Apprentice Bus Driver Review

Item: Apprentice Bus Driver at Go-Ahead London
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Go-Ahead London

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Driver

Orpington, UK

Review Submitted: February 2026

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

5/5

Bus driver with latest training and latest buses, diesel all through to full electric. Start of day procedures. Day to day running and what to do if things go awry. Meeting new people and solving new problems daily.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

5/5

I’ve really enjoyed it, become part of a team that is bigger than I ever imagined. Meeting new people every day.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

Learned lots of new skills, working with passenger transport, timetables. Driving a 40ft bus through London and the surrounding areas. Learnt a lot about street furniture and different types of vehicles, as well as developing my own driving and people skills.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

5/5

It’s great. You get a one on one with an apprenticeship mentor every month

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

Support is only a phone call on text message away. Very friendly and helpful.

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

5/5

all the support you need is there.

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

5/5

For dealing with driving a bus and passenger safety. You can never be too qualified.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

5/5

There are lots of events that go on throughout the year, I’ve heard of football events, there’s meet the management. Normally comes with pizza, lots of fundraisers too.