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DRAIVA-Safety in Cargo Transportation: Enhancing the professionalism of Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers in Mozambique
1:48 CAT | 14 Jun 2022
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The kick-off of the project “DRAIVA-Safety in Cargo Transportation” took place last month with the delivery of the first Training of Trainers (ToT) course “Transporting cargo and an introduction to the transportation of dangerous goods”. The ToT course took place in three different locations, namely Nacala, Beira and Maputo. Beneficiaries of the ToT were instructors from driving schools and training institutions, trainers from transport companies and members of transport associations.
The DRAIVA project is promoted by the program “Employment and Skills for Development in Africa” (E4D), a regional initiative aimed at bringing people into jobs and improving employment situations in six African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. The program is implemented by GIZ and funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the European Union (EU), and Sasol.
The DRAIVA project focuses on improving the skills level of HGV drivers by increasing and enhancing the number of refresher training courses, specifically cargo transportation and defensive driving. The main target group is drivers employed in small and medium-size transport enterprises that have limited access to quality training. A second target group are driving schools and other training providers and instructors, who will be supported to continue to deliver the training courses at an affordable price beyond the project duration to contribute to a sustainable and long-term impact.
This initiative is supported by key private sector actors with a high interest in enhancing road safety in Mozambique, such as the Mozambique LNG project, operated by TotalEnergies EP Mozambique Area 1 Limitada, Appload, and transport companies Lalgy TransAru, as well as Moz Gold driving school. The implementing partners are Transaid and EnergyWorks. Furthermore, to contribute to better public-private dialogue on road safety in Mozambique, a multi-sectorial advisory group of key stakeholders has been set up. It includes the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) as well as regulatory bodies overlooking road safety, such as the National Institute for Road Transport (INATRO), alongside key transport and insurance companies and transport and driver unions, such as SINTRAT.
This multi-partner project is contributing to road safety and boosting the continuously growing transport sector. It is expected that this project will lead to improved employment for 400 existing drivers, 5 driving schools located in the main transport corridors have new or enhanced professional courses for HGV drivers and better trained instructors, and the new/adapted courses are integrated in the national framework for professional qualifications.
According to one of the ToT participants: ‘I feel like a new person now, with much more to offer as a professional in the area of transport’. Another participant stated that he ‘finds the Training of Trainers course very interesting’ and believes that ‘it will contribute to a reduction in the number of accidents in our country. I am appreciative of the financiers of this project, that will offer a great impact to road safety’.
Source: Employment and Skills for Development in Africa (E4D) | Mozambique / Media Release
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