This February, the model of Multimedia written exam to obtain a Driving License in Luanda province, according to the head of the Driver Qualification Department of the Traffic and Road Safety Directorate, Chief Superintendent Angelino Sarrote.
From what has been revealed, the exams will be gradually extended to the other provinces, as these regions are already being equipped with materials for the implementation of the exams in the multimedia system.
Angelino Sarrote informed that the new model comes under the terms of the Highway Code and its implementation will bring several benefits, mainly in the elimination of human intervention during the test.
The multimedia exam will allow the examinee to be monitored in real time and the result processed in record time. With that, explained the chief superintendent, the Government is complying with what is stipulated by law, in article 119 of the Highway Code and the Regulation of Driving Education and Legal Qualification for Driving.
Angelino Sarrote said that the new written exam model will adapt to the regional parameters of the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and international standards, as well as allowing greater rigor in the aptitude of new drivers, smoothness and impartiality of the examiners .
The official added that the multimedia exams are part of the 2023 – 2027 National Strategy for Road Safety and Prevention Project, as they provide greater smoothness and rigor in assigning a new result, removing possible empathy or apathy from the examiner.
As for the criteria to be taken into account among candidates for these exams, he added that the recommended minimum age (from 16 years old for light amateurs and 21 years old in the case of professional and heavy vehicles), being enrolled in a driving school, attending a number minimum number of classes according to the intended category and have physical and mental aptitude.
