Accademia makes an encore in Florence. Excellent results for the Autolinee Toscane training school that started four months ago: three classes already in operation in Florence and Siena. And 17 new drivers of the first course are already driving the vehicles
“Accademia”, the training school for Autolinee Toscane drivers, is liked and is attracting many young people who do not have specific training to this profession. Just remember that the Academy was launched last May and that in just four months it has already hired, trained and put to the wheel as many as 17 participants of the first class of Florence (the first 8 got behind the wheel after only three months, 9 in these and the other 2 remaining have been scheduled and are waiting for the exam date from the Civil Motorization). And again: a second class has just left in Siena with 11 hired apprentices. And while we do an encore in Florence with this new group that has just started, the third course on Florence is also ready, which will start on September 26th.
Twenty-five young people therefore constitute the second class on Florence. Monday, September 12 was their first day of work: they were hired with a three-year professional apprenticeship contract during which they will be trained “at home” by Autolinee Toscane. That’s who I am. They are under 29 years old, seven are very young between 21 and 22 years old, and there are also four girls. For them alone, Accademia is the first work experience: all the others come from both occasional and permanent ones, in sectors ranging from catering to tourism to online commerce, but there are those who have had experience in mechanical and metalworking companies in large-scale distribution. Some of them have already been occasionally chauffeured in the private-social sector and have therefore decided to make it their profession. Finally, they got to know the Academy through the mass media and social networks, or through friends and relatives.
The training includes as a first step the achievement of specialist licenses – the D license and the Driver’s Qualification Card (CQC) – within the first three / four months, so that they can adapt to the next bus driving already for next Christmas. We remind you that the costs for training are fully covered for those who follow the Academy path, including the D licenses and the CQC only they, if they have to privately, cost a few thousand euros, while the Academy apprentices do not spend anything. But training is not limited to specialist driving licenses: it also includes technical knowledge of public transport, the transport sector, the workplace relationship, the relationship with passengers, the urban and extra-urban network, up to the driving style to guarantee quality, comfort and safety when traveling by bus. All the standards that serve the team of drivers in a Tuscan bus company.
“Turning to young people was a choice that is proving to be right – says the president of Autolinee Toscane Gianni Bechelli -, thanks also to the formula that allows you to cover the costs of specialist driving licenses without burdening their portfolios. Other avenues are being studied, thanks also to the collaboration of organizations and associations that we want to thank ”.
“Being a public transport driver is a qualified and highly responsible profession – adds the CEO of Autolinee Toscane Jean-Luc Laugaa – The training offered by the Academy, entrusted to our expert staff, meets quality standards and is aimed at new level. It is an investment in the future ”.
“Throughout Europe, transport companies suffer from the lack of drivers: unfortunately this is a widespread phenomenon. To this is added, albeit Autoline Toscane, also the forecasting of a turnover that pushes us to build new recruiters ”says the director of human resources Alessandro Stocchi.
How do you join the Autolinee Toscane team of drivers? Here are the three routes currently active.
UNDER 29 ACADEMY – The selections are always open. Just send your application through the Autolinee Toscane portal for staff recruitment: https://playyourjob.com/atbus/ and follow the “Academy Selection” path. The required requirements are minors: no more than 29 years of age and possession of a B driving license. Further information can be requested on the announcement downloadable from the portal.
ACADEMY OVER 29 – Many applications arrive from those over 29 years old. For them, Autolinee Toscane has provided an “Accademia over 29”, that is a selection process that takes into account this age. To send the application just follow the instructions given in the same link https://playyourjob.com/atbus/ always under “Academy Selection”. By entering your data, you will then be included in the selection for those over 29 years old. Again, the cost of specialist licenses is covered by the training.
DRIVERS ALREADY TRAINED – Autolinee Toscane does not neglect the traditional selection, the one aimed at drivers already trained or who have already exercised this profession in another workplace. In this case, just enter your application always on the portal https://playyourjob.com/atbus/ select the item “Driver selection”.