Welcome to the IRU Academy Regional Seminar for South East Europe Zagreb, 11st of November 2010 Patrick Philipp Head – IRU Academy (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
IRU General Overview International Road Transport Union Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Non-profit Mandated by the United Nations to manage the TIR System Represents the interest of the road transport industry worldwide NON-Profit –making © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
Evolution of IRU Membership 2010 180 Members 74 Countries Created 1948 National Associations from 8 founding countries: Belgium Denmark France Netherlands Norway Sweden UK Switzerland © International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
Worldwide Excellence in Road Transport Training Addressing the human element in road safety Worldwide Excellence in Road Transport Training
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What do we do? Road Transport Professional Training Capacity Building Harmonisation of high quality training programmes On-line access to expert designed training material and reference resources Continuous quality control of vocational training Ensure recognition of graduate vocational training achievement by the profession - worldwide Provide an anti-falsification system of any diploma/certificate issued Facilitate exchange of best practices through events and seminars focused on road transport professional training Road Transport Professional Training Capacity Building (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
International Recognition IRU Academy Advisory Committee UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
Specific Objectives Safety Compliance Environment Performance Fatality decrease Laws & regulations Sustainable development Improved competitiveness A socio Economical mirror
IRU Academy Programmes Competence Compliance Safety Recognition (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010 9
Capacity Building Instructor Briefings Interactivity Competence Best Practices Resources Visuals Capacity Building (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
Instructor Briefings … and much more Accident Prevention Cargo Securing Safety in Tunnels Simulations… … and much more (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
IRU Academy Content Management - Accessibility Resource Centre Training Centres can access up-to-date learning material, reference information and multimedia resources through a single web access (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
IRU Academy Online (AOL) Promotion Private and secure web sites for -IRU Academy ATI promotion -IRU Academy graduate promotion -Real-time credential verification (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
IRU Academy Events - Networking (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
www.iru.org/academy Be Ready! Stay safe, competitive and compliant! (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010
Thank you! (c) International Road Transport Union (IRU) 2010