Grant agreement: Sub-programme or KA:April 24th, 2013
FiledApril 24th, 2013Already since 1973 and ever since the vocational education and training (VET) of professional drivers is a matter of European interest in order to ensure and increase safety on European roads. This interest led in 2003 to the implementation of EC directive 2003/59 that defines a common minimum level of professional drivers qualification all over EU with regard to drivers vocational abilities and beyond the requirements of the driving license. This initiative creates the unique case of an EU-wide common VET standard within a profession that provides numerous opportunities for research and evaluation within and beyond the framework of professional driving. The ProfDRV project investigated this case and the overall profession “professional driver (freight transport)” from a vocational education and training perspective and in the light of European VET policy such as the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), the European Credit system for VET (ECVET) and the overall European “New Skills