Bus Driving
OPEN
STARTING DATE: AUGUST 2026
STARTING DATE: AUGUST 2026
Program Description
Earn your Class 2 licence and prepare to safely drive and inspect buses across all five key transportation sectors. Launch your career behind the wheel!
By enrolling in this program, you will be able to:
- Earn a Class 2 licence issued by the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec.
- Drive a bus and work across five key industry sectors: urban, school, inter-city, charter, and adapted/paratransit transportation.
- Ensure the safety of passengers at all times.
- See to the regular inspection of your vehicles.
- Optimize the use of the mechanical systems of a bus.
- Observe all regulations required in the driving trade.
- Operate different vehicle types, including a school bus, city bus, coach-style bus, and adapted bus.
- Manage your time efficiently in a demanding job environment.
- Apply your traits of self-reliance, good vision, physical stamina, and a courteous personality directly to the road.
- Enter the workforce fully prepared for the transportation industry.
Program Content
See all the block of hours below.
| Code | Statement of Competency | Hours | Credits |
| AEP 718-011 | • Determine their suitability for the trade and the training process | 15 | 1 |
| AEP 718-022 | • Optimize the use of the mechanical systems of a bus | 30 | 2 |
| AEP 718-032 | • Observe regulations | 30 | 2 |
| AEP 718-046 | • Drive a bus | 90 | 6 |
| AEP 718-052 | • Operate a school bus | 30 | 2 |
| AEP 718-062 | • Operate a city bus | 30 | 2 |
| AEP 718-072 | • Operate a coach-style bus | 30 | 2 |
| AEP 718-082 | • Operate an adapted bus | 30 | 2 |
| AEP 718-093 | • Enter the workforce | 45 | 3 |
| 330 | 22 |
Admission requirements
This program is eligible for the TCST-STC bridge. Select the pathway below that applies to your situation.
To be eligible for admission, you must meet at least one condition from each category.
Conditions – Category A
Must meet at least one of the following:
- Secondary III Credits: Earned credits (or equivalent) in language of instruction, second language, and mathematics.
- AESS: Obtained an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary Studies.
- GDT: Successfully completed the General Development Test (with or without specific prerequisites).
Conditions – Category B
Must meet at least one of the following:
- Study Interruption: Has paused full-time studies for at least 12 months.
- Age Requirement: At least 18 years old when entering training.
- Prior Diploma: Obtained a Secondary School Diploma (SSD), Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS), or equivalent.
- Emploi-Québec: Meets eligibility conditions of Emploi-Québec’s workforce training measure.
If you completed the TCST pathway, you are eligible by meeting all three of the following conditions:
- Hold a TCST.
- Be at least 16 years old on September 30 of the school year you start training.
- Have earned required credits in language of instruction, second language, and math (Secondary Cycle 1 in youth sector OR Secondary II in adult education).