RTA trains new drivers via ‘Tadreeb’ digital platform

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is qualifying and training new drivers through the “Tadreeb” digital platform.

The platform links all driving institutes across Dubai, fully digitises training and qualification processes, automates assessments, and consolidates all trainee-related data.

Ahmed Mahboob, CEO of RTA’s Licensing Agency, said, “The purpose of the platform is to identify the needs of trainees based on analysed data and figures, ensuring quality training for drivers and licensing a pool of skilled, professional drivers. It also contributes to achieving the highest safety standards, enhancing performance quality, and strengthening governance processes in line with global best practices.”

Mahboob added, “The platform utilises the latest artificial intelligence technologies to qualify and train drivers across more than 27 training institute locations, supported by over 3,400 instructors and more than 3,000 training vehicles.

“Each vehicle’s route is electronically geo-tracked and linked to the main system. Serving around 250,000 trainees annually with over six million hours of training per year, the platform has operated safely since its inception, offering a seamless, fully paperless user experience.”

Among the key outcomes of the “Tadreeb” platform, managed by the Licencing Agency at RTA, are improved training quality, enhanced transparency and precision in trainee assessments, and measurable contributions to reducing fatalities among new drivers. The platform also supports decision-making through smart dashboards that monitor training indicators, ensures full automation of performance evaluation criteria and transactions, and streamlines services for training permits and contracts through integration with relevant issuing authorities. This integration has halved waiting times for permits, reduced operating costs, enhanced remote monitoring through the Smart Licencing Centre, and achieved 97% compliance by trainers with prescribed training stages.

RTA continues to work with all strategic partners to ensure the provision of safe and reliable training services. Adherence to safety and security standards remains a core part of its responsibility, reinforcing performance and compliance with all qualification and training requirements.

Notably, “Tadreeb” is the first unified platform in the world to be recognised by the International Commission for Driver Testing (CIECA) and has also won the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award this year.

The initiative has also set out several future directions to ensure its development and sustainability for the next generation, most notably by harnessing artificial intelligence to enhance the customer journey, leveraging data to personalise training, and automating training oversight and governance.

Earlier, in a separate development, RTA completed traffic works at 10 school-zone sites benefiting 27 schools across the emirate during the summer of 2025. The project forms part of RTA’s strategy to enhance mobility and optimise traffic flow across Dubai’s road network, with a particular focus on school areas. Works were scheduled during the summer break to minimise disruption to daily traffic and ensure the highest safety standards at the targeted sites.

The completed works covered school-zone areas in Al Warqa 1, 3 and 4, Al Safa 1, Al Barsha 1, Al Garhoud, Al Mizhar 1 and 4, Al Qusais, and Al Barsha South. Key improvements included widening the roads leading to Al Warqa schools complex, building parking spaces for teaching staff and parents in Al Mizhar and Al Barsha, constructing new entrances and exits for several schools in Al Mizhar and Al Warqa, and installing pedestrian signals and traffic-calming measures in areas adjacent to schools.

The implemented traffic solutions have enhanced the road network while preserving the quality of Dubai’s infrastructure. These improvements underscore RTA’s commitment to translating the directives of the wise leadership and keeping pace with development and urban growth. The works also serve road users, including teaching staff, bus drivers, and parents, ensuring a safer environment for all across the emirate’s streets.

The traffic improvements have increased parking capacity at several schools by 90% and improved traffic flow in the vicinity of some schools by 25% to 40%. They reflect RTA’s continuous efforts to advance Dubai’s infrastructure and raise traffic efficiency in school zones. The improvements also ensure a seamless and safe mobility experience for school visitors, while enhancing the quality of life for residents and visitors in Dubai.