Professional driver qualification; application for recognition as a training center

Training centers that wish to offer the accelerated basic qualification and/or further training within the framework of the professional driver qualification law require state recognition by the government of the Upper Palatinate.

State-recognized training centers may offer the accelerated basic qualification and/or the advanced training that is generally required for road haulage and passenger transport on public roads with motor vehicles for which a C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D or DE driving license is required.

Professional drivers can provide proof of participation in a training course by means of the driver qualification certificate commissioned by the competent district administrative authority and produced by Bundesdruckerei.

• The following documents must be submitted with the application:
  • Business registration (copy)
  • Current excerpt from the commercial register, if relevant
  • Certificate of good conduct (document type "N") of the holder of the recognition / the responsible manager of the training facility and, in the case of legal entities, for all managing directors
  • for further training and accelerated basic qualification: current training program / the curriculum for further training
    (overview, in which the areas of knowledge are provided with the respective hourly rate and the hourly or training plan)
  • Statement or request for confirmation of the teaching material and teaching aids used (e.g. laptop, beamer, documents from publishers, own material, simulator, own vehicles, vehicles of a third party or customer vehicles)
  • if own vehicles are used: Registration certificates (vehicle registration document) and confirmation that these vehicles are roadworthy and TÜV-tested.
  • if vehicles of a third party are used: Transfer of use
  • Proof of the qualifications of the instructors used (e.g. by means of driving instructor certificates with the latest driving instructor training, certificates or degrees as a master of motor traffic, nutritionist, paramedic, police officer, etc. or other relevant degrees/master's titles)
  • Driving licenses of the instructors (copy)
  • If premises are approved:
    • Floor plan from blueprint (include square footage, no pencil drawing or similar).
    • Pictures of the seating and seating arrangement (from the point of view of the instructor and from the point of view of the participants)
    • If space is not owned by the training facility: Usage transfer agreement
    • Information on the exact address, location (floor) and designation of the training room
    • If the training room is part of a restaurant: Confirmation from the restaurant that the classroom will not be used as a passageway during BKF instruction, nor will it be entered for hospitality purposes.

Training centers for the accelerated basic qualification and/or further training are recognized by the state if

• they have the personnel and material requirements for teaching the knowledge and skills required for the accelerated basic qualification and/or further training,
• they employ sufficient teaching staff in reasonable proportion to the number of participants in the initial and continuing training,
• suitable classrooms and suitable and sufficient teaching materials are available for each participant to carry out the lessons,
• continuous further training of the teaching staff is guaranteed and
• there are no facts that speak against the personal reliability of the applicant.

The application must be submitted to the Government of Upper Palatinate in writing or electronically (by e-mail). If the requirements are met, state recognition will be granted in the form of a notification.

Fees depend on the administrative costs: EUR 51.10 - 511.00

Expenses (if applicable for postal delivery certificate) are charged in accordance with the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).

Due to the lower administrative costs, a lower fee is charged for using the online procedure than for other forms of application.

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