Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning, Keoma Griffith, on Wednesday announced the rollout of a major new training initiative for truck drivers under Budget 2026, as he delivered his maiden address to the National Assembly during day three of the ongoing Budget Debates at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).
“It gives me pleasure to announce to this House, Mr Speaker, that Budget 2026 will see the implementation and the roll-off of a comprehensive programme for train our truck drivers through the Board of Industrial Training,” Griffith said.
He explained that the programme will complement ongoing work by other Ministries, adding that it “will complement the work of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Public Service, Government Efficiency in reviewing their licensing process for all drivers.”
Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs said it will be limiting its practice of waiving the requirements to obtain a licence to drive a motor lorry, and will instead, insist that persons seeking to operate this category of vehicles, must have the requisite training.
Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond had noted that in the past, too many licence waivers for young truck drivers had been granted.
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