Reply to your first statement. When I now train a sub, they either take 1/2 of the route over 2 days or 1/3 of the route over 3 days. I deliver the rest of the route and check with them ( finding them on route and observe for awhile too) before returning to the office.
I go home early. That's my payback for training.
I will not come in on my relief day to help. Either I get paid the DACA 5 or another RCA gets paid to assist. Again, make management do their job. Don't do it for them.
A lot of our problems are caused by short term actions. We fail to look at the long term.
My training routine is similar to yours! My route is a 46k so nobody trains on my route initially; they are shown the basics on a smaller route. This gives them practice and allows them to develop their own delivery routine that works for them.
When they do start carrying my route, to ease into learning my case and line of travel, I'll spend three days with them!
Day one (LLV), They case & deliver 1st half only, I organize packages and
we work on marking packages together this helps them learn the case, because I will read them off in delivery sequence for them to mark, I give them guidance as well assistance loading the vehicle in delivery order sequence. I case & deliver 2nd half. This will allow us to finish at or below evaluation!
Day two (LLV), same as Day one only they deal with 2nd half only! I case & deliver 1st half. Once again this will allow us to finish at or below evaluation!
Day three (LLV), they deliver whole route, I work on organizing packages, we mark them together, and I’m there to answer questions if needed. While they are pulling down I load LLV in delivery order sequence. When I’m done loading I will make one final check for final questions then I go home, my day is done. Handling day three this way will usually get them on the street earlier and allow them to make dispatch.
Day four (LLV) they are totally on their own I take the day off! We have an on duty RCA covering another route supply support if needed when they have completed their assignment.
During the next two weeks I’ll take a day of leave next to my relief day so that the new trainee will have the opportunity to carry consecutive days.
This has worked well for me in the past as it allows a new RCA in training the opportunity to learn the route in sections. (As the old question asks, “How do you eat an Elephant?”)
Answer (“One bite at a time!”)
An additional note I won’t work any additional hours during this training period, in fact I will work a half day or less on day three!