03-08-2018, 12:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-08-2018, 12:17 AM by Pheidippides.)
This record article states that the training process is 2 months long.
The CTV clip said they are going to start hiring soon.
Even if they post a want ad for drivers tomorrow hiring won't be done until at least the end of March; plus two months of training puts you to the end of May already.
Currently hiring a data analyst and electro-mechanical technician.
Also, recall that the region's call centre was supposed to hire 4.3 new staff 3 months in advance of Ion's launch. The budget was set with an anticipated start date of March 1, but the positions have not even been posted yet. So figure on at least 1 month for the hiring process plus 3 months of training (according to the region) and you are looking at July at the earliest.
I guess one disadvantage of the public-private-partnership is that you can't submit a FOI request to a private company to get the Gantt chart that says "we are here, and these are the remaining steps, and this is the expected timeline if all goes well."
The CTV clip said they are going to start hiring soon.
Even if they post a want ad for drivers tomorrow hiring won't be done until at least the end of March; plus two months of training puts you to the end of May already.
Currently hiring a data analyst and electro-mechanical technician.
Also, recall that the region's call centre was supposed to hire 4.3 new staff 3 months in advance of Ion's launch. The budget was set with an anticipated start date of March 1, but the positions have not even been posted yet. So figure on at least 1 month for the hiring process plus 3 months of training (according to the region) and you are looking at July at the earliest.
I guess one disadvantage of the public-private-partnership is that you can't submit a FOI request to a private company to get the Gantt chart that says "we are here, and these are the remaining steps, and this is the expected timeline if all goes well."
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.