© International Road Transport Union (IRU) Driver Competence Seminar, Brussels, BelgiumPage 1 IRU Academy Driver Competence Seminar COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW of the implementation of the Directive 2003/59/EC COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW of the implementation of the Directive 2003/59/EC Brussels, 28 January 2010 Daniel Vandenberghe CIECA Business Manager Daniel Vandenberghe CIECA Business Manager

Introduction CIECA Brussels based international driver testing umbrella organisation 49 members (Mostly authorities) from 40 countries worldwide Exchange of experience and good practice with regard to: Driver training Driver testing (theory and practice) General licensing issues

Scope of this presentation Survey (n=26) was established General information Initial qualification - - Course attendance and test - - Test only Periodic training Recording of initial qualification and periodic training Approval of IQ/PT Use of simulators

General information Language availability of IQ and PT IQ: Generalised requirement of cat. B license Exemptions from CPC qualification No further exceptions then those listed in the Directive, but Belgium, Finland and the Netherlands - - Example Belgium: the Maximum Allowed Mass (MAM) of the vehicle of the incidental driver may not pass 7,5 tonnnes

Initial qualification process Initial CPC though course attendance and test have a minimum period of training hours of 280 hours accelerated training option with a minimum period of 140 hours (dependant upon the age of the driver and size of the vehicle ) written or oral test covering all of the relevant objectives Initial CPC through system of tests only (Annex 1, Section 2 of the Directive) focuses on assessment of competence It involves tests totalling 6 hours min. Specific emphasis on road safety and rationalisation of fuel consumption Harmonisation with ages in Driving License Directive

Option 1: course attendance and test Option 2: test only Both systems Initial qualification process

Option 1: course attendance and test (280/140 hrs + written or oral test) Type of test at the end of the end of training The overall pass rate Example France (80% pass rate for the 280 h training – 97% for accelerated training) Sweden 46 % Goods Transport / 54 Passenger Transport Is accelerated initial qualification accepted All option 1 countries allow this

Option 2: course attendance and test Integrating the driving license with the CPC or is a tendency among countries who chose option 2 We further asked Number of theory questions Duration theory test Overall pass rate theory tests Duration practical tests Overall pass rate practical tests Example Northern Ireland 100 multiple choice questions 19 hazard perception clip 50 case study questions 4 hours Approx. 80 % 1.5 hour on-road driving 0.5 hour vehicle safety/documentation check Approx 50%

Initial qualification – cost Test only Austria Belgium Cyprus68 Great Britain270 Hungary125 Ireland307 Latvia190 Malta The Netherlands Northern Ireland250 Slovenia Switzerland890 Course attendance and test Czech Republic1500 Denmark Estonia Finland6000 France Germany (acc.) Lithuania Luxembourg Norway8600 Poland Sweden3800

Initial qualification – Who bears the cost Course attendance and test Czech Republic1500 Trainee / Financing arrangements from employement agency DenmarkPublic funding EstoniaPublic funding Finland6000Public funding in 95% of the cases France Trainee / Financing arrangements from employement agency Germany (acc.) Trainee / Company Lithuania Trainee / Financing arrangements from employement agency Norway8600Trainee / employer /government work schemes Sweden3800Public funding in 50 % of the cases Other 50% paid by trainee /employer

Initial qualification – Who bears the cost Test only AustriaTrainee / Company No generalised financing Belgium Trainee / Company No generalised financing Cyprus68Trainee / No generalised financing Great Britain270Trainee / Company Hungary125Trainee / No generalised financing Ireland307Trainee / No generalised financing Latvia190Trainee / No generalised financing MaltaTrainee / No generalised financing The NetherlandsTrainee / Company funds (SOOB) Northern Ireland 250Trainee Slovenia Trainee

Periodic training - cost General remark  35 hr training cost is in general set by training providers  Unknown how market will react

Periodic training – who bears the cost? The driverBoth driver & employerEmployer Cyprus, Czech Republic, Latvia, Malta (env.), Northern Ireland, Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland Finland: in 95% of the cases, Sweden, France

Periodic training - organisations Listing of organisations that deliver periodic training Example Sweden: mpetensbevis/Utbildare-med-tillstand-att-bedriva- utbildning-for-yrkesforarkompetens/ mpetensbevis/Utbildare-med-tillstand-att-bedriva- utbildning-for-yrkesforarkompetens/ Example Estonia:

Evidence of (partial) periodic training carried out in other member state Accepted, but evidence will be checked Austria Croatia Cyprus Estonia Germany Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ireland Malta The Neterlands Norway Slovenia Switzerland Not accepted Belgium (partial) Czech Republic Finland France Hungary Latvia Poland Sweden Main reasons are lack of checking validity, comparing subject modules, etc…

Distribution of training days All drivers will need to complete a minimum of 35 hours of periodic training within every five year period. Surveyed members propose a free distribution of periodic training into annual courses of 7 hours per day, to be dristruted over 5 years Stricter version of this sytem: completed within six months (e.g. Norway), or at one occasion (e.g. Estonia) French system of splitting 35 hours into two blocks (2-day/3- day) or on one occasion

Test after the periodic training? Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia and Hungary have the periodic training followed by a test All other surveyed countries require course attendance only In Northern Ireland this will depend from the training provider

Periodic training/working time Counts as working time Does not count as working time Employer /employee agreement Not regulated/ under discussion FrancePoland Slovenia The Netherlands Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Estonia Finland Germany Great Briatin and Northern Ireland Hunagry Ireland Norway Switzerland Austria Latvia Malta Sweden: discussion not closed. Sweden refers to Directive 561/2006 concerning break and rest period times, affecting drivers engaged in national and international transport

ADR training part of periodic training? ADR training as separate qualification Belgium Estonia Germany Hungary Ireland Latvia Lithuania Sweden France ADR training as part of periodic training Finland Great Britain (possiblity) Switzerland (one day - basic course) Question comes from several CIECA members

Training syllabus Most countries surveyed referred to Annex 1 of the Directive In general all have in some form developed a learning plan with training modules No detailed syllabus provided to training suppliers Belgium Finland Germany Great Britain and Northen Ireland Poland Slovenia

Regulating periodic training General rule: few countries have mechanisms in place that regulate periodic training Good relations between stakeholders Exceptions Denmark: birth day system Estonia: minimum number of participants Ireland: one day a year Norway/poland: Expiry/issue data of the license Denmark: Periodic training carried out step by step according to the drivers’ birthday: Drivers born on the 1,2,3 Certificate before July 2009/2010 Drivers born on the 4,5,6 Certificate before Dec 2009/2010 … Drivers born on the 29,30,31 Certificate before Sep /2014

© International Road Transport Union (IRU) Driver Competence Seminar, Brussels, BelgiumPage 22 Simulators – periodic training Almost all surveyed countries allow simulators during periodic training Austria and Lithuania do not allow simulators during periodic training Use of simulator for periodic training is not wide spread yet

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