As part of measures to upgrade traffic management, Edo State Government on Monday, conducted aptitude tests to commence the training process for potential Traffic Control Officers, who enrolled in the Edo Jobs Initiative.
The aptitude test, said Mr Dennis Oloriegbe, the Managing Director of the Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency, was the second phase of the recruitment exercise to fill positions in the agency.
Oloriegbe noted that the first phase took place in May this year where 1,025 applicants were screened and 852 successful applicants were selected, adding that the aptitude test was the beginning of a 2-week training/induction exercise, after which 500 candidates would complete the training process and receive employment.
He said: “We are going to have a take-off of 300 people, who will control traffic in the Benin metropolis, while 200 people will be on our data pool. However, in all, we will select 500 people. The standard we are inculcating is an American-based training Programme, and the applicants were at first screened for blood sugar levels, blood pressures and physical fitness.
“During the training they will be taught everything about traffic management; road signs, decongestion system, defensive driving, how to manage traffic in adverse condition and lot more’’, he said.
The Managing Director continued that the training would be ‘off camp’, meaning that the participants would be expected to attend from their homes.
Meanwhile, Edo state chapter of the State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), on Monday, called for interested individuals to apply for employments, which were vacant in the education board, noting that the vacancies were only open to current staff of the Edo State Civil Service as well as those who registered in the ongoing Edo Jobs programme.
