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Enhancing Driver Safety in Public Institutions: RSAI's Fifth Public Institution Drivers Training with NASSCORP

In May 2026, RSAI completed its fifth Public Institution Drivers (PID) Training Program, training drivers and vehicle users of the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation at its Monrovia headquarters and online.

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NASSCORP participants in RSAI caps holding their certificates of completion
The third in-person batch with their certificates of completion at NASSCORP headquarters, Monrovia. Photo: RSAI
  • 5thPID training program delivered by RSAI
  • 4Training batches
  • Hybrid3 in-person, 1 virtual
  • 5Core training pillars

In Liberia, road safety remains one of the country's most urgent public safety challenges. Every day, crashes involving commercial and institutional vehicles put lives at risk, disrupt operations, and create costly setbacks for organizations and communities. While national conversations often focus on infrastructure and enforcement, one factor remains central to better outcomes: the drivers responsible for moving people, equipment and institutions safely across the country.

For Liberia's public institutions, transport is operational continuity. Every official assignment, field visit, inspection, emergency response and staff movement depends on drivers and vehicles functioning safely.

In May 2026, Road Safety Action International (RSAI) completed its fifth Public Institution Drivers (PID) Training Program, in partnership with the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP). The program gave NASSCORP drivers and vehicle users professional road safety training while reinforcing the institution's commitment to workplace safety and operational excellence.

A practical approach to institutional road safety

Road traffic crashes affect more than vehicles. They affect productivity, service delivery, institutional resources and the wellbeing of staff. For an institution like NASSCORP, where transport supports day-to-day operations and staff movement, drivers need modern road safety knowledge and practical emergency response skills.

RSAI designed the partnership to strengthen NASSCORP's transport system by building capacity in safe driving behavior, preventive vehicle management, emergency preparedness and transport accountability. It was delivered through a hybrid four-batch model:

  • 3 in-person batchesClassroom training at NASSCORP Headquarters in Monrovia
  • 1 virtual batchDelivered online for flexibility

This blended structure kept engagement high while fitting around operational schedules, so every participant had full access to the training.

A facilitator addresses NASSCORP participants seated around the training room
The first in-person batch at NASSCORP headquarters.

Why institutional driver training matters

Institutional drivers carry a unique responsibility.

They transport staff, protect organizational assets, support field operations and represent the professionalism of the institutions they serve. A single unsafe decision on the road can affect not only the driver, but passengers, operations and the wider public.

Yet many institutional drivers across Liberia still work without consistent professional road safety training tailored to their operational realities. The PID Training Program addresses this directly, equipping participants with the knowledge and practical skills to reduce road risks and strengthen transport systems from within.

The NASSCORP training also included vehicle users and relevant personnel, reinforcing that road safety is a shared institutional responsibility, not just a driver issue.

Five core training pillars

The training was structured around RSAI's five integrated road safety pillars:

  • Institutional road safety and professional driver responsibility

    Road safety fundamentals, driver accountability, workplace ethics, discipline and professional conduct in institutional transport operations.

  • Safe road infrastructure and hazard awareness

    Recognizing road hazards, understanding traffic environments, adapting to poor road conditions and anticipating risk.

  • Safe vehicle operation and preventive maintenance

    Vehicle inspections, identifying mechanical defects, preventive maintenance routines and operational readiness checks.

  • Safe road user behavior and traffic law compliance

    Liberia's traffic laws and high-risk behaviors such as speeding, distraction, fatigue and unsafe overtaking.

  • Emergency response and post-crash management

    Practical exercises in crash scene safety, casualty stabilization, fire extinguisher handling and incident management, which closed each batch.

A facilitator presents a slide on roadworthiness requirements for NASSCORP vehicles Participants practise stabilising a casualty lying on the floor
Roadworthiness requirements for NASSCORP vehicles (left) and casualty stabilization practice during the emergency response module (right).

Interactive learning with real-world application

RSAI's methodology focused on practical learning and participant engagement. Across the three in-person batches and the virtual session, participants took part in:

  • Interactive presentations
  • Group discussions
  • Case study analysis
  • Practical demonstrations
  • Vehicle inspection exercises
  • Emergency response simulations
  • Scenario-based learning
  • Question-and-answer sessions
A participant raises her hand to ask a question A participant stands to contribute during group discussion
Questions and group discussion with the third batch.

The sessions encouraged participants to connect technical road safety principles with their day-to-day responsibilities inside NASSCORP, while the virtual option let staff take part around official assignments.

Strengthening NASSCORP's transport safety systems

Beyond individual skills, the training was designed to strengthen transport management within NASSCORP, in support of its broader commitment to workforce welfare, institutional sustainability and operational effectiveness.

Expected outcomes

  • Fewer preventable road traffic crashes involving institutional vehicles
  • Improved protection for staff and drivers
  • Better vehicle care and preventive maintenance
  • Fewer operational disruptions and less vehicle downtime
  • Stronger reporting and transport accountability systems
  • Improved organizational efficiency and productivity

RSAI's growing impact in Liberia

A participant receives his PID certificate of completion
A participant from the second batch receives his certificate of completion.

The NASSCORP engagement marks RSAI's fifth Public Institution Drivers Training Program, reflecting the organization's expanding role in institutional road safety and occupational transport reform across Liberia. RSAI extends sincere appreciation to the leadership, drivers and staff of NASSCORP for their collaboration and active participation throughout the program.

RSAI looks forward to expanding this collaboration and to bringing the PID Training Program to other public and private institutions across Liberia. As the country advances its national road safety priorities, partnerships like this show what is possible when institutions invest in safer drivers, safer vehicles and safer systems.

Because road safety is more than movement. It is responsibility. And safer institutions begin with safer journeys.

Photos from the training

a facilitator opens the first in-person batch at NASSCORP headquarters key roadworthiness requirements for NASSCORP vehicles the first batch with their certificates of completion participants practise stabilising a casualty during the emergency response module the second batch at the close of training the third batch in session at NASSCORP headquarters a CPR demonstration on a training manikin the third batch with their certificates of completion+12 more
photos a facilitator leads a classroom session participants and facilitators at the close of the first batch a facilitator addresses participants a facilitator presents to the second batch a participant receives his certificate of completion participants complete a written exercise a participant raises a question during discussion a participant contributes during group discussion a facilitator works through a scenario with participants a facilitator leads the final session of the third batch participants in the final session

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