Question NW3551 to the Minister of Transport
10 November 2017 - NW3551
Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) Why did Road Traffic Management Corporation officers who have been trained since 2015 receive non-credit bearing certificates, (b) what is being done to ensure that the affected officers receive accredited training and (c) why were some officers awarded accredited courses without drivers’ licenses?
Reply:
a) Officers who were issued with non-credit bearing certificates did not fully meet the entry requirements for the Examiners of Vehicle course.
An Executive decision was taken to expose these officers to non-credit bearing up-skilling learning areas to address other critical skills which necessary to ward off the escalating carnage on the country’s roads.
b) The affected official were put on progamme by the Corporation to obtain the required driving licenses, and are scheduled to be enrolled for the credit bearing course in Examiner of Vehicle which is due to start on the 13 November 2017.
c) All officers who were enrolled for the accredited course possessed the relevant driving licenses in line with the applicable legislation