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Get paid to train with the Pulhams Driver Training Academy!

Join our training school to gain a professional qualification that will stay with you for life.  Our Trainee Bus and Coach Driver Programme enables you to obtain your full category D licence entitlement and Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) while learning all aspects of the job you would be doing once you qualify. Choose from full and part-time contracts to suit you! Read on to find out more, or check out our Driver Training Academy.

 

Predictable, Structured Shifts

Our drivers value routine, that’s why we offer:

  1. Clear duty types (earlies, middles, lates)
  2. Consistent start/finish times you can plan around
  3. Properly planned itineraries (no last‑minute chaos)
  4. Dedicated tour roles or mixed duties available
  5. Transparent allowances and schedules
  6. Clear, honest expectations around tours and nights away
  7. A rota pattern designed to be predictable, not stressful
  8. Clear expectations around weekends and rest days

This is a driving job with real work‑life balance – something many drivers struggle to find elsewhere.

Local work with a community feel, or further afield to explore new places

Most of our local routes are short, familiar, and community‑focused. You’ll get to know regular passengers, learn a predictable network, and enjoy the simplicity of local, low‑stress driving. For our coach drivers, no two days are ever the same. Travelling across the UK and Europe, you’ll get to see new and exciting places on well planned, organised routes.

A professional, supportive working environment

  1. Modern, well‑maintained fleet
  2. A depot team that values doing things properly
  3. No gimmicks, no agency‑style hype
  4. Strong operational support and respectful culture

We know good drivers want a good workplace – and we’re proud to offer that.

 

You’ll enjoy learning and driving with us if you:

  1. Value a premium fleet and structured duties
  2. Want honesty and clarity about your role
  3. Prefer a mix of work or a more specialised path
  4. Take pride in doing things properly
  5. Enjoy routine and structured work
  6. Want predictable shifts and a stable employer
  7. Value clear communication and professionalism
  8. Take pride in providing friendly service to the local community

 

We have a great range of benefits available for our drivers, including:

  • Additional hourly rate increases are available when working on Bank Holidays*
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Travel assistance payment
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Membership of TBF (financial, health and welfare benefits)
  • FREE: Driver Medicals, DBS checks and enrolment to update service, Digi-Card and renewals
  • Company uniform
  • Free travel on the Pulhams, Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel, Carousel Buses and Stagecoach West services
  • Colleague Christmas Savings Scheme
  • Free ongoing CPC and job-specific training and development
  • The opportunity to join a Guild Operator (one of 25 in the UK!) and a DVSA Earned Recognition operator
  • Colleague and family retail and cinema discounts
  • Qualified annual salary of £40,000 per year or more

 

Ready to hop aboard? Join our Driver Training Academy and join a career that can last you a lifetime! Just complete an application form and trainee assessment form to get started, or look here for more information about training with us.

If you have any questions or require further details about the position, or about Pulhams, please contact our colleagues at info@pulhams.co.uk or 01451 820369.

*T&Cs Apply