About This Event
The Scholar Transport Safety Masterclass is a safety-focused training session for people involved in transporting school learners, such as scholar transport drivers, operators, assistants and transport business owners.
At Fundza Training Institute, the masterclass would typically focus on:
- Safe transportation of learners to and from school.
- Driver responsibilities and professional conduct.
- Vehicle roadworthiness and daily safety checks.
- Loading, seating and safe drop-off/pick-up procedures.
- Managing children safely while they are in the vehicle.
- Understanding road safety rules that apply to scholar transport.
- Emergency procedures, accident response and basic safety preparedness.
- Identifying hazards and reducing risks on school transport routes.
- The responsibilities of scholar transport operators toward parents, schools and learners.
- Promoting responsible driving, including avoiding speeding, reckless driving, distracted driving and overloading.
The main purpose is to reduce accidents and improve the overall safety of children who depend on scholar transport every day.
Fundza’s Role:
Compliance support, safety training and professional development.
