From Academy through On-the-Job Training.
From your shadow day through on-the-job training.
Every stage and every course in one place. Work through them at your own pace, from your first day to your own route, and earn a badge for each test you pass.
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Your journey from your first day to your own route. Every course is open to you, and every test you pass earns a badge for your portfolio.
Start where you are. Build your skills at your own pace. Not sure which stage is yours?
From your shadow day through on-the-job training.
Find your footing during your probation period.
From day 91 until your first opt on a route.
Working a regular route as a non-career carrier.
A career carrier. A new route. Keep growing.
Click a stage to enroll in it. One stage at a time, and the stage walks you through its courses in order.
Every course, in one place. Find what you need for the day ahead.
Get familiar with your first days, your instructor, and the essentials of carrying mail.
Build confidence at the case, from sorting letters and flats to preparing for the street.
Get to know the scanner you carry, with everyday functions, prompts, and delivery scans.
What to wear and what to carry: the uniform allowance, footwear, satchels, and the gear that makes the day easier.
Find your rhythm during probation and get familiar with the structure of your workday.
Understand your daily clock events and keep an accurate record of your work time.
Make safe habits part of every day, in the office, in your vehicle, and on the street.
Follow the Stage 3 guide from morning duties through delivery decisions and the end of your day.
Bring your office and street duties together into a consistent daily routine.
Get comfortable with the forms and personal records that document your working day.
What a stand-up talk is for, how to listen to one, and how to ask the questions that keep you informed.
Build on your daily delivery skills as you become familiar with a regular route.
Strengthen the everyday communication skills that connect you with the community you serve.
Find your way around workplace policies, your union, and the National Agreement.
The advanced test on a city letter carrier's rights under the National Agreement, at the foot of the Policies and Rights course.
Bring it all together with the Hub's eight-section guide to the city letter carrier role, plus the glossary and sample forms.
The test on the grievance process, Section 6 of the Training Manual: your rights, the steps, and the steward's part in them.
Get familiar with route evaluations, inspection records, and documenting the work you do.
Explore the Hub's Red Book course and its reference material for letter carriers.
Lessons from the carriers behind the postal podcasts, on the parts of the job no manual covers.
Try a different topic or clear your filters.
Finish a course. Pass the test. Earn a badge that's yours to keep.
Retake a test. Raise your score.
Give your badge an upgrade.
One trophy for each stage, earned once every test in the stage is done. Your average score sets the material. 0 of 5 earned.
A badge for every course test you pass, at the tier your best score earns.
You can take any test now; a badge is kept once you're signed in.
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