DVLA to give tertiary students driving licence

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will from September, this year, introduce a project that will ensure that  tertiary students in Ghana are able to obtain genuine driving licences before graduating. 

Under the project, more than 500,000 students are expected to be registered, trained and given driving licences annually. 

At a forum in Accra dubbed "DVLA encounter with the media", the Chief Executive Officer of DVLA, Mr Noble John Appiah, said the project was part of a series of initiatives being introduced by DVLA to transform and reposition the institution to meet the needs of the people. 

 The purpose of the forum was to engage and dialogue with journalists for them to better understand the operations of the DVLA.

Graduate advantage 

Explaining the rationale behind the project, Mr Appiah said a research the DVLA conducted revealed that most employers preferred to engage the services of graduates with driving licences. 

"Graduates who have driving licences have an advantage of securing  jobs because companies do not want to spend extra money to acquire a driver to drive the person," he said. 

He said DVLA would partner the 230 registered driving schools in Ghana to execute the project annually.

More initiatives 

 Mr Appiah said DVLA had introduced more strategic initiatives this year to boost its operations. 

 He mentioned mobile service, driver and vehicle assessment and compliance; and enforcement unit as some of the key initiatives introduced. 

 "The mobile services will provide services to corporate institutions, professional bodies and districts where DVLA does not presently have facilities," he said.