DRIVERS AND MECHANICS TRAINING CENTER                                                                    Ethiopia spends a lot of foreign currency for the  purchase of vehicle, fuel, lubricants and spare parts. In order for the vehicles to operate efficiently, economically, and safety and render maximum services, it is necessary to deploy qualified drivers and mechanics. A serious shortage of qualified mechanics, drivers of vehicles, specially of trucks and busses, has existed in Ethiopia until recent years. Due to this shortage, government organizations and private operators have been forced to hire drivers with less than desirable qualifications. The result was damaging to  both property and life.  The center started its operation in 1981 with the objective of producing qualified drivers and mechanics whose performances would contribute to the safe and proper utilization of vehicles, reliable road transport activities, efficient and economical road transport services, and economical usage of fuel and lubricants, and improve the service life of vehicles.        

       Duties and responsibilities of center include:-                                                                    · Preparing objectives and guidance of training courses and  curricular as  needed.                                                            

· Introducing new concepts and ideas of modern technology to driving education.     · Introducing learners with parts and functions of motor vehicles.                  · Enabling mechanics to gain broad understanding and vision of  mechanical and technical skills on different parts of vehicles.                                                               ·And also enabling mechanics to carry out maintenance and  overhauling of vehicles with the use of special tools supported by system procedures and usage of            workshop manuals.