Since the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding back in August, the Professional Driver Training Project in Lusaka has gone from strength to strength. Towards the end of 2008 and into 2009 a series of technical inputs have gone into the centre with strong support from the Transaid consortium of member and supporter companies.
October
A health and safety review was carried out by experts Lisa McGrevy and Garry Spicer from Wincanton, who identified all immediate risks and put an action plan into place in addition to developing a full health and safety policy. Staff were also given training in manual handling and a pedestrian walkway was identified to reduce risk in the pedestrian and vehicle interface zone.
November
A financial review was undertaken by volunteer John Cook, sponsored by Norbert Dentressangle Logistics (UK). Driver Trainer Paul Collier (Wincanton) conducted an assessment of existing driver trainers to identify competency levels and areas for improvement to be incorporated into a development plan. He also delivered some initial training and helped to create classroom training material in line with the Zambian Road Transport Safety Agency (RTSA) curriculum standards.
December
A series of courses were delivered by Nigel Williams, a truck tyre management expert from Michelin. This covered tyre technical aspects, wear, tear and damage identification and fleet auditing. The course was also extended to other departments within the ITCT to include automotive engineers.
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