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Kazakhstan sets sights on international road transport standards KazATO has signed up to implement IRU Examiner through its training centre to strengthen national capacity for professional training, examinations and certification. The initiative aims to advance professional qualifications across the road transport sector and contribute to the development of a comprehensive qualifications system in Kazakhstan aligned with international standards. Looking ahead, KazATO seeks to build sustainable national expertise by transferring international knowledge and best practices to local professionals, ensuring that these capabilities can be maintained and further developed within Kazakhstan.

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲’𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 For Erica Giraldo, AFTRI's Legal and Public Affairs Officer, the solution to France’s chronic bus and truck driver shortage is twofold: ☑️ Better communicating the new and improved image of the profession ☑️ Relying on foreign talent to fill the gaps “𝘛𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 – 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦.” Erica’s overall message: we need to act now! No action 🟰 the situation can worsen Collective mobilisation 🟰 the trend can change Read more ➡️ https://go.iru.org/1kb

👏 𝗨𝘇𝗯𝗲𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗥𝗨-𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 The opening of the new 𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗨𝗭 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 in Tashkent marks an important step in strengthening Uzbekistan’s capacity to train, examine and certify road transport professionals in line with international standards. IRU has provided its unique train-the-trainer and train-the-assessor courses to the academy’s trainers and assessors. The academy is accredited to provide the following programmes: ✔️ ADR Driver (22 participants) ✔️ CPC Manager Freight (16 participants) ✔️ CPC Driver Freight (24 participants)

𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲: 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 Benin now has a forward-looking plan for formalising and professionalising its road transport sector. This includes: ☑️ Strengthened institutional capacity ☑️ Clearer application of rules ☑️ Stronger foundation for training and skills development Professionalising road transport is not a one-off exercise; it’s a long-term path that, with commitment, brings enormous economic and social benefits. Read more ➡️ https://go.iru.org/1kp

Argentina is not facing a uniform shortage of truck drivers. Instead, it is seeing a widening gap between the drivers available and the qualifications required in its most demanding transport sectors. The greatest pressure is being felt in industries and services linked to oil and gas and mining. Operators in these sectors often require drivers to complete specialised training, psychophysical and sensorimotor examinations, and strict safety protocols. This significantly reduces the pool of eligible candidates. Some companies receive applications regularly. But they are still unable to recruit. Guido Heras, FPT/FADEEAC’s Director of Technical Affairs, explained the situation to us ➡️ https://go.iru.org/1kh

𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 Its truck driver shortage stands at 11%, in line with the global average. Over half of Brazilian operators report having “severe” or “very severe” recruitment difficulties. This marks a significant shift for the Brazilian market. What was once a localised or occasional recruitment problem has become a wider labour challenge. Trucking is the backbone of Brazilian logistics, transporting over 65% of all goods by volume within the country. What’s happening? We asked Danilo Guedes, Vice President of IRU member NTC & Logística. Read more ➡️ https://go.iru.org/1jU