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Malcolm Group’s John Heirs trains the trainers in Zambia

[ August 30, 2024   //   Chris Lewis ]

Malcolm Group construction training and compliance manager, John Heirs has returned from his fourth secondment for international development organisation, Transaid. He spent two weeks training three new HGV driver trainers at the Industrial Training Centre in Lusaka, Zambia.

He has already completed three secondments took place at the National Institute of Transport in Dar es Salaam in 2015, 2016, and 2020 and said: “I wanted to deliver a training input that made these driver trainers feel confident in their ability to train others. The skills that keep you safe on the road are universal, and critically important. I know everyone came out of the sessions feeling like they’d learned something new, myself included.”

Transaid chief executive, Caroline Barber, said: “It’s this level of support from our corporate partners which makes the work we do possible, and ultimately helps to transform and save lives.”

The charity has been supporting the ITC since August 2008, with a focus on building the capacity to deliver professional driver training.lcolm Group’s John Heirs trains the trainers in Zambia

Malcolm Group construction training and compliance manager, John Heirs has returned from his fourth secondment for international development organisation, Transaid. He spent two weeks training three new HGV driver trainers at the Industrial Training Centre in Lusaka, Zambia.

He has already completed three secondments took place at the National Institute of Transport in Dar es Salaam in 2015, 2016, and 2020 and said: “I wanted to deliver a training input that made these driver trainers feel confident in their ability to train others. The skills that keep you safe on the road are universal, and critically important. I know everyone came out of the sessions feeling like they’d learned something new, myself included.”

Transaid chief executive, Caroline Barber, said: “It’s this level of support from our corporate partners which makes the work we do possible, and ultimately helps to transform and save lives.”

The charity has been supporting the ITC since August 2008, with a focus on building the capacity to deliver professional driver training.

Tags: Malcolm Group; Transaid