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Road Transport Professional Training Road Transport Professional Training –– a Key Component for a Sustainable a Key Component for a Sustainable Development of the Road Transport Development of the Road Transport

IndustryIndustry

Geneva, 17 October 2011Geneva, 17 October 2011Geneva, 17 October 2011

Patrick PhilippPatrick PhilippHead Head –– IRU TrainingIRU Training


Why Organisations Why Organisations Invest in Training?Invest in Training?


�� SafetySafety

�� BehavioralBehavioralperformance changeperformance change

�� ProcessProcessimprovementsimprovements

�� Increased customerIncreased customersatisfactionsatisfaction

�� Staff retentionStaff retention

�� Profitability Profitability

Why Organisations Why Organisations Invest in Training?Invest in Training?


IRU Academy ObjectivesIRU Academy Objectives


Not complying with the rules will lead to fines and possibly

a negative impact on your reputation!

Not complying with the rules will lead to fines and possibly

a negative impact on your reputation!

Resulting in loss of RevenuesResulting in loss of Revenues

ComplianceComplianceCompliance


PerformancePerformance

Key Benefits:

• Improve safety record -Identify and manage “risk” for the employee

• Improve regulatory compliance

• Improve efficiency

• Increase employee and customer satisfaction

• Increase competitiveness

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SafetySafety

The Population

The Environment

The Economy

Damages to:


IRU CommitmentIRU CommitmentRoad Safety Road Safety –– Highest PriorityHighest Priority

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

improve road safetyimprove road safety

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

trucks.trucks.


Main Cause: The Main Cause: The HumanHuman FactorFactor

Investigation of 624 accidents showed the main Investigation of 624 accidents showed the main cause of the accident is human errorcause of the accident is human error

85.2%

5.3%

5.1%4.4%

Humanfactors

TechnicalFailure

Infrastructurecondition

Weathercondition

However, from the 85.2% linked to human error, However, from the 85.2% linked to human error, 75% were caused by other road users!75% were caused by other road users!

Source: EU, IRU


Worldwide Excellence in Road Transport TrainingWorldwide Excellence in Road Transport TrainingWorldwide Excellence in Road Transport Training


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IRU Academy ProgrammesIRU Academy Programmes

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SafeSafe LoadingLoading & Cargo & Cargo SecuringSecuring

ECOECO--DrivingDrivingIn focusIn focus

IRU Academy ProgrammesIRU Academy Programmes


Safe Loading & Cargo SecuringSafe Loading & Cargo Securing

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Interactive simulationInteractive simulationenvironmentenvironment

ComprehensiveComprehensive andandup to date up to date referencesreferences

SpecificSpecific andandpracticalpractical advicesadvices

Latest International Reference Latest International Reference StandardStandard

CEN 12195CEN 12195--1 (1 (May 2011)May 2011)


IRU Academy Content IRU Academy Content Management Management -- AccessibilityAccessibility

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Accredited Training Accredited Training Institutes can access Institutes can access upup --toto --date learning date learning material, reference material, reference

information and information and multimedia resources multimedia resources through a single web through a single web

accessaccess

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International CooperationInternational CooperationIRU Academy Advisory CommitteeIRU Academy Advisory Committee

UNECEUNECEUnited Nations United Nations EconomicEconomic

Commission for Commission for EuropeEurope

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IRU Academy Online (AOL)IRU Academy Online (AOL)

Private and secure web sites forPrivate and secure web sites for

-- IRU Academy ATI promotionIRU Academy ATI promotion

-- IRU AcademyIRU Academy graduate promotiongraduate promotion

-- RealReal--time credential verificationtime credential verification

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IRU Academy benefits

�International recognition of the road transport industry

�First-class road transport training materials and training technology that include on-line simulators, interactive training, best practices and reference material.

�Continuous training by experts in order to ensure complete knowledge transfer to ATI instructors

�Being part of the largest training centre network and therefore benefit of regular updates on the latest development in road transport training and practices

�The exclusive right to issue IRU Academy Certificates and Diplomas to all graduates who successfully undertake training programmes and undertake the exams with success


Impact of TrainingImpact of Training

No matter what the industry or the size of your business, training will have a positive effect on safety records and performance which will positively impact the bottom line.

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Education, vocational training and lifelong learnin g play a vital role in both economic and social conte xt.

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