Road Freight Transport and CPC Driver: Current situation in France

1. Road Freight Transport and CPC Driver: Current situation in France Millbrook, 4th October 2012 Valérie HervéEU Project manager Promotrans

2. CONTENT • Introduction to Promotrans • The challenges of Road Freight Transport • Road Freight Transport and CPC Driver: current situation in France

3. Promotrans Among the leading Transport Training Associations • Established in 1966 • 2,8 million hours of training • 43,000 people trained • 30 centres and schools nationwide • 200 driving-school vehicles • Providing advice to Ministries on training issues

4. Promotrans

5. Promotrans Training activities • HGV and PCV driving • CPC Driver • CPC Manager • Warehousing – Logistics • Safety • Vehicle maintenance and repair • Train-the-Trainer programmes

6. Promotrans Breakdown of training activities Management Passenger transport Safety

7. Promotrans Breakdown of training activities Apprenticeship

8. The challenges of Road Freight Transport • New requirements & challenges • Directive 2003/59 and the new qualification for drivers • EU Transport and energy policy (CO2 emissions, energy efficient driving) • UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 • EU rules and regulations • Technological innovations – ITS • Globalisation

9. The challenges of Road Freight Transport Great diversity • Transport environment in Europe is diverse • Training provision for road transport instructors is highly variable between EU countries • Lack of harmonisation in CPC Driver training delivery

10. The challenges of Road Freight Transport • Image of the profession • Shortage of professional drivers • Lack of attractiveness of the profession • Lack of young entrants • Ageing workforce Promotrans

11. Current situation in France General public's perception of the profession Not attractive = 66% Survey FNTR & IFOP – December 2011

12. Current situation in France A few figures (2010) • 37,000 road freight transport operators • 97% of haulage companies have less than 50 employees • 90% of freight transported by road • Women = 12% European Risk Observatory Report – 2011 Bilan social annuel du TRM – Commissariat général au développement durable – Janvier 2012 FNTR

13. Current situation in France A few figures (2010) • Executives = 4% • Drivers = 80% of staff • Average age = 41 yrs old • Seniority = 18 years • Low access to training European Risk Observatory Report – 2011 Bilan social annuel du TRM – Commissariat général au développement durable – Janvier 2012 FNTR

14. Continuing Vocational Training • 1971: Law on organisation of Continuing Vocational Training • Law Jacques Delors Foundation stone of continuing vocational training Continuing vocational training (including apprenticeship) = 1.5% of the French GDP in 2008

15. Who funds CVT? • Continuing Vocational Training is financed by • Employers (since 1971) • have a legal obligation to participate in the funding of vocational training for their own staff • National Authorities • are responsible for CVT for young people (aged 16 to 25), job seekers, those in difficulties

16. Who funds CVT? • Continuing Vocational Training • Employers’ legal obligation since 1971 + 20 employees = 1.60% of the firm’s gross annual wage bills 10 – 19 employees = 1.05% - 10 employees = 0.55%

17. Who funds CPC Driver training? • CPC Driver training is primarily financed by • Transport operators: as part of their legal obligation to participate in financing training • during working hours • Job centres – unemployed drivers as part of special budgets allocated to job seekers

18. CPC Driver • CPC Driver: undertaken by 66% of drivers who have done a training course over the last 12 months Le bilan social annuel du transport routier de marchandises (2010) | janvier 2012

19. Access to training In 2009: training costs accounted for nearly 2% of the haulage firm’s wage bills Bilan social annuel du TRM – Commissariat général au développement durable – Janvier 2012

20. CPC DRIVER Before and… • Before CPC Driver implementation • C driving licence was enough • No real compliance with road safety rules • No awareness of the importance of drivers’ health and well-being • No training course…

21. CPC DRIVER After 1995… 1995 Implementation of CPC Driver in France • To train and qualify drivers • To enhance their image • To update and increase their knowledge and skills • To meet the market new requirements 2009 Implementation of CPC Driver in the EU

22. CPC Driver Organisation • CPC Driver: Organised on a national basis • 35 hours training completed • Over 5 days • Within 3 months: 3-day + 2-day training course • Maximum 16 trainees in a classroom; 4 trainees in a truck • Driving time per trainee: 2 hours

23. CPC Driver Organisation CPC Driver training programme Content Duration Trainee Welcome 0:30 Welcome Pre-evaluation Pre-evaluation or diagnostic evaluation 3:30 Theme 1 Advanced training in rational driving based on safety regulations 11 hours Theme 2 Application of regulations 6 hours Theme 3 Health, road and environmental safety 7 hours Theme 4 Service, logistics 4 hours Evaluation-corrections-review 3 hours Final test 35 hours TOTAL

24. CPC Driver Approval process • Approval issued by the Regional Competent Authority on behalf of the Ministry for Transport • 1st application: 6-month trial period • 8 CPC Driver training sessions • Minimum 8 trainees per session • If not meeting quality standards, no application for approval over a year (Ministerial order of March 2, 2011) • Approval lasts for 5 years and can be renewed

25. CPC Driver Quality controls • The Regional Authority carries out quality controls • Checking human and material resources • Meeting with instructors, trainees and heads of training • Follow-up controls to measure compliance with the rules • Corrective actions

26. CPC Driver Instructors’ profile • Promotrans carries out internal quality controls to assess instructors’ profile and suitability for teaching • Evaluation of performance • Coaching and mentoring process • Annual pedagogical and technical training

27. CPC Driver In the future… • Particular focus will be on • Drivers’ behaviour at rail level crossings • Safe driving in tunnels

28. Thank you for your attention