Transaid was requested to provide training for the Fleet Management component of RedR’s Field Logistics in Emergencies Course. The course took place from 28th September to 2nd October at the Fire Services Training College in Moreton in Marsh. The trainees ranged from complete newcomers to experienced field logisticians.
Transaid’s Gary Forster delivered training on the following Fleet Management topics:
• Transport Policy
• Operational Management
• Key Performance Indicators
• Fleet Safety
• Human Resources
• Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Financial Management for Fleet Operations
• Use of Satellite Tracking
Transaid also provided the trainees with a series of fleet management tools and templates for practical use in the field. The training was backed up by a number of practical examples taken from 15 years of Transaid’s work with vehicle fleets in Africa.
About RedR
Each year millions of people around the world are affected by natural disaster and conflict. RedR rebuilds lives in times of disaster by training, supporting and providing aid workers to relief programmes across the world.
RedR does this by delivering appropriate and specialist training to relief organisations and their staff, enabling them to respond to the needs of those affected, efficiently and safely. RedR also helps to ensure that skilled professionals are always available to respond to major global emergencies through our aid worker recruitment service and by advising and training potential new relief workers.
