1. EurOccupations Expert session Transport May 21, 2008 Marseille

2. EurOccupations Arbeid Opleidingen Consult –Esther de Ruijter –Judith van den Kerkhof VTL –John van Rijn –Hans Konings Organisation

3. EurOccupations Participating experts Short introduction Expectations of the Transport session

4. EurOccupations Program 1.Introduction of cluster Transport (Arbeid Opleiding Consult, +/- 10 min.) 2.New European-level legislation (VTL, +/- 35 min.) 3.Discussion (+/- 60 min.)

5. EurOccupations Cluster Transport 3 areas of work: –Transport, logistics, port, airport –Hospitality, tourism, leisure, sports –Cleaning, housekeeping, garbage, waste 16 key occupations

6. EurOccupations Key occupations Broad scope: Data collection: Expert & worker surveys

7. EurOccupations Expert response rates

8. EurOccupations Response rates per country International truck driver

9. EurOccupations International truck driver Tasks 1.Prepare the delivery 2.Check technical status 3.Perform minor repairs 4.Manoeuvre lorries 5.Load and unload 6.Check the load 7.Ensure documentation 8.Drive the lorry 9.Maintain logs 10.Report to the base 11.Obtain receipts, collect payments

10. EurOccupations Analyses of expert data Frequency of performance of tasks Importance of competent performance Performance under supervision or not Coaching/training of co-workers Physical effort Mental effort

11. EurOccupations Distinct results (1) Frequency of task-performance Prepare the delivery Load and unload cargo

12. EurOccupations Distinct results (2) Task performance under supervision? Prepare the delivery Ensure documentation is complete

13. EurOccupations Distinct results (3) Task performance under supervision? Report delays and problems to base

14. EurOccupations Distinct results (4) Coaching/training of co-workers?

15. EurOccupations Congruent results Competent performance is of some or major importance for all tasks The occupation requires some or much physical and mental effort

16. EurOccupations Future data collection and analyses Expert and worker recruitment for surveys Differences and similarities across countries Enhance comparability

17. EurOccupations ‘International truck driver’ European-level legislation Introduction on Directive 2003/59/EC Differences between the 8 countries Faced challenges Consequences for the occupation Discussion

18. EurOccupations Discussion around a number of statements

19. EurOccupations Statement (1) ‘There is only one winner: the provider of training’

20. EurOccupations Statement (2) ‘The new legislation enhances the quality of the truck driver occupation’

21. EurOccupations Statement (3) ‘Level playing field is an illusion: examination regimes in respective countries aren’t the same’

22. EurOccupations Statement (4) ‘The enforcement element hasn’t been elaborated enough’

23. EurOccupations Statement (5) ‘Criteria regarding approval of training centers taking part in periodic training are vague and obscure’