I’m in the industry - not school buses but other buses - and the problem is across the industry in Alberta. It’s also one of the only provinces that introduced MELT for buses, not just trucks. Even if we get applicants, MELT added 2.5 weeks to our previous training program and just added needless red tape. The large cost of MELT at training schools also meant that we had a number of people get jobs with us (because we trained new people in MELT for class 2) then quit after they got their class two just to avoid the cost. It’s a waste of our time, and a spot someone else could’ve taken that would stay.
This is very welcome news in our group.
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