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Content Safe and interoperable rail traffic on the European rail network depends on well qualified staff competent to fulfil operational tasks in a safe and reliable manner.
The Agency, on the work field of ‘Vocational Competences’, supports the European Commission to develop a common frame of minimum requirements and procedures in regard to vocational education, competence assessment and staff certification.
Activities focus mainly on the task of train driving, a task playing important role to further enforce interoperable rail transport across Europe as well as to contribute to the safety of rail operation. A Community certification scheme for train drivers was adopted with Directive 2007/59/EC and will, after a step by step phasing in, lead to a common train driver licence system valid and recognised in all EU Member States. Based on ERA recommendations the European Commission adopted several documents in this context. They supplement, facilitate and support the implementation of the European certification system and refer to the harmonised formats for the train driving licence and the complementary certificate, to basic parameters for the required licence and certificate registers and to criteria on the recognition of examiner and training centres involved in train driver education and competence assessment.
During 2012 the Agency drafts a recommendation regarding European provisions linked to safety relevant job tasks of staff accompanying but not driving a train.
The Agency analyses the situation of train driver certification in the Member States and collects relevant data and figures during 2012 in order to be prepared to draft and submit a report on first practical experiences in 2013 as it is requested by Directive 2007/59/EC.
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| 19-01-2010 | 36/2010 | | 12-01-2011 | 2010/17/EC | | 29-11-2011 | 2011/765/EU | | 29-11-2011 | 2011/766 |
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