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Rotala Driver Training
Programme

Join our team of proud drivers

Do you have what it takes to help grow and support our transport business?

We are looking for great people who can make things happen, people that can make a difference…

We are committed to providing trainees with our high quality comprehensive 2-week residential training programme to obtain your PCV licence. This is delivered at our dedicated training school – Rotala Training Academy in Bolton, Greater Manchester where a residential trainee pay rate will apply and accommodation will be provided for you during your training course.

Once your training is successfully completed, you will become a Fully Qualified PCV Driver within the company based at one of our regional depots in the North West, Midlands or South East.

Our extensive training and development offerings include: 

  • Full PCV (Passenger Carrying Vehicle) training worth over £4,000 providing you with a qualification for life
  • Support and guidance whilst passing all modules of the PCV licence acquisition
  • CPC training and continuous training to ensure you keep your hard-earned qualifications
  • Extensive route learning and vehicle familiarisation before you go out in service for the first time
  • Company specific training such as ticket machines, processes, systems, defensive driving techniques, customer care, policies, and procedures and much more.

Requirements 

  • To be considered for the trainee driver programme applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Hold a valid car driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
  • You will need to have already applied for and received your provisional category D licence from the DVLA.
  • A good understanding of English language and the ability to communicate with passengers is a must.

You will be the face of our business – playing an incredibly important role each and every day, safely and comfortably transporting our fantastic customers across the region.

Benefits 

If that is not enough, you will be part of an incredible family here at Rotala. We employ over 1500 colleagues across the UK.
Aside from the reward of delivering an incredible experience to our customers, there is plenty more we can offer:

  • Free travel for you and your immediate family
  • Free uniform
  • Workplace pension
  • 28 days holiday
  • Free CPC Training
  • Overtime Opportunities

Like the sound of being a professional driver with the Rotala Group?

Just head over to our careers page to see which depots have driver vacancies available.

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Ready to connect with Rotala? Whether you’re exploring partnerships, opportunities or have a question for our team, we’re here and happy to help.