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Better Roads, Better Worlds.

Importance of Road Transport Vocational Training in the LAS Region. Better Roads, Better Worlds. Logistics and Transport Sector. One of the most growing sectors; it goes in line with any growth regardless from where it comes.

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Better Roads, Better Worlds.

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  1. Importance of Road Transport Vocational Training in the LAS Region Better Roads, Better Worlds.

  2. Logistics and Transport Sector • One of the most growing sectors; it goes in line with any growth regardless from where it comes. • New business lines related to transport have been introduced (i.e. Warehousing, Door to Door Distribution, Packaging, etc.). • Transport companies are more of family businesses with wide range of small size ones. • The Arab world highly depends on drivers from non-Arab countries and some with no experience sometimes. • Driver profession has been looked at as low and less important. • Unemployment rates among many of the Arab countries are extremely high.

  3. Training… is it important? An average of 17 Saudi Arabian residents die on the country’s roads each day, a report by the Kingdom’s General Directorate of Traffic has revealed. Estimate that 8000 people are killed and 32,000 hurt on Egyptian road accidents each year. By the year 2020 forecasts suggest that as a cause of death, road accidents will move up to third place 60 Billion $ the cost of accident in Arab countries.

  4. Road Accident Costs by Region (US$ billion) In 2005 the total cost of accident was 815 Billion.

  5. Accidents all over the world Saudi Arabia # of accident fatality in KSA in 2009 was 6,400. Syria Egypt A REVIEW OF GLOBAL ROAD ACCIDENTS FATALITIES G D Jacobs & Amy Aeron-Thomas

  6. Syria Egypt Saudi Arabia A REVIEW OF GLOBAL ROAD ACCIDENTS FATALITIES G D Jacobs & Amy Aeron-Thomas

  7. We need to… • Have Safer Roads & Reduce the No. of Accidents. • Deliver On Time and Have Better Customer Service. • Generate More Money to the Business. • Have Satisfied Drivers and Less Work Related Stress. • Retain Drivers. How to do it?

  8. Training To invest properly, the employermust provide trainingas one of the needed toolsfor employees to get the job done.

  9. Why Training? Thesharingof information through training is our most valuabletooltodevelopour most valuableasset… ourEmployees.

  10. Examples of Training Investment • Industry and government in the United States spend approximately$90 billion each year on employee training and education. • Average Japanese companies spend about6% of budget on training.

  11. Examples of Training Investment • Study of major automobile manufacturers found US automakers spend about40 hours training new employees compared to300 hours for Japanese automakers. • Motorola’s CEO required all divisions to spend at least2%of budget on training. Over the next 7 years, profits increased by47%and it was estimated that each$1.00 in training yielded $30.00 in return.

  12. Employers: How can I be sure the organisation will benefit? Training is so expensive – how will I know if it has been effective? Will this effect the goal of developing and implementing standards and protocols for the organisation? “If I train them, they’ll leave.” How do we perceive training? 12

  13. Individual: “How is that related to what I do?” “I’m good at my job anyway, I have no time.” “I suppose that’s my weekends shot for months!” (Waste of time) “Are they trying to get rid of me?” Attitudes to Training 13

  14. Why Do We Need Training? 14 1. Respond to technology changes affecting job requirements. 2. Respond to organizational restructuring. 3. Adapt to increase diversity of the workforce. 4. Support career development. 5. Fulfill employee need for growth.

  15. Benefits of Training - Individuals • Do job more efficiently – learn new methods. • Professional approach to work, engaged in best practice routines. • Personal satisfaction – felt valued. • Recognized qualification to add to CV.

  16. Benefits of Training – Business • Keeps Good Employees. • Expands Your Offerings & Business. • Provides Better Customer Service. • Makes youMONEY!

  17. Can we change our perception about training? Thanks to my company, I become a truck manager!

  18. Training Process Model 1. Needs Assessment 2. Developing & Conducting Training 3. Evaluating Training

  19. How do employees learn the Best? “Tell me and I forget, teachme and I remember, involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin

  20. Training... Make It Work For You! • Look at training as an investment. • Compare the costs & time of training to those of lost of productivity & waste. • Factor in the potential long-term gains from having trained, highly-skilled personnel & well-tuned systems. • Start by assessing your situation. Define your needs. • Create a plan. Ask for help. Time is Money. Spend both wisely.

  21. ALMAJDOUIE Logistics 21 MAXX MDR MTR (Chinese & UAE Partner) (Dutch Partner) Almajdouie Logistics MTA MLD MPSC RPL (British & Italian Partner) (Japanese Partner) MHL CFC

  22. Almajdouie Logistics… at present and the future! 22

  23. Accident History We invested in training

  24. AlMajdouie Efforts – As a result.

  25. MELI Middle East Logistics Institute (MELI), established in Saudi Arabia in 2010, by AlMajdouie Group, envisions being the leading-edge academic institute in the region. MELI seeks to build globally competitive logistics capacities to the business community in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through developing and improving both the awareness and logistics skills of young professionals, practitioners, managers and executives, providing them with specialized training in Logistics and Supply Chain Management and obtaining levels of professional certifications in the field of logistics.

  26. MELI – International Partners Michigan State University International Road Transport Union Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

  27. Achievements • 10 Advanced Short Courses in Supply Chain Management. • First accredited SCM certification program in KSA (on three levels). • First IRU-Accredited Institute in the Middle East for ADR. • First IRU-Accredited Instructors (7) on ADR last September 2010. • Drivers Training Dept. (soon to be come Drivers Training Center).

  28. Future Plans • CPC Training for Drivers and Managers to be conducted. • Drivers Training Center to be established: - Latest Simulator. - Latest Driving Range to be developed. - Professional trainers and materials. • International Accreditation Standards to be implemented.

  29. Do Less, Save More.

  30. Thank You.

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