You can file an application for an activity licence in the Register of Economic Activity and it will be handled by the Estonian Transport Administration.
The Road Transport Act sets out the requirements for the licence to organise training for drivers carrying dangerous goods. Training providers must have:
- lecturers who meet the requirements;
- curricula that meet the requirements;
- teaching aids, materials and equipment for teaching the courses included in the curriculum, equipment for practical first aid training and protective equipment designated for the crew members of the vehicle in ADR-compliant written instructions;
What needs to be submitted when applying for an activity licence?
When applying for an activity licence, you must upload to the Register of Economic Activity:
- training curricula;
- details of the lecturer’s education and professional experience;
- list of teaching aids, materials and equipment;
- supporting documents (e.g. the lecturer’s agreement to take up employment, proof of payment of the state fee for an activity licence application, etc.).
When applying for an activity licence, you must upload to the Register of Economic Activity:
- training curricula;
- details of the lecturer’s education and professional experience;
- list of teaching aids, materials and equipment;
- supporting documents (e.g. the lecturer’s agreement to take up employment, proof of payment of the state fee for an activity licence application, etc.).
The training provider’s curriculum must meet the requirements of regulation No. 26 and the Continuing Education Standard. The curriculum should include
- the name of the subject and the lecturer delivering it;
- for each subject, a list of the topics covered;
- the volume of each subject;
- the timetable.
According to the Road Transport Act ADR training lecturer must:
- be familiar with the bases of the course taught;
- have higher education;
- have at least one year of work or teaching experience in the field of dangerous goods in the last ten years.
- in addition, the lecturer of special training involving explosives of class 1 and object containing them must, in accordance with the ADR requirements, completed specialised training in the field of handling explosives and must have at least one year of work or teaching experience in the field of explosives in the last ten years;
- in addition, the lecturer of special training involving radioactive materials of class 7 and object containing them must, in accordance with the ADR requirements, completed specialised training in the field of radiation safety and must have at least one year of work or teaching experience in the field of the radiation practice licence for the purposes of the Radiation Act in the last ten years.
The lecturer may involve a specialist who does not meet the requirements of a lecturer, provided that the lecturer is also present during the lesson.
Yes, ADR training providers must have a website where they must publish the timetable and the curriculum.
Keep in mind, that the person funding the training must have public access to the following:
- the continuous education curriculum;
- the name of the adult educator providing the continuous education and the information on his or her qualification;
- the time of the continuous education;
- the place and address of provision of the continuous education;
- the size of tuition and other expenses accompanying the studies, including the expenses on study aids;
- the procedure and term for payment of tuition;
- the bases of and procedure for reimbursement of tuition;
- procedure for resolution of disputes;
For more information, see the Adult Education Act.
Please read here on the requirements for the application, issue and validity of an ADR certificate.
In the event of changing the conditions of the activity licence (e.g. updating the curriculum, supplementing data on the lecturer, etc.), the activity licence issuer must be notified immediately, but no later than within five working days. This can be done in the Register of Economic Activity by starting the notification on the intention to modify an activity licence
In the case of temporary cessation or cessation of an economic activity, a written application must be submitted to the activity licence issuer.
An activity licence shall be revoked if:
- an undertaking has intentionally submitted incorrect information upon application for an activity licence, which affected the grant of a licence, provided that if such information had not been submitted, the grant of an activity licence would have been denied;
- an undertaking abandons economic activity;
- there is a relevant prohibition on economic activities imposed by a court judgment or arising from law in a relevant area of activity in respect of an undertaking, except for validity of a prohibition on economic activities imposed pursuant to this Act.
The activity licence may be revoked upon:
- failure to commence economic activities within two years after issue of the activity licence or failure to pursue economic activities within two years, and in the case of provision of services of general interest, failure to commence economic activities within 12 months after issue of the activity licence or failure to pursue economic activities within 12 months or failure to commence economic activities within the term prescribed by a secondary condition of the activity licence;
- a material breach of the conditions of an activity licence;
- a significant damage or danger caused to public order by the activity permitted by the activity licence, which did not exist or was not known at the time of grant of the activity licence and which overrides the interest of the undertaking in continuing the activity and which cannot be eliminated by amendment of the activity licence;
- amendment of secondary conditions of an activity licence.
The Estonian Transport Administration exercises supervision over organising occupational and continuous training of drivers.
Last updated: 26.04.2024
