IRU AcademyIRU AcademyProfessional Training & Road Safety Professional Training & Road Safety

Geneva, 6Geneva, 6thth of October 2010of October 2010

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Patrick PhilippPatrick PhilippHead Head –– IRU AcademyIRU Academy

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IRU CommitmentRoad Safety – Highest Priority

The IRU supports all The IRU supports all measures that measures that

improve road safetyimprove road safetyifif

they effectively target they effectively target the main causes of the main causes of accidents involving accidents involving

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Road Transport Professional Training Capacity BuildingRoad Transport Professional Training Capacity Building

What do we do?What do we do?

Harmonisation of high quality training programmesHarmonisation of high quality training programmes

OnOn--line access to expert designed training material and line access to expert designed training material and reference resourcesreference resources

Continuous quality control of vocational trainingContinuous quality control of vocational training

Recognition of graduate vocational training achievement by Recognition of graduate vocational training achievement by the profession the profession -- worldwideworldwide

Provide an antiProvide an anti--falsification system of any falsification system of any diploma/certificate issueddiploma/certificate issued

Facilitate exchange of best practices through events and Facilitate exchange of best practices through events and seminars focused on road transport professional training seminars focused on road transport professional training

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ATI ATI –– Geographical ScopeGeographical Scope

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Our ProgrammesOur Programmes

CompetenceCompetenceCompetence

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RecognitionRecognitionRecognition

SafetySafetySafety

ComplianceComplianceCompliance

IRU Academy Advisory Committee & IRU Academy Advisory Committee & Joint ProjectsJoint Projects

UNECEUNECEUnited Nations United Nations EconomicEconomicCommission for Commission for EuropeEurope

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AwarenessAwarenessAwareness

Train the TrainersTrain the Trainers

Best PracticesBest PracticesCompetenceCompetence

RessourcesRessources

InteractivityInteractivity

VisualsVisuals

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Train the TrainersTrain the Trainers

…… and much moreand much more

Accident PreventionAccident Prevention

Cargo SecuringCargo Securing

Experiments with Experiments with Dangerous GoodsDangerous Goods……

Safety in TunnelsSafety in Tunnels

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Availability of Multi Lingual Professional Availability of Multi Lingual Professional ContentContent

Globally at any timeGlobally at any time

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Resource CentreResource CentreResource Centre

Training Centres Training Centres access upaccess up--toto--date date learning material, learning material,

reference information reference information and multimedia and multimedia

resources through a resources through a single web accesssingle web access

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NetworkingNetworking

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11-12th of May 2011

IRU Academy Seminar and ATI meeting

“Developing Professional Competenceto address Road Safety”

Conclusions & next stepsConclusions & next steps

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Other programmes & initiatives specifically Other programmes & initiatives specifically targeting road safety are on development.targeting road safety are on development.Organised structures merely exist in the Northern Organised structures merely exist in the Northern hemisphere hemisphere –– Road Safety is global and we would Road Safety is global and we would like to transfer our knowlike to transfer our know--how to other regions how to other regions including developing countries.including developing countries.Join us to implement road transport professional Join us to implement road transport professional training programmes. training programmes. The number of certified professional in the sector The number of certified professional in the sector should increase globally and could be used as an should increase globally and could be used as an implementing target.implementing target.

Thank you!Thank you!

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