ACTION Are Recruiting Again

[Buzz Killington]

Now recruiting, ACTION bus drivers

If you would like to find out more about a career with ACTION as a bus driver, we invite you to attend an information session;

‘Becoming a Commuter Bus Driver’
Date: Tuesday 4th August 2009
Venue: Pilgrim House (adjacent to Jolimont Centre)
69 Northbourne Avenue
Canberra City
(Entrance from rear courtyard)
Time: 7pm – 8pm

The ACTION driver recruitment and training process will be covered in detail including bus driver licensing requirements.

Applications must be received by C.O.B Thursday 13th August 2009.

Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply.

For more information contact ACTION Recruitment on 6207 7537.

Full details can be found at the ACTION Website here

[MyWay]

And again.

The next information session will be held on Tue 19 Jan 2010, usual time and place.

Applications close on 28 Jan 2010.

[Busn00b]

Oh so they are open again, thought they'd come around this time...shame I've decided to stay up here

[MyWay]

Here's a TAMS Media Release promoting the latest recruitment drive.

http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/176557/MR28_0110_Call_for_ACTION_drivers.pdf

[smitho]

WIN TV News (Canberra Bulletin) had a good feature on the start of ACTION's campaign to recruit 100 new drivers this year - emphasis was on ACTION's efforts to try and attract female drivers.

Liz Clarke was interviewed as was one of the female driver/instructors from Tuggeranong Depot; she said how easy it is to drive buses in ACT compared with Sydney (I think she came from Sydney originally).

Feature ended with reporter, Lachlan Kennedy, seated in the driver's seat of what looked like a MAN (or Scania), sporting a red Redex cap and talking about the comfort features of the cab.

Today's edition of 'The Canberra Times' also had a fairly prominent feature on the recruitment campaign. I noticed 10 new driver trainees being introduced to Tuggy Starters last Friday (including one lady) - they would be the tail end of the 2009 intake.

[Metrobus]

just watched that on the late news. He was sitting in 397 and the driver is actually one of the Tuggies part time trainers I believe.


Apparently there is a CD player on the bus.........

[Busn00b]

Don't think so, they all have radio's though.

Speaking of CD players, STA's 2108 has one, as the entire bus was basically CDC spec, you can remove the face of it and everything, however it has been disconnected by STA.

[smitho]

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Apparently there is a CD player on the bus.........

I think trhe reporter probably mistook the two way radio for a CD player...or was just embellishing his report to make it sound good.

[Metrobus]

that's what I thought

[Buzz Killington]

tsk tsk, Lachlan should know better!

[MyWay]

The radios in the new MANs do have a CD slot, but it is likely that it is not in use. Will have to have a closer look one of these days to be sure.

[smitho]

I haven't noticed them in the gas MANs but will take a closer look next time...

[MyWay]

The diesels, not the gas. And I checked - the slot is closed off.

[euronymous]

haha, yes they definitely need more female drivers. Young and thin ones, too. Although I guess it doesn't really matter, within 6 months everything goes southward.

Become a mechanic instead. driving is boring.

[MyWay]

Next round of driver applications opens 22 July 2010. Information session will be held Tuesday 27 July - 7pm, Pilgrim House.

More details on ACTION's website

[p_stampy]

haha, yes they definitely need more female drivers. Young and thin ones, too.

Why? so they can get hit on by morons?