opportunities. Recruitment, hiring process and customer service assessment. I am guessing that my lack of customer service experience let me down as. Practice assessment centre exercises assessment day. The first bus assessment day is the final challenge in the recruitment process.
All courses, questions and feedback have been developed with your success in mind. Situational judgement tests are commonly used and provide invaluable insight in to how an individual may respond in different situations. An outside company does telephone interview asking customer service questions. City of fresno 320050 transit supervisor i definition. The pda assesses your ability to operate and guide the car, put the road rules into practise, fit in with other traffic, and see and respond to hazards. Work is performed under the general supervision of the transit operations supervisors. Job opportunities for bus drivers should be very good, as many drivers are expected to leave the occupation. An apprenticeship at first bus is a springboard to an exciting future career. Whether youre a new driver working toward your first license or youre working toward a career as a bus or truck driver, our online courses will ensure your success.
They were more concerned about getting the questions correct rather than the time it took to complete then onto a one to one interview. I was asked to attend the asda magic group interview, it was a great experience, 6 of us was there and we had to do some great things, first of all we had to ask the person next to us 4 questions and then use those answers to introduce them to the group, then we had a. No pun intended, red2005, but my application for scarborough driver earlier this year hit the buffers after the telephone interview, just coming to the end of my 6 month ban with first group. If you pass the first stage youd start driving school for six weeks and become a bus driver if you pass a driving test at the end. Psychometric tests are hard so they differentiate candidates and provide enough data for employers to filter them. This comes from collins famous observation that building a. It is dangerous to have them running all over the bus. If you want to purchase a test, you can go to our all tests page to fully prepare for your assessment. History of road safety, the highway code and the driving test. Lots of employers use situational judgement tests during their recruitment stage. Becoming a route bus driver within the public transport or private transport industry is an incredibly rewarding career. A four day course enabling professional chauffeurs to ensure the. The segment aired in conjunction with the annual roadeo competition, which is being held this week at the como transit center near the minnesota state fairgrounds in st.
If you have applied for a role in one of our rail or tram companies there will be an assessment which is relevant to the role this could include role play, group exercises or more specific assessments for train driver vacancies, such as group bourdon or multi modal interviews. Practical driving assessment pda details driving test wa. Even while driving or commuting on a bus or train, you can sneak in this exercise. Applicants are presented with four different kinds of numerical questions based on working with timetables, calculating ticket prices from a simple matrix, working out how much change to give a customer and working out the takings for a shift. Bus drivers need to have strong customer service skills and an ability to deal with difficult people while maintaining their cool. Motorcoach security best practices american bus association.
Performs daily inspection of bus before operation each morning and before any activity or field trip and reports it to the transportation supervisor. Below we go through these tests and how you can prepare for them before the day, in order to make sure you do well. Usually at this point participants will begin to try to solve a math equation. First group driver online assessment railuk forums. At the final hiring interview, the rate of pay was less than what was discussed in the initial meeting. A great thing about situational judgement tests is that they are more often than not produced on a bespoke basis for an organisation, and actual examples from the job are used. First part of the assessment was to check your driving standard. The practical driving assessment pda is a 35minute onroad test taken with a department of transport assessor. Wccos jamie yuccas recently got behind the wheel of a metro transit bus to illustrate the challenges of driving the 40foot long, 50,000pound vehicle. A very common feature of graduate recruitment, assessment centres gather a group of candidates in the same place at the same time to compete for highly prized jobs.
Bus driver assessment test, numerical and verbal reasoning. A very lengthy, though they claim, vastly improved process which took a total of four months from initial inquiry to first day. Online assessments have some very clear advantages compared to traditional penandpaper assessments. The first part of the trp test assesses a candidates ability to understand and retain. Sep 01, 2007 contributing to the cause was the school districts inadequate bus route safety assessment. Incumbents coordinate the activities of bus drivers and implement and enforce division operating procedures. Interacting with regular clients, delivering people to their destinations and enjoying variety in your daily job are all part of the advantages of becoming a. News april 21, 2020 zonar offers school bus drivers tips for staying safe during covid19. Practice your tests online for free and find the answers to all your questions. At the next stop ten people get on the bus and six people got off. At the beginning of the day, your documents will be checked, ensuring your driving licence is in order, and you have the right to work in the uk. First student school bus driver interview questions. These questions and answers were written by professional authors with extensive knowledge and experience in the. Rospas driver training courses can help you reduce accident rates, save money and improve performance.
Asda home shopping delivery driver interview questions. Were shooting for 68 reps per side for the bus driver exercises and about 6 reps for each of the three grips on the front raise, but really the goal is to fatigue and to pump up the muscles as much as possible. If you have a chair with wheels and are on a surface that allows your chair to easily scoot, try this one, carefully. At the end of the day, george, the bus driver, loads all the children without getting any verbal or written instructions regarding jenny. Once you have received your cpc license, you are ready to start applying to bus companies. Practice tests for bus drivers taking numerical and verbal aptitude tests with. This involved driving the company mini bus around on the road for about half an hour whilst being monitored.
Valid drivers license high school diplomaged class c licensed driver for last 3. Bus drivers prepare for first day of school youtube. In the experimental group, bus drivers who suffered from neck and shoulder pain according to their responses to the musculoskeletal symptom research form performed selfstretching exercises for 4 weeks. Bus driver assessment test preparation jobtestprep. University of cambridge first certificate in english fce. If precautionary measures e, f, and g are followed, the marooned time can be greatly reduced. We help entire communities to go to school, get to work and enjoy life. Aptitude tests come in many different forms due to the range of skills required for different roles. Effects of self stretching on pain and musculoskeletal. The bespoke nature of assessment centres means there is no set template they follow, however below is an example of a typical oneday assessment centre. Bus training and assessment heavy vehicle bus training.
Learn about the interview process, employee benefits, company culture and more on indeed. If a bus driver, is not sure of the legal status on administering first aid, this will cause bus driver concern and may impact how they treat the victim. In this article we will provide you with the essential top 7 tips to passing the train driver assessment day. Choose from four different engineering, human resourcing, customer service and business administration programmes that will teach you all about our extensive fleet and give you standards and training as well. You can prepare and find all the tips and tricks for publisher aptitude tests for any job and any company. The bespoke nature of assessment centres means there is no set template they follow, however below is an example of a typical one day assessment centre. You can drive a minibus with no more than 16 passenger seats and a maximum length of 8 metres with a category d1 licence. Bus driver tests 202021 practice tests free aptitude tests. School bus test practice introduction this study guide contains forty five commercial drivers license school bus test questions and answers. And that is coming in with many years experience as a school bus driver. Tornado, hijacking show value of school bus driver safety training. On this day, you can expect a highway code test, a maths and english test, a scenario test, a driving test and an interview.
Safety is not simply found in a set of policies and procedures. These proven test techniques will increase your score and lower your stress. Find 1,102 questions and answers about working at first student. First group invite you to an assessment day where you may face numerical. Our colleagues are on the frontline, working as one team to deliver quality services. Our trainers have firsthand experience in working with school bus drivers and school transportation.
Get ready for your bus driver mechanical reasoning, personality, reading comprehension. View profile view profile badges get a job like gregory ws. For example, ive heard you can buy these things you can squeeze that will improve your grip. The driver should remain calm and let searchers locate the bus. This means that if you are waiting at a bus stop the driver will stop, unless you have clearly signalled that you do not want the bus to stop, and advise which route the vehicle is operating. This makes it even more prevalent for the aspiring trainee train driver applicant to have a thorough knowledge of the assessment day and what they will be expected to do, once there. Tighten your glutes butt muscles for five to 10 seconds. This cubiks free test measures your abilities in every topic the cubiks preparation. Sometimes, the best way to figure out whether a strategy will work in your class is to first see it working in another teachers room. All practise questions are multiple choice and will challenge your knowledge of the road rules. At the next stop three people get off the bus and two people get on. This exercise has an average weight of 0 lb, a best weight of 0 lb, and has been logged 0 times in the last year.
This position is responsible for the parttime day to day operation of a city bus as well as school routes. Driver and students should stay in the bus and keep dry. Performing under pressure is a great indicator of capability and assessment centres have become acknowledged as one of the most effective ways of quickly sifting through a large number of candidates and identifying talented people who will. Oct 31, 2014 in this video you can find out how to pass an employment assessment test. These requirements are, therefore, mostly determined in interviews, roleplaying exercises or group discussions. I interviewed at firstgroup glasgow, scotland in june 2014. The application stage of the 20192020 bus operator recruitment inventory is now closed.
As we were walking off the bus, i stepped in a small puddle. All sorts of adventures and new beginnings start our journeys. Smart drive test explains complicated concepts with simple and easy to understand language. Overall employment of bus drivers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2018 to 2028, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Transportation guidance iowa department of education. To do so, sit on a chair and cross your legs by putting your right ankle on your left thigh. Bending, stooping, reaching and kneeling are part of the work day for the bus driver exercise at the start of the day, or anytime during the day, can reduce the chance of an injury, while performing these tasks. It comes from conditioning proper thought processes and behaviors, preparing for situations, and knowing how to respond in ways that protect the well being of our employees, those with whom we work, and those we serve. There is no one waiting to pick up jenny at her primary dropoff point. Lasting for 30 minutes, it consists of comprehension reading and writing maths, highway code, and a general assessment.
The bus drivers voice came over the speaker, please hold on to your pets. With cognifit driving assessment battery dab, any user can quickly and easily learn about their cognitive profile, strengths, and weaknesses. The two restart provisions that are currently suspended are not included in this set. It targets the muscles of the shoulders, and in particular the front or anterior deltoids. We have practice material for all aptitude tests and have helped millions of job candidates over the world improve their score. Hi i have an interview with first cymru on the 11th of this month at their assessment centre for a trainee bus driver. Provide a method for parents to identify substitute bus drivers as district employees prior to putting children on a school bus with an unfamiliar driver. Exercises a childs first day larry is a little bit nervous about his first day on the head start bus. The trailer cant weigh more than the vehicle and the gross combined weight must not exceed 12000kg. The train driver assessment tests and qualifying criteria are a bit different. Why is online assessment being used more and more frequently, what are the advantages. In these videos from our editorial partners at teaching. Each of the exercises simulate aspects of the job description and work.
When the bus stopped and the doors opened, however, we realised that the site was still a long way off, and so we stayed on board. If you quite within two years after passing, you have to pay the cost of the driving school. Crisis emergency planning for schools transportation school bus security no comments. With nine basic maths drills, calculating change tests, verbal reasoning, and a road. Browse our test material and advice and join the tens of thousands each year that weve helped take that first step into their dream career. They outlined a few things that i would be taking part in but they were rather vague. Attend depot for maths english test and driving assessment in a car. If so, add your comment and we can continue to build this useful resource. This video also will be useful for everyone who takes career, skills or preemployment assessment tests. Work involves safety inspection of bus prior to use, transporting citizens to and from designated bus stops, collection of fares, and daily record keeping. I interviewed at asda nottingham, england in july 2016. The employer conducting the assessment centre will have put a lot of thought into the type of exercises they want to use and the exercises will probably be unique to them. Transportation school bus security archives school. While every bus company or transportation authority uses different exams, these are the most popular preemployment assessments for bus driver jobs.
This cebgartner free test measures your abilities in every topic the cebgartner preparation package has to offer. First has signed up to the rnib charter to assist passengers with vision impairment. At the end there was a facetoface interview, which mostly seemed to involve the interviewer checking you were ok with the hours youd be working. The smart fleet technology supplier shares a list of practical safety tips and a resource page for bus and truck drivers.