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Expert session TransportMay 21, 2008

Marseille

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• Arbeid Opleidingen Consult – Esther de Ruijter

– Judith van den Kerkhof

• VTL– John van Rijn

– Hans Konings

Organisation

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Participating experts• Short introduction

• Expectations of the Transport session

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Program1. Introduction of cluster Transport

(Arbeid Opleiding Consult, +/- 10 min.)

2. New European-level legislation (VTL, +/- 35 min.)

3. Discussion (+/- 60 min.)

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Cluster Transport• 3 areas of work:

– Transport, logistics, port, airport– Hospitality, tourism, leisure, sports– Cleaning, housekeeping, garbage, waste

• 16 key occupations

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• Broad scope:

• Data collection: Expert & worker surveys

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2

11

6

21

4

0

5

2

01

35

1

7

4

00

5

10

15

20

25

30

35Flight attendant

International truck driver

Taxi driver

Sailor

Ship mechanic

Transport clerk

Cloak room attendant

Restaurant cook

Waiter or waitress

Hotel manager

Kitchen helper

Swimming instructor

Travel agency clerk

Cleaner (in establishments)

First line supervisor cleaning workers

Asbestos removal worker

EurOccupationsResponse rates per country

International truck driver

0 0

1

2

1

6

1

00

1

2

3

4

5

6Belgium

Germany

United Kingdom

France

Italy

The Netherlands

Poland

Spain

EurOccupationsInternational truck driver

Tasks1. 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

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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

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Distinct results (1) Frequency of task-performance

3

0 0 0

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6Never

Yearly

Monthly

Weekly

Daily1

0

1

0

7

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7Never

Yearly

Monthly

Weekly

Daily

Prepare the delivery Load and unload cargo

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Distinct results (2) Task performance under supervision?

4

3

0

1

2

3

4

Mainly under directsupervision

Mainly not undersupervision

Prepare the delivery Ensure documentation is complete

3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Mainly under directsupervision

Mainly not undersupervision

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Distinct results (3) Task performance under supervision?

3

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Mainly under directsupervision

Mainly not undersupervision

Report delays and problems to base

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

1

4

3

1

Regularly

Occasionally

Never

It varies

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Congruent results

• Competent performance is of some or major importance for all tasks

• The occupation requires some or much physical and mental effort

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Future data collection and analyses

• Expert and worker recruitment for surveys

• Differences and similarities across countries

• Enhance comparability

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

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Discussion

around a number of statements

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Statement (1)

• ‘There is only one winner: the provider of training’

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Statement (2)

• ‘The new legislation enhances the quality of the truck driver occupation’

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Statement (3)

• ‘Level playing field is an illusion: examination regimes in respective countries aren’t the same’

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Statement (4)

• ‘The enforcement element hasn’t been elaborated enough’

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Statement (5)

• ‘Criteria regarding approval of training centers taking part in periodic training are vague and obscure’