CPC Driver in the EU: Implementation Status

1. CPC Driver in the EU:Implementation Status Directive 2003/59 on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of passengers & goods Damian Viccars Head - Social Affairs and EU Road Safety (c) IRU Academy 2011

2. Transposition • Article 3: Qualification and Training Source: EC DG Transport (c) IRU Academy 2011

3. Initial qualificationprocess Option 1: course attendance and test Option 2: test only Bothsystems (c) IRU Academy 2011

4. Initial Qualification Source: EC DG Transport Article 5: Age limits Drivers of vehicles intended for the carriage of goods may drive: • From the age of 18: • accelerated initial qualification C1, C1+E (art 6.2) • initial qualification C, C+E (art 6.1) • From the age of 21: • accelerated initial qualification C, C+E (art 6.2) (c) IRU Academy 2011

5. Initial Qualification Article 5: Age limits Source: EC DG Transport (c) IRU Academy 2011

6. Initial Qualification Article 5: Initial qualification (agelimit) – Driving licence D1, D1+E and D, D+E Drivers of vehiclesintended for the carriage of passengersmay drive: • From the age of 18: • initial qualification D1, D1+E (art 6.1) • initial qualification D, D+E (art 6.1): • withinMS’sterritory, no passengers • route not exceed 50km • From the age of 20: • initial qualification D, D+E (art 6.1) • withinMS’sterritory (c) IRU Academy 2011

7. Initial Qualification Article 5: Initial qualification (agelimit) – Driving licence D1, D1+E and D, D+E Drivers of vehiclesintended for the carriage of passengersmay drive: • From the age of 21: • initial qualification D, D+E (art 6.1) • accelerated initial qualification: • D, D+E (art 6.2) - route not exceed 50km • D1, D1+E (art 6.2) • From the age of 23: • accelerated initial qualification D, D+E (art 6.2) (c) IRU Academy 2011

8. Initial Qualification Source: EC DG Transport Article 5: Initial qualification (agelimit) – Driving licence D1, D1+E and D, D+E (c) IRU Academy 2011

9. Periodic Training & Transition Periods “Until 2016 the date of issuance of the driving licence will be taken into account for checking theacquired rights of the concerned drivers” Source: EC DG Transport Article 8: Certifying Periodic Training Vehicle: C1, C1+E and C, C+E (c) IRU Academy 2011

10. Periodic Training & Transition Periods “Until 2015 the date of issuance of the driving licence will be taken into account for checking the acquired rights of the concerned drivers” Source: EC DG Transport Article 8: Certifying Periodic Training Vehicle: D1, D1+E and D, D+E (c) IRU Academy 2011

11. Community Code Source: EC DG Transport Article 10: Community Code (c) IRU Academy 2011

12. STARTS: Skills, Training and the Road Transport Sector http://starts.iru.org/en_about The project partnership recognise the indispensability of high quality training for developing an efficient, properly skilled, safe and sustainable workforce in commercial road transport. The purpose of this project is therefore to correctly identify the most important challenges and the most efficacious solutions for improving the provision of training to drivers and workers performing certain non mobile, logistics related tasks. A detailed study on the implementation impact and challenges of Directive 2003/59/EC (driver training pillar) (c) IRU Academy 2011

13. STARTS: Skills, Training and the Road Transport Sector (c) IRU Academy 2011

14. IRU Academy/CIECA – Survey on CPC Driver Implementation (c) IRU Academy 2011

15. Recognition “The very varied degrees of the quality of training and training curricula are still a major obstacle to mutual recognition” “Mutual recognition of the periodic training seems to be a more ticklish issue, above all when the training is not fully completed“ (c) IRU Academy 2011

16. Evidence of (partial) periodic training carried out in other member state Main reasons are: lack of checking validity, comparing subject modules, etc… (c) IRU Academy 2011

17. Trainingcapabilities “Member States which already had training facilities seem to have fewer problems to implement the Directive and the training operators could more easily deliver the training in compliance with the requirements of the Directive. In the Member States which had not had any type of training in the past, it must set it up from scratch and some are confronted with financial and time-related problems.” (c) IRU Academy 2011

18. Trainingcapabilities & qualification • Training Capabilities “Despite a general increase in training capabilities, the provision of training remains inadequate in some Member States and driving schools were called upon to bring a solution to this problem.” • Instructor qualification “Becoming a trainer for initial qualification and/or periodic training is dependent on several conditions that differ from one State to another, with criteria such as age or experience which come into play in some States, but also such as a prior initial training.” (c) IRU Academy 2011

19. Training Programmes “Respondents have reported failures in the training programs of their member states”. In some occurrences this was due to a poor quality trainer profile.” “Therefore, the principle of the Directive 2003/59, which aims at driver professionalisation by adopting a better driving behaviour acquired during training sessions, such as safe and economically driving courses, is misguided since periodic training is used only as a business opportunity for training operators. “ (c) IRU Academy 2011

20. Training or right to drive? • Training Centres “Too often for most of the training organisations the aim of periodic training is not transmitting or promoting skill acquisition, but delivering a certificate which will allow trainees to continue exercising, the content and quality of training remain irrelevant.” (c) IRU Academy 2011

21. Training fees • Initial Training - Cat. C (c) IRU Academy 2011

22. Training fees • Periodic Training - Cat. C (c) IRU Academy 2011

23. Periodic training – who bears the cost? (c) IRU Academy 2011

24. Periodic training – cost General remark 35 hr training cost is in general set by training providers (c) IRU Academy 2011

25. Is training = working? • Qualifying as working hours This question can be answered in many different ways and represents the main issue negotiated within some Member States. This is often negotiated at company level. However some countries such as Finland and Great Britain, these training are considered as working hours, whilst in other not. (c) IRU Academy 2011

26. More information? • IRU Academy/CIECA Survey: http://www.iru.org/cmsfilesystemaction?file=Events_2010_DriverCompetence/CPC_Cieca.pdf • STARTS’ project: http://starts.iru.org/en_home (c) IRU Academy 2011

27. Professional Road Transport Training Industry Needs In order to answer to the training development challenges, the industry needs: • Need for technical knowledge and teaching skills • Need to ensure the use of best practice • Need for quality training to impact on road safety and image of the profession • Need to ensure knowledge transfer • Need to encourage mobility opportunities • Need to establish a pan European network of instructors (c) IRU Academy 2011

28. Professional Road Transport Training Industry Needs Benefits • Help countries raise the professional level of both instructors and drivers • Provide harmonised professional driver training • Provide relevant tools enabling to perform CPC Driver training • Aim for EU recognition of CPC Driver instructor qualifications • Speak with one voice in road transport training delivery • Save money (c) IRU Academy 2011

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