Common use of Bus Driver Training Clause in Contracts

Bus Driver Training. Bus Driver Trainers shall instruct division bus drivers regarding school bus operating procedures, safety, evacuation procedures and other areas as determined by the Division. In order to perform their training duties, Bus Driver Trainers shall be relieved of their regular bus driving duties as required to accommodate the driver training, as determined by the Supervisor of Operations. While performing the assigned training duties, Bus Driver trainers shall be paid the Bus Driver Trainer hourly rate of pay. Opportunities for regular bus drivers to be trained as a Bus Driver Trainer shall be posted for information purposes. The Employer has the sole discretion to choose bus driver trainers. Preference will be given to regular bus drivers but, in the event none are available or suitable, a person from outside the bargaining unit may be used as a bus driver trainer.