GÖTEBORG, Sweden, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
The Volvo Group is starting a training programme for truck drivers in Morocco. This is the
second driver training school in Africa that the group is involved in. The aim of the schools is
to increase traffic safety and reduce the number of fatal road accidents.
In Morocco the need for well-trained, certified truck drivers is growing. The country wants
to strengthen its position as a regional transport hub. At the same time it has major problems with traffic accidents and deaths
on the road.
In order to improve traffic safety and make Morocco's roads safer, the government has decided
to start a school for truck drivers.
The school, which will be located in the capital Casablanca, is a collaboration between the
Volvo Group, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation UNIDO and the American development agency USAID. An official
ceremony was recently held to launch the project. The first students are expected to start their training at the beginning of
next year.
"We are proud to be involved in the project and to help the Moroccan government with this important issue. By training local
people, we are supporting sustainable growth in the countries where the Volvo Group does business," says Johan Reiman, who is responsible for apprenticeships and driver training within the group in Africa.
The plan is to train around 500 professional drivers over the next four years in subjects such as safe and fuel-efficient
driving. The Volvo Group is providing vehicles, equipment and teacher training. The group companies Volvo Trucks, Volvo Buses and
Renault Trucks are cooperating on the training programme.
This is the second school for truck drivers that the Volvo Group is involved in. The first driver training programme will
start in June of this year when a school for around 500 students is opened in Ethiopia.
The Volvo Group has also been running apprenticeships for mechanics in Africa since 2013.
There is a major shortage of mechanics in many African countries, while unemployment levels are often high. The first school was
started in Ethiopia and several groups of students have now completed the course there. In 2015
a similar school was opened in Zambia and also one in Morocco.
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The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial
engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which employs almost 100,000
people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets. In 2017 the Volvo Group's
sales amounted to about SEK 335 billion (EUR 35 billion). The Volvo
Group is a publicly-held company headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden. Volvo shares are listed on
Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, please visit www.volvogroup.com.
Journalists who would like further information, please contact
Malin Ripa, Senior Vice President, CSR Management, Volvo Group.
Telephone: +46-73-9020160
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