# S endorsement and entry-level training

A term used when buying school bus contractor.

The federal school bus credential, and the training a driver must finish before testing for it.

A school bus driver needs a commercial license with both a passenger and a school bus endorsement, and since February 2022 the skills test for either is gated behind training from a provider on the federal registry. Many states add their own certificate on top, with a fingerprint check. So a driver is not hired in a week, and the spare-driver ratio a buyer can realistically underwrite is set by that pipeline instead of by the payroll budget.

Part of: Buying a School Bus Contractor (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-school-bus-contractor)

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-school-bus-contractor/terms/s-endorsement-and-entry-level-training
Not dated: The same editorial definitions as the glossary, inside a trade.

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