Drivers training for Dar's new transport system underway

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Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (UDA-RT)

 Bus drivers who will be employed during the transition period of the Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will undergo training for two weeks.

 

The training has been organised by the Dar es Salaam Transport (UDA) in collaboration with the Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (UDA-RT).

 

The drivers will be employed during the transition period of the BRT so that they meet international standards.

 

A press statement issued yesterday from the firm said the training will be conducted by international experts in cooperation with local ones and will be practical.

 

It aims at building the drivers’ knowledge and ensure that they meet international standards. 

 

They will have to compete during the transition period expected to start next September, the statement said, explaining:

 

“UDA-RT, in collaboration with the Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA), organised this training and all international trainers have already arrived in Tanzania.” 

 

As the transition period is expected to start in September, the UDA-RT, a joint company between Daladala owners and UDA, has announced employment opportunities for more than 300 drivers. These will be employed after the project kicks off.

 

“Commuter buses that will be used to train those drivers are now in Dar es Salaam and the process is expected to start early this month,” it said.

 

In addition, the statement said, experts who will train the drivers have vast expertise on BRT projects in China and other areas where they exist.

 

Drivers who will undergo the training are those who have the ability to drive commuter buses with a height of 11 metres as the BRT buses will be 12 to 18 metres high and carry 80 to 150 passengers.

 

The company has signed a two-year contract with the government to run the project. It expects to import 76 commuter buses by next September.