DRIVING AND MECHANICS
Drivers and Mechanics.
Uganda spends a lot of foreign currency for the purchase of vehicle, fuel, lubricants and spare parts. In order for the vehicles to operate efficiently, economically, and safety and render maximum services, it is necessary to deploy qualified drivers and mechanics. A serious shortage of qualified mechanics, drivers of vehicles, especially of trucks and buses, has existed in Uganda until recent years. Due to this shortage, government organizations and private operators have been forced to hire drivers with less than desirable qualifications. The result was damaging to both property and life. The program started in 2011 with the objective of producing qualified drivers and mechanics whose performances would contribute to the safe and proper utilization of vehicles, reliable road transport activities, efficient and economical road transport services, and economical usage of fuel and lubricants, and improve the service life of vehicles.
Duties and responsibilities of KIVI Divers and Mechanics training center
Drivers Training Division
The primary purpose of the Driver's Training program is:-
1. To fully acquaint the trainees with modern driving knowledge both in theory and practice
2. To introduce the learner the parts and functions of motor vehicles and also to enable them to maintain the repair minor defects of different vehicles.
In the driving training division, trainees receive class room education, simulator training, and on the road driving training for different grades of driving license.
One of the stated objectives of the Training Center is to produce qualified drivers whose performance would contribute to the promotion of traffic safety and proper utilization of vehicles. To produce such qualified drivers, the Center is modernizing its training systems. The modern road traffic complex designed to conduct on the road drivers training could be mentioned among those innovative training techniques implemented.
It is a good model road network which accommodates various types of modern urban & rural road structures and equipped with all modern road safety devices, such as international road signs, markings, traffic lights and signals which are essential for a typically modern driving complex. The complex has 4.6 Km asphalt roads and covers an area of 110,000 m2 which can accommodate 400 vehicles at a time.
TYPES OF TRAINING - offered to Drivers,
1. TRAFFIC SAFETY RULES & ROAD REGULATIONS:-
This course is conducted in class rooms for all commercial and public transport vehicles drivers by categorizing them according to their license grades. It enables the trainees to understand the rules and regulations of the road traffic and adhere to it whenever they are behind the steering wheel of their moving vehicle.
In this course the trainees are well acquainted with all the controlling, indicating and signaling mechanisms together with the basic operating principles of the vehicle that they are going operate. The course includes the following main topics.
· Types and operating principles of engines with their accessories.
2. TRAINING ON SIMULATORS
The simulator is driver training equipment which represents a complex of devices serving to practice the basic driving procedures before the learner/driver shifts to the actual vehicle. Positive learning takes place in simulation training:-
3. ON THE ROAD TRAINING
This training is the actual vehicle driving training in our modern traffic complex. The courses is offered for all grade license applicants and is conducted by well trained trainers using new vehicles which are equipped with double controlling mechanisms.
4. RECURRENT (REFRESHER) TRAINING
This is a training offered for those people who have previously obtained their licenses and want to update their driving skill or to be familiar with the operation of new model vehicles in different license grade.
5. TRAINING FOR DRIVING INSTRUCTORS
This training is offered for those applicants who want to train drivers of the various license grades. The course is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects.
6. TRAINING FOR DRIVER EXAMINERS & VEHICLE INSPECTORS
This is special training which is offered for those technicians coming from transport and communication bureaus of the different administrative regions to be trained in a professional status to enable them to evaluate driver trainees of various license grades, perform vehicle annual inspection and other related jobs
7. FEDERAL DRIVING LICENSE
The drivers training division give training for those who own Ugandan or Foreign driving license.
Mechanics Training Division
In the driving training division, trainees receive class room education, simulator training, and on the road driving training for different grades of driving license. The main objective of the Mechanic Training program is:-
1. BASIC AUTO-MECHANIC COURSE:-
This course is prepared for those who are working as mechanic assistants and driver mechanics so that they will be acquainted to some basic automotive principles of operations.
2. SPECIALIZATION TRAINING
These courses are offered to those mechanic who are highly experienced in truck maintenance, so that they will be able to carry on a specific occupation on a particular part of a vehicle efficiently:-
3. FAMILIARIZATION COURSE
This course is designed as introductory crash course in repairs and overhauling of the automotive technology products so that the mechanics would be able to handle and maintain the vehicles according to the recommended procedures.
Uganda spends a lot of foreign currency for the purchase of vehicle, fuel, lubricants and spare parts. In order for the vehicles to operate efficiently, economically, and safety and render maximum services, it is necessary to deploy qualified drivers and mechanics. A serious shortage of qualified mechanics, drivers of vehicles, especially of trucks and buses, has existed in Uganda until recent years. Due to this shortage, government organizations and private operators have been forced to hire drivers with less than desirable qualifications. The result was damaging to both property and life. The program started in 2011 with the objective of producing qualified drivers and mechanics whose performances would contribute to the safe and proper utilization of vehicles, reliable road transport activities, efficient and economical road transport services, and economical usage of fuel and lubricants, and improve the service life of vehicles.
Duties and responsibilities of KIVI Divers and Mechanics training center
- Preparing objectives and guidance of training courses and curricular as needed.
- Introducing new concepts and ideas of modern technology to driving education.
- Introducing learners with parts and functions of motor vehicles.
- Enabling mechanics to gain broad understanding and vision of mechanical and technical skills on different parts of vehicles.
- And also enabling mechanics to carry out maintenance and overhauling of vehicles with the use of special tools supported by system procedures and usage of workshop manuals.
Drivers Training Division
The primary purpose of the Driver's Training program is:-
1. To fully acquaint the trainees with modern driving knowledge both in theory and practice
2. To introduce the learner the parts and functions of motor vehicles and also to enable them to maintain the repair minor defects of different vehicles.
In the driving training division, trainees receive class room education, simulator training, and on the road driving training for different grades of driving license.
One of the stated objectives of the Training Center is to produce qualified drivers whose performance would contribute to the promotion of traffic safety and proper utilization of vehicles. To produce such qualified drivers, the Center is modernizing its training systems. The modern road traffic complex designed to conduct on the road drivers training could be mentioned among those innovative training techniques implemented.
It is a good model road network which accommodates various types of modern urban & rural road structures and equipped with all modern road safety devices, such as international road signs, markings, traffic lights and signals which are essential for a typically modern driving complex. The complex has 4.6 Km asphalt roads and covers an area of 110,000 m2 which can accommodate 400 vehicles at a time.
TYPES OF TRAINING - offered to Drivers,
1. TRAFFIC SAFETY RULES & ROAD REGULATIONS:-
This course is conducted in class rooms for all commercial and public transport vehicles drivers by categorizing them according to their license grades. It enables the trainees to understand the rules and regulations of the road traffic and adhere to it whenever they are behind the steering wheel of their moving vehicle.
In this course the trainees are well acquainted with all the controlling, indicating and signaling mechanisms together with the basic operating principles of the vehicle that they are going operate. The course includes the following main topics.
· Types and operating principles of engines with their accessories.
- The system of power train and their functions.
- Parts of suspension and steering linkages.
- Pneumatic and mechanical brakes
- Electrical components and their uses
- Fuel line and fuel economy
- Cooling and lubrication systems
- The types and use of carriage units
- Identifying and reporting of any failure in the operation of vehicles
- Simple maintenance of technical failures
2. TRAINING ON SIMULATORS
The simulator is driver training equipment which represents a complex of devices serving to practice the basic driving procedures before the learner/driver shifts to the actual vehicle. Positive learning takes place in simulation training:-
- Reinforces classroom instruction and provides driving under a variety of traffic conditions in a non-threatening environment.
- Develops perceptual and neuromuscular skills
- Provides a greater variety of driving experiences and increases knowledge about safe driving.
3. ON THE ROAD TRAINING
This training is the actual vehicle driving training in our modern traffic complex. The courses is offered for all grade license applicants and is conducted by well trained trainers using new vehicles which are equipped with double controlling mechanisms.
4. RECURRENT (REFRESHER) TRAINING
This is a training offered for those people who have previously obtained their licenses and want to update their driving skill or to be familiar with the operation of new model vehicles in different license grade.
5. TRAINING FOR DRIVING INSTRUCTORS
This training is offered for those applicants who want to train drivers of the various license grades. The course is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects.
6. TRAINING FOR DRIVER EXAMINERS & VEHICLE INSPECTORS
This is special training which is offered for those technicians coming from transport and communication bureaus of the different administrative regions to be trained in a professional status to enable them to evaluate driver trainees of various license grades, perform vehicle annual inspection and other related jobs
7. FEDERAL DRIVING LICENSE
The drivers training division give training for those who own Ugandan or Foreign driving license.
Mechanics Training Division
In the driving training division, trainees receive class room education, simulator training, and on the road driving training for different grades of driving license. The main objective of the Mechanic Training program is:-
- In the driving training division, trainees receive class room education, simulator training, and on the road driving training for different grades of driving license. The participants broaden their technical skills and understanding in the different specific fields of auto mechanics and to enable participants:-
- To carry out proper maintenance and repair work.
- To be able to use special tools, testing equipment and work shop manuals according to recommended procedures.
1. BASIC AUTO-MECHANIC COURSE:-
This course is prepared for those who are working as mechanic assistants and driver mechanics so that they will be acquainted to some basic automotive principles of operations.
2. SPECIALIZATION TRAINING
These courses are offered to those mechanic who are highly experienced in truck maintenance, so that they will be able to carry on a specific occupation on a particular part of a vehicle efficiently:-
3. FAMILIARIZATION COURSE
This course is designed as introductory crash course in repairs and overhauling of the automotive technology products so that the mechanics would be able to handle and maintain the vehicles according to the recommended procedures.
