Driver academy

[2214MN]

Just noticed on my payslip this week it says to apply for Royal Mail driver academy request a link by email.

Looks like applications close on 3rd January, has anyone got a link they could send me please? Worried they may not reply to my email in time.

Has anyone done the driver academy before and is it worthwhile?

Thanks

[Skuse]

You can apply on the people app under messages the link is there and only takes a few minutes to complete

[2214MN]

You can apply on the people app under messages the link is there and only takes a few minutes to complete

Thank you!

[postieblueshirt]

Is this worth going for or would you be opening up years of getting mucked about and crap shifts nobody wants.id like to try but my seniority where I am means I don't get mucked about at the moment.

[citypostie]

Sounds like nearly all my office have applied! Think this Christmas has made lots want to jump to a bit of cushty distribution/network work

[2214MN]

Got to be worth a go I reckon. Been in the company 10 years and with another 30 to go before being close to retirement, not sure I fancy walking 10+ miles every day until then!

[sixfoottwo]

What is this actually? can anyone put some meat on the bones as Driver Academy is pretty vague to me!

[citypostie]

Got to be worth a go I reckon. Been in the company 10 years and with another 30 to go before being close to retirement, not sure I fancy walking 10+ miles every day until then!

28th Christmas for me and really don't fancy doing another on delivery. If I'm not successful getting on this I'm paying to do it myself and see if I have luck that way

[Skuse]

What is this actually? can anyone put some meat on the bones as Driver Academy is pretty vague to me!

So if you have a car licence they will train you to achieve 7.5t if you have class 2 (18t rigid ) you can train to achieve Class 1 (artic)

[Skuse]

Got to be worth a go I reckon. Been in the company 10 years and with another 30 to go before being close to retirement, not sure I fancy walking 10+ miles every day until then!

28th Christmas for me and really don't fancy doing another on delivery. If I'm not successful getting on this I'm paying to do it myself and see if I have luck that way

Yes go for it! 5 years ago I paid £1500 and passed my Class 2 and I am now a substantive 7.5t driver and I have now applied to the driver academy for Class 1 training . I was a postie on the same walk beforehand for 10 years and 5 years as a spare and when we went into shared vans that was it I was off so well worth it even if you pay yourself like I did

[Skuse]

Is this worth going for or would you be opening up years of getting mucked about and crap shifts nobody wants.id like to try but my seniority where I am means I don't get mucked about at the moment.

Possibly weekends and nights the most senior all work earlies on the 44t (artics )

[citypostie]

Got to be worth a go I reckon. Been in the company 10 years and with another 30 to go before being close to retirement, not sure I fancy walking 10+ miles every day until then!

28th Christmas for me and really don't fancy doing another on delivery. If I'm not successful getting on this I'm paying to do it myself and see if I have luck that way

Yes go for it! 5 years ago I paid £1500 and passed my Class 2 and I am now a substantive 7.5t driver and I have now applied to the driver academy for Class 1 training . I was a postie on the same walk beforehand for 10 years and 5 years as a spare and when we went into shared vans that was it I was off so well worth it even if you pay yourself like I did

I've already got the 7.5t entitlement on my license and a local company have said it would be £350 for my CPC training. I'll do that first and try to get on local distribution but if that fails I'll go for broke and try for my class 1 and hope they are desperate for drivers despite this course they are doing

[Skuse]

Got to be worth a go I reckon. Been in the company 10 years and with another 30 to go before being close to retirement, not sure I fancy walking 10+ miles every day until then!

28th Christmas for me and really don't fancy doing another on delivery. If I'm not successful getting on this I'm paying to do it myself and see if I have luck that way

Yes go for it! 5 years ago I paid £1500 and passed my Class 2 and I am now a substantive 7.5t driver and I have now applied to the driver academy for Class 1 training . I was a postie on the same walk beforehand for 10 years and 5 years as a spare and when we went into shared vans that was it I was off so well worth it even if you pay yourself like I did

I've already got the 7.5t entitlement on my license and a local company have said it would be £350 for my CPC training. I'll do that first and try to get on local distribution but if that fails I'll go for broke and try for my class 1 and hope they are desperate for drivers despite this course they are doing

I did t have the 7.5t grandfather rights because I passed my car test in 1998 so it was a no brainer to go straight to a class 2 because it was the same price as 7.5t and I now drive class 2 on overtime and 6 weeks at Xmas