Recommendation 2011/766 - 2011/766/EU: Commission Recommendation of 22 November 2011 on the procedure for recognition of training centres and of examiners of train drivers in accordance with Directive 2007/59/EC - Main contents

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 314/41

To achieve an appropriate and comparable level of quality of training and examinations of train drivers and train drivers candidates with a view to their certification in all Member States, it is recommended to use common conditions and procedures at Union level in regard to both the procedures of recognition of training centres and of examiners of train drivers and train drivers candidates, and also the qualitative requirements for the examination to be fulfilled.

Training and examinations should be performed in an appropriate manner and at a reasonable and comparable quality level in all Member States, to enable mutual acceptance of examinations.

The statement of recognition should indicate the areas of competence in which the training centre is recognised to provide training courses and in which areas the examiner is recognised to conduct examinations for train drivers. Within the limits of the areas of competence specified in the statement of recognition, the recognised training centre should be authorised to perform training courses and the recognised examiner should be authorised to perform examinations throughout the Union.

In regard to the general language competence of train drivers, the competent authority may not have the specific experience and competence required for the recognition of training centres and of examiners in regard to general language competence of train drivers. In this case, Member States may accept certificates of competence issued by training centres in line with the ‘European Framework for Language Competence’, established by the Council of Europe.

In some Member States examination centres are already established or will be established to organise examinations for train drivers. In this case, the Member State may delegate the task of recognition of examiners to the examination centre under specific national conditions,

This recommendation sets out recommended practices and procedures for the recognition of training centres providing professional training to train drivers and to train drivers candidates and for the recognition of examiners of train drivers and of train drivers candidates in accordance with Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).

A training centre should submit a written application for recognition, its renewal or amendment to the competent authority of the Member State in which the training centre has or intends to have its principal place of operation, with the exception of the case referred to in point 6.

Where a training centre consists of more than one legal entity, each of the legal entities should apply separately for recognition.

Applications should include documents giving evidence of the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in Directive 2007/59/EC and in Commission Decision 765/2011 (2).

Applications should specify the training tasks for which the applicant applies for a recognition. The application may refer to training tasks belonging to one or more areas of competence. It should be structured in line with the following areas of...