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Road passenger transport - Apply for a certificate of professional competence
Service Description
You require a permit for commercial road passenger transport (bus, cab or hire car companies). One of the requirements for obtaining a permit is proof of professional suitability.The entrepreneur or the transport manager/person appointed to manage the business must be professionally qualified.
If you or the transport manager/person appointed to manage the business can prove that you are professionally qualified by having worked for at least ten years as a manager in a company that operates road passenger transport, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce can issue you with a corresponding certificate of professional competence. This activity must have been exercised without interruption in one or more EU member states for a period of ten years from December 4, 1999 to December 3, 2009. The end of the activity must not be more than two years ago.
In addition, professional aptitude can also be demonstrated by a recognized equivalent final examination (e.g. as a rail and road transport clerk with a focus on passenger transport, provided they were started or successfully completed before 4.12.2011).
Alternatively, professional aptitude can be demonstrated by passing a professional qualification examination at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).
Who should I contact?
Please contact your local Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). The IHK in whose district you reside has local jurisdiction.
Requirements
For proof through training: Completion of an apprenticeship started before 4.12.2011 as:
- Rail and road transport clerk, specializing in passenger transport
- Transport specialist
- Business economist (DAV) from the German Foreign Trade and Transport Academy in Bremen
- Diplom-Betriebswirt/Diplom-Betriebswirtin (Diploma in Business Administration) in the Department of Economics I, Transport Economics and Logistics course at Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences
- Diplom-Verkehrsfachwirt/Diplom-Verkehrsfachwirtin at the Technical University of Dresden
- Bachelor of Arts in Transport Business Administration and Logistics, specializing in Transport Logistics at Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences
For proof through professional experience:
- For bus transportation: at least 10 years of management experience in a bus company
- For cab transport: at least three years of management experience in a cab and rental car company
- Dmeaningful documents must be submitted to the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) to prove the activity. Written certificates from the companies are suitable for this purpose. The IHK can conduct a supplementary assessment interview if the documents are not sufficient to prove professional aptitude.
Which documents are required?
If qualified by degree:
Proof of the final examination
If suitable due to professional experience:
Proof of your professional activities
What are the fees?
A fee is payable for the issue of the certificate of professional competence. The amount of the fee is based on the current version of the IHK fee schedule.
What else should I know?
The certificate of competence for cab, hire car or bundled on-demand transport has not yet been conclusively regulated nationwide. A driver's license required for passenger transport is currently issued without presentation of a certificate of professional competence for the types of transport mentioned. Further regulations can be obtained from the driving license authorities.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
Professionally released on
11.01.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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