employment enquiry

[bobby]

HI WOULD ANYONE BE ABLE TO TELL ME, HOW GOOD YOUR MATHS NEEDS TO BE IN ORDER TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT
DRIVING BUSES IN MELBOURNE.
IF SOMEONE ASKED TO BUY 4 OR MORE TICKETS ON BUS DO YOU HAVE TO ADD THIS OR DOES THE TICKET MACHINE DO THAT FOR YOU.
IF YOU HAVE TO ADD MULTIPLE TICKETS PRICES CAN YOU USE A CALCULATOR

[DiAmOnD T]

The ticket machines add up for you, all you do is press the required buttons.

[MetroTasCatcher]

Dunno about you, but down here the tickets are priced on the machine, and added up in accordance to however many are required to be printed

[Peter1805]

At least one of the Vic bus companies does a basic maths / giving of change /adding up amounts test as part of it's pre-employment testing.

I would have thought that at least a basic ability to add up and multiply would be required (or would be preferred) by most companies, but I could be wrong.

[El Cubano]

At least one of the Vic bus companies does a basic maths / giving of change /adding up amounts test as part of it's pre-employment testing.

I would have thought that at least a basic ability to add up and multiply would be required (or would be preferred) by most companies, but I could be wrong.

I would imagine so too, perhaps in case the machine stopped working or even if the amount the passenger had to pay was disputed

[Peter1805]

There are probably some basic maths/arithmetic software packages around - perhaps an educational supplier might stock them. I did a google search and found a few.

You could try this store in Mt Waverley:

http://www.linkeducational.com.au/contact.htm

May be worth getting hold of one and revising some of the basics learnt at school.

The machine probably does most of this anyway, but drivers also handle notes and probably need to know how much they have in notes for change, reporting of takings, etc.

[bobby]

THANKS FOR THE REPLIES I DONT HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH ADDING OR SUBTRACTING ONLY IF A PASSENGER WANTED TO BY A NUNBER OF DIFFERENT TICKETS , IT WOULD BE FASTER IF THE TICKET MACHINE ON BUS DID IT FOR YOU.
IF THE TICKET MACHINES ON BUS DO IT FOR YOU CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHICH BUS COMPANIES IN MELBOUNNE HAVE THEM.
THANKS.

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[Connex]

All buses in metropolitan Melbourne issue tickets via Metcard machines. IIRC, the console only displays the fare for one ticket.

The Metcard TIM (ticket issuing machine) allows the driver to select the ticket required, it'll display the price for one ticket and then a blank Metcard must be inserted into the validator to be printed. If more than one ticket needs to be issued just put another ticket into the validator for it to be printed.

Once you get a job with a bus company they'll train you how to use the TIM.

[TempeFox]

You can do multiple tickets for all different tickets by using the "+ plus button" But I can not find an option for doing the change as with the STA machine.

Regards "The Fox "

[bobby]

thanks for the info