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Research Report Comparative Research on (E-)Bicycle Training in the Partner Countries and the European Legislation Research report Comparative research on (e-)bicycle training in the partner countries and the European legislation Syntra West vzw, ETRA – BE Innovam, Pro Work – NL Ekolo.CZ – CZ CELF – DK Vilnius Jeruzales labour market training center - LT This project is partially funded by the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained herein. Table of Content 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2 The Project ...................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Aims and objectives ................................................................................................................. 3 2.2 Project partners ....................................................................................................................... 3 2.2.1 Syntra West – Belgium .................................................................................................... 3 2.2.2 ETRA – Belgium ................................................................................................................ 4 2.2.3 Innovam – the Netherlands ............................................................................................. 4 2.2.4 Pro Work – the Netherlands ............................................................................................ 4 2.2.5 CELF – Denmark ............................................................................................................... 4 2.2.6 Ekolo.CZ – Czech Republic ............................................................................................... 5 2.2.7 Vilnius Jeruzales labour market training center – Lithuania ........................................... 5 3 Country information ........................................................................................................................ 6 3.1 Country facts Belgium ............................................................................................................. 6 3.1.1 Use of the bike ................................................................................................................. 6 3.1.2 Sales numbers ................................................................................................................. 6 3.1.3 The electric bike market .................................................................................................. 6 3.1.4 Access to the profession .................................................................................................. 7 3.1.5 Organisation of training ................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Country facts the Netherlands ................................................................................................ 7 3.2.1 Use of the bike ................................................................................................................. 7 3.2.2 Sales numbers ................................................................................................................. 7 3.2.3 The electric bike market .................................................................................................. 8 3.2.4 Access to the profession .................................................................................................. 8 3.2.5 Organisation of training ................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Country facts Czech Republic .................................................................................................. 9 3.3.1 Use of the bike ................................................................................................................. 9 3.3.2 Sales numbers ................................................................................................................. 9 3.3.3 The electric bike market ................................................................................................ 10 3.3.4 Access to the profession ................................................................................................ 10 3.4 Country facts Denmark .......................................................................................................... 10 3.4.1 Use of the bike ............................................................................................................... 10 3.4.2 Sales numbers ............................................................................................................... 10 3.4.3 The electric bike market ................................................................................................ 10 2 3.4.4 Access to the profession ................................................................................................ 11 3.4.5 Organisation of training ................................................................................................. 11 3.5 Country facts Lithuania.......................................................................................................... 11 3.5.1 Use of the bike ............................................................................................................... 11 3.5.2 Sales numbers ............................................................................................................... 12 3.5.3 The electric bike market ................................................................................................ 12 3.5.4 Access to the profession ................................................................................................ 13 4 Legislation – EU vs national legislation ......................................................................................... 14 5 Competence profile ....................................................................................................................... 15 6 Appendix ........................................................................................................................................ 22 3 1 Introduction At the end of the 1990's, the electric bike was launched on the market in Europe. It became more and more popular with about 750,000 sales in 2009 and an estimated 1,000,000 sales throughout Europe in 2010. The electric bike assures mobility of elderly people and people with health problems however car drivers, parents, shoppers, tourists are also attracted to it. Using the electric bike has its positive effects on mobility, health and environment. It makes people drive longer distances, leads to a healthy/healthier body weight and helps to decrease CO2 emissions. As the electric bike has enormous potential in the European Union, dealers, manufacturers, importers and bicycle repairers play a crucial role in informing people on electric bicycles and persuading them of the advantages of this innovation. Nowadays, there is dissatisfaction amongst e-bike users related to range, performance, weight, price, servicing and repair costs. To avoid this dissatisfaction, the products and their range need to be diversified following the different user categories. Dealers and bike repairers should be able to advise the client on the most appropriate type of e- bike. Customers need to be optimally informed not only on the actual range of their vehicle but also on how to manage their energy use and charging batteries. Consumers should be informed on the characteristics of the vehicles as well as on the related price/quality ratio. Currently, dealers, importers and bike repairers lack knowledge and expertise to provide the above mentioned service to their (potential) clients. In a partnership project, 5 countries have been brought together (BE, CZ, DK, LT and NL) that are closely cooperating in working on this issue by providing state-of-the-art training on e-bikes for dealers and bike repairers. 2 The Project 2.1 Aims and objectives The concrete objective of the partnership is to gain insight in legislation, in technical and entrepreneurial competences for the bike dealers and repairers, in existing and successful training initiatives and approaches regarding e-bike selling and repairing in order to be able to adjust, refine and to transfer training contents and methodologies. Transnational train- the-trainer activities, study visits and expert work meetings will be organized in order to achieve the above objective. The following subjects are tackled during the project: Checking the European legislation framework connected to the use and the selling of the electric bicycle Conducting a comparative research on and an inventory of bicycle training with a special focus on the e-bike training and the use of e-bikes in the partner countries Inventory of and comparison of existing competence profiles for bike dealers and bike repairers with specific competences regarding the reparation and the selling of e-bikes 2.2 Project partners 2.2.1 Syntra West – Belgium Syntra West is a non-profit organisation set up in 1960 in the Province of West-Flanders, Belgium which is provider of 3,5 million training hours per year for about 55,000 trainees. Syntra West works with 2,000 part-time trainers and a staff of 220 persons. There are 6 training campuses. Syntra West’s target groups are company managers, senior staff and employees of small and medium-sized
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