The new Centre is charged with the responsibility of
attending to all training needs of the Dangote Cement Plc’s drivers.
Meanwhile, the new centre at the weekend convocated its
first graduates of 50 Trainee Drivers.
Speaking to newsmen on the sideline of the convocation at
Obajana, Head of the Dangote Drivers Training Centre, Harisson Pepple, said the
training was in line with the company’s Zero Tolerance Policy for auto crashes.
Mr Pepple said the Trainee Drivers were drawn from the
existing ‘Motor Boys’, and that the training period is six months.
He expressed optimism that the “days of crashes involving
Dangote trucks are numbered”.
“The Trainee Drivers Programme is all encompassing. The
first twelve weeks is theoretical. Then there is three months attachment,” he
said.
He said the idea for the new Drivers Training Centre was
conceived in June 2020, with the aim of training, retraining and constantly
engaging the Dangote drivers.
He also announced that the company was engaging another set
of qualified drivers with Class G licenses, stressing that the company is doing
everything possible to rid itself of crashes.
According to him, the company is collaborating with the
Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in most of its activities, adding that the
Trainee Drivers were also taught Defensive Driving Techniques which involves
driving to save lives, time and property.
He said it should be recalled that Dangote Group has been
taking stringent measures to minimize auto crashes and that the new training
centre is a continuation of its innovative efforts.
Some of the efforts by the Dangote Cement Plc to curb
crashes, according to a statement, include: The recertification of drivers,
pre-trip and post-trip inspections, drug test, Onboard Camera and tracking of
vehicles, Root Cause Analysis, engaging behavioral psychologists and Clerics,
convoy movement, checkpoint policy and sanctions, among several others.
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