Cabbies to get help from $2.52 million training fund
16 Dec 2014|848 views
A $2.52 million fund has been set aside to train taxi drivers in areas such as customer service, safe driving and information technology (IT).
Some 40,000 are expected to benefit under the scheme, which was initiated by the National Taxi Association (NTA) and the Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability (e2i).
Under the scheme, taxi drivers can receive up to 90 percent in subsidies for these skills upgrading courses. The scheme will also support cabbies with an absentee payroll of up to $7.50 per hour for each driver to help them cope with the loss of income when attending such courses.
Speaking to The Straits Times, Mr. Ang Hin Kee, NTA's Executive Advisor, said that many taxi drivers are keen to learn more about how they can leverage on gadgets and technologies such as taxi booking apps to better serve customers. Many also want to upgrade their skills to be safer road users.
A $2.52 million fund has been set aside to train taxi drivers in areas such as customer service, safe driving and information technology (IT).
Some 40,000 are expected to benefit under the scheme, which was initiated by the National Taxi Association (NTA) and the Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability (e2i).
Under the scheme, taxi drivers can receive up to 90 percent in subsidies for these skills upgrading courses. The scheme will also support cabbies with an absentee payroll of up to $7.50 per hour for each driver to help them cope with the loss of income when attending such courses.
Speaking to The Straits Times, Mr. Ang Hin Kee, NTA's Executive Advisor, said that many taxi drivers are keen to learn more about how they can leverage on gadgets and technologies such as taxi booking apps to better serve customers. Many also want to upgrade their skills to be safer road users.
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