CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria

1. CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria Zagreb, 11 November 2010 Volodia Kirov Association of Bulgarian Enterprises for International Road Transport and the Roads (c) IRU Academy 2010

2. CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria • Association of Bulgarian Enterprises for International Road Transport and the Roads (AEBTRI) • Non-for-profit organisation, established in 1962 • Full membership in IRU • National guarantee organization regarding TIR system in Bulgaria (c) IRU Academy 2010

3. CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria • The Training Center of AEBTRI • Established in 1995 • Separated from AEBTRI in 2009 as an independent company “AEBTRI – Training Center “ Ltd., 100% owned by the AEBTRI • The only ATI of IRU Academy in Bulgaria in CPC Manager training • Network of more than 20 regional organizations in training partnership (c) IRU Academy 2010

4. CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria • Main activities of AEBTRI – Training Center ltd. • CPC manager training both for freight and passenger transport • CPC driver training both for freight and passenger transport in accordance with Dir. 2003/59 • Dangerous goods (ADR) consultant training • Dangerous gods (ADR) driver training (c) IRU Academy 2010

5. CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria • Road Transport Market in Bulgaria • Freight Transport: • About 8 100 companies with approximately 55 000 trucks, most of them with average fleet size of 2-3 trucks • Passenger Transport: • About 1 800 companies with approximately 15 000 busses (c) IRU Academy 2010

6. CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria • CPC Manager Training in Bulgaria: • No need of accreditation of training centers • Not mandatory • Approximately 30 training centers and regional affiliates (c) IRU Academy 2010

7. CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria • CPC Manager Exams in Bulgaria: • Organized by the state authority 3 times monthly • Responsible authority – Executive Agency “Road Transport Administration” at the MTITC • Cover all topics in compliance with Dir. 96/26 • No exemptions are made for applicants with college or university degrees in relevant fields • About 2000 applicants per year, approximately 50% pass rate (c) IRU Academy 2010

8. CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria CPC Manager Training and Exams with regard of the provisions of new Regulation EC/2003/1071 For the moment there is still no concrete information available at the AEBTRI and AEBTRI Training Center about the approach and plans for future changes in the regulatory frame in Bulgaria with consideration of the entering in force and application of Regulation EC/2003/1071 (c) IRU Academy 2010

9. CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria • CPC Driver Training and Exams • Dir. 2003/59 introduced into Bulgarian legislation and applied since 2008 • Initial qualification – course attendance and test, separated from the driving licence test • Periodical training – course attendance • 54 training centers accredited from the Agency “Road Transport Administration” (c) IRU Academy 2010

10. CPC Manager Training & Exams Status in Bulgaria Thank you for your attention!  (c) IRU Academy 2010

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