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ExceleRATE ensures Edmonton Transit Service hires competent, safe drivers at a lower cost
ETS streamlined and refined their hiring processes to ensure a more efficient use of resources and a more effective hiring.
Founded in 1908, Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) is a fully integrated, easy-to-use public transit system. With over 1600 operators, ETS offers a safe, reliable and affordable public transit service linking people and places.
ETS streamlined and refined its hiring processes to ensure a more efficient use of resources and a more effective hiring process for all applications.
Through ExceleRATE, ETS was able to implement a cost saving strategy that helped reduce recruitment and training costs, in some cases, by up to 85%. ETS wanted an objective, third party test that enabled them to assess applicants’ cognitive driving ability before spending thousands of dollars on costly medical and functional testing, as well as any associated training costs.
“ExceleRATE proved that the bigger investment at the beginning of the process pays off for the end. Now overall we have better candidates to go through our classes.”Valeria Palladino, Edmonton Transit Supervisor Hiring and Training
ETS implemented ExceleRATE to streamline their screening and selection process. Our fleet risk management program consists of two different assessments; Vitals and CORE. Our Vitals cognitive assessment is the only tool shown to be highly predictive of actual on-road performance. While our Commercial On-Road Evaluation (CORE) is an advanced driver road test that identifies the errors made by cognitive impairment and ones made by bad habits. These assessments combine to ensure you have the safest drivers on the road.
“Economically speaking, ExceleRATE saves a lot of money and maintains that level of objectivity. The instructors feel more directly involved.”Valeria Palladino, Edmonton Transit Supervisor Hiring and Training
ExceleRATE provides tools which add an unbiased and objective measurement of the cognitive skills required by ETS operators. Being a tax funded, public service, ETS must maintain a level of objectivity in their hiring practices. Objective data dispels doubt.
ExceleRATE test results provide the ETS recruitment team with the data to make informed decisions about hiring operators. It also ensures the highest quality recruits are being chosen, while reducing costs.
Edmonton Transit Service draws in applicants from all over Canada and outside the country. The ETS HR department has been approached by other jurisdictions and asked to share their hiring practices.
By enhancing their hiring practices, ETS is able to hire the best drivers, keeping everyone in the bus and on the road safer.
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