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Mars Logistics, with its new project Mars Driving Academy, accepts young people who are interested in the truck driving profession but do not have the necessary training and documentation. After the training that will be given within the scope of the Academy, candidates who succeed in the exam that will be applied will start working in the Mars fleet.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Applications for the Mars Driving Academy will be open until August 23 for young people who do not have training, documents and experience in truck driving, but want to do this profession. At the academy, where 10 people will be accepted as a Pilot group, driver candidates will be given theoretical and practical training in-house and field driving techniques training. The trainings will vary decidedly between 6-8 months depending on the competencies and documents the candidate has. Candidates who are successful in training and exams in the program, which do not have a document requirement other than having at least a Class B driver's license to participate, will start working in the Mars fleet, which currently has a total of 600 drivers at home and abroad at the end of the process. The costs of documents other than candidates ' Class B driver's licenses will also be covered by Mars Logistics.

"We are happy to implement our new project, The Mars Driver Academy, which we will train our young friends who are eager to work in our sector and then employ in our fleet as a truck driver. With this project, we aim to support young people in acquiring a profession and to prevent the driver shortage experienced in the sector in recent years.

"Applications For Female Truck Driver Candidates Are Expected

"As Mars Logistics, we believe in gender equality and defend the view that better work cannot be determined by gender in all the projects we have implemented. For this reason, we also expect female candidates to apply to the Mars Driver Academy.” 

Mars Driver Academy application requirements are as follows: 

To have at least a Class B driver's license to be at least 24 years old to be a high school graduate preferably to reside in and around Istanbul (but candidates residing in different regions will also be evaluated)
Candidates who wish to apply to the Mars Driving Academy until August 23 send an email to this address [email protected] with the date of birth, city of residence, and educational information.