Special training for school bus drivers

KOCHI: Transport Minister V Sivakumar will inaugurate the district level special training programme, for school bus drivers of the district, at the General hospital on December 17. Registration will begin at 9 am at the General Hospital hall. “The initiative is the first of its kind in the district. As per the project, school bus drivers who completes this module will be given special training from next academic year onwards. On completing the training, the drivers will get a Basic Life Support (BLS) ID card. Drivers who posses BLS card will only be allowed to drive the vehicles carrying school children,” said District Collector P I Sheik Pareeth.Classes, both theoratical and practical, will give priority to traffic laws, road safety and first aid. Van, autorickshaw and KSRTC drivers will also be included in the training programme. Apart from the BLS certificate, the district traffic council will also distribute certificates to the drivers who complete the programme.  The special training is organised with the support of Motor Vehicle Department, Police, NRHM, Educational Department and IMA.