UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is organising a five-day training-of-trainers workshop on calculating vehicle operating costs and the cost of providing road freight transport services along the Cotonou–Niamey corridor.
Organised under the EU-funded Global Gateway Support Programme for the Cotonou–Niamey Corridor (GGSP–COTONI), the workshop will bring together 26 participants from public administration and the private sector, including road transport operators. It aims to develop a pool of trainers who can help transport businesses understand their costs, establish informed pricing and improve profitability.
The programme combines technical instruction with practical teaching exercises. Participants will learn to:
- Identify and calculate fixed and variable vehicle operating costs;
- Determine the cost of individual transport operations and establish selling prices;
- Assess profitability, including the effects of journey duration and the number of annual trips;
- Use spreadsheet-based tools for cost calculations and pricing;
- Design and deliver training sessions, using appropriate teaching methods, materials and assessment techniques.
Led by experts Jean Acri and Alain Vantelon, the workshop will include individual presentations, simulated training sessions and peer feedback. A pedagogical manual and practical calculation tools will support participants during the workshop and in their subsequent training activities.
The workshop contributes to UNCTAD’s work on strengthening transport sector capacities and professionalisation under GGSP–COTONI. The programme is implemented jointly by Enabel, TradeMark Africa and UNCTAD.
