Operating buses, coaches or trams, making sure passengers get where they’re going safely and on time.
Occupational Profile
Every day millions of people travel on buses, coaches and trams to get to work, to see friends and family access education or healthcare, or to go on holiday. Passenger transport service professionals make a difference by ensuring they are able to travel safely, on time and in comfort from the beginning to the end of their chosen journey. An apprenticeship in passenger transport services is a great opportunity to acquire the skills, knowledge and behaviours that play a vital role in providing a high quality, accessible and safe passenger transport service to all customers.
Depending on the type of transport system your employer is responsible for, you could be driving buses, coaches or trams. Your duties will include the effective and efficient operation of a passenger transport vehicle, driving legally and safely with a high attention to detail and prioritising the safety of the passengers and the wider public. An apprenticeship in passenger transport services is your first stop to a great career in the transport industry.
All Apprentices must become competent in all of the core knowledge, skills and behaviours. Apprentices will also be required to undertake one appropriate option based on the chosen occupation of Bus, Coach or Tram driver.
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