PDTU & FAQ

Safe Way Right Way under the Professional Driver Training Uganda (PDT-U) project has been able to train over 300 professional drivers and therefore contributing to keeping Uganda’s roads safe. The training which is held in Mukono at the Safe Way Right Way Driving Center has had many success stories and one of them is Acidri Nobert.

Acidri Nobert a 32 year old gentleman from Maracha district is one of the drivers that has recently carried out his training at the Center. He is very pleased to have done training in Heavy Goods Vehicle Driving at Safe Way Right Way and cannot wait to use the knowledge and safe driving skills in practice.

Acidri started his training in September 2020 training in class CM and has now advanced to CH training and successfully completed his training. It wasn’t an easy choice for him joining the driving profession but has since enjoyed it so much. “I dropped out of school in S4 because there was no money for school fees and therefore I chose to take on driving as a profession”. He started driving in 2012 and developed a huge passion and love for driving. He is always looking to advance his driving skills and is very happy that he can now be referred to as a professional in the driving sector.

Nobert says he was always looking for an institution that trains heavy goods driving and as he was on facebook he managed to find the Professional Driver Training Uganda page where he made inquiries on the training and then made the decision to come and train at the school. Commenting on the value of the training, he says “The trainers and other staff are very helpful and always ready to help. The training is also very interesting as it shows you the safe way to drive unlike what I was driving in the past. The training that I have attained here has given me a firm foundation to compete for multiple jobs”.

He adds that “Most drivers do not get proper training and always put their lives and of other road users at risk. They should always aim at getting professional training like the one offered at Safe Way Right Way”

On the professionalization of driving, he says that companies should treat drivers like the other professionals, through good welfare and good pay and benefits. These will motivate most people to join the driving profession to earn a living.

He encourages other drivers that are looking to upgrade to the driving of Heavy Goods Vehicles to choose Safe Way Right Way, because it has the equipment and the skilled trainers who are ready to impart knowledge to the students.

The Professional Driver Training Project is aimed at promoting safe driving and also imparting skills to drivers that can enable them to get good jobs in relation to the driving profession. Training is still ongoing at the Safe Way Right Way Driver Training Center and those interested in partaking this training should call 0702745745 for any inquiries about the training.

This training is made possible by our partners, Employment for Skills and Development in Africa project and Transaid UK and supported by our Private Sector partners; Total Uganda Ltd, Total E&P, Bollore, Tullow Oil, Toyota Uganda and CNOOC.