Support grows for ECOL in Germany

Crane & Logistics Partner has been certified as the first German-based examination institute for ESTA’s new European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL).The company, based in the town of Rheine in north-west Germany, passed the ECOL audit carried out at the end of March by Lloyd’s Register, the body tasked with overseeing standards.Company founder Marcus Wübbelmann, a … Read more

Liebherr receives final ECOL approval

Liebherr has completed the process of becoming an approved European Crane Operators Licence training centre and has already carried out its first three German language ECOL examinations in Ehingen at the Liebherr Schulungszentrum. The company received its ECOL Certificate last month following final approval from Lloyds Register, the body tasked with overseeing standards. The current … Read more

New EU directive shows urgent need for ECOL

Support for ESTA’s new European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) could be given added impetus by a new directive from the European Union. The directive – EU2018/958 – says that “national rules organising access to regulated professions” should not be used to deny work to qualified professionals from other EU member states. It comes into force … Read more

Big boost as ECOL receives EQF approval

ESTA’s European Crane Operators Licence project received another big boost this week with the news that ECOL has been approved by the European Qualifications Framework. Earlier this year, ESTA applied to have the ECOL operator certificate registered and recognised by the Dutch NLQF qualifications framework. Through the NLQF it would be aligned with the EQF … Read more