E-Learning and Web Applications for ADR driver training

Project summary

ADR project seeks to pilot and test innovative training methods for ADR drivers based on: mobile technology for training purposes, web applications to enhance and motivate drivers to develop, enhance and grow their technology and online skills. The project’s target groups are the ADR trainers and ADR drivers (End Users ).The project will provide additional opportunities for the transfer of knowledge to end-users by encouraging ADR drivers and trainers to discover and use new media in training activities, including mobile technologies and games. The innovative technologies will enable them to access learning materials and ICT tools and creative resources in a much more accessible way. The development of training curriculum for a European harmonization and unification of skills is one of the primary objectives of this project. The transport of dangerous goods in the EU-28 slightly increased from 78 billion tonne-kilometres in 2009 to 80 billion tonne-kilometres in 2012. For most EU countries, the share of dangerous goods transport on road transport averaged around 4%. Statistic of stop-and-search police operations show that ADR road transport is disproportionate applied of compliance. In the regulations of ADR on the international transport of dangerous goods and in the DIRECTIVE 2008/68/EC on the inland transport of dangerous goods there are general standards for training ADR drivers, testing ADR driver and authorization of ADR trainers. While there is a general standard due to the ADR legislation both inside and outside the EU, there are differences in national implementation for the training for the ADR driver and the examinations for the ADR drivers and the licensing and training of trainers in the field of ADR training. Therefore it is very important to set up an ADR project to create the same professional standards and increase the quality of ADR training throughout Europe. In addition to the uniformity and standardization of the development of ADR training for drivers, the use of new learning methods is important.The profession of HVG (Heavy Goods Vehicle) and ADR drivers are marked by the fact that training opportunities are limited because the drivers are very often away on assignments for long periods of time and have very little opportunity to participate in training in standard classroom based method.The drivers’ work situation requires flexible solutions, which do not force the training activity to take place in a specific place and time. There are a number of new opportunities for learners and teachers offered by mobile learning, including the relatively low cost of technologies, the flexibility of content creation and sharing, the support for communication and collaboration, the availability of additional technologies such location based and augmented reality tools that can provide an added-value.In addition, in the European Commission's proposal to amend DIRECTIVE 2003/59/EC on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers, the training requirements for truck drivers in the area of transport of dangerous goods is documented in the update of Section 1. Section 2 of the document explicitly recommends the use of ICT-supported forms of teaching and training. This clearly indicates that the planned project is an accurate reflection of the scheduled amendments to the 2003/59 guidelines (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN-DE/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52017PC0047&from=EN).) In the context of the Erasmus+ objectives, the relevance of the project is to be found in the development and implementation of innovative methodologies for the training of ADR drivers in the transportation sector and in the improvement of the use of e-learning tools within trainers to trigger motivation of the end users. The ADR partnership was put together on the basis of the required competencies, and specific strengths for successful project work. The established partnership provide effective decision-making, clear external communication, operational internal communication, and effective administrative and technical control of the project. The objectives of the project are: • To set up: standards of ADR drivers training, standards for requirements of trainers in the field of ADR driver training, standards for testing ADR drivers • To have harmonization at National and International level for ADR Driver trainers • Continuous training of trainers as well as safety adviser’s in the ADR regulation High quality and timely valorization is important for branding ADR Project as an international reference project and increase its impact. To this end a state-of-the-art valorization strategy will be developed which will consist of a dissemination and exploitation strategy and translated into a dissemination and exploitation plan.