Gunnar Mardon – a “true rock” and friend of ESTA
ESTA and the ECOL Working Group are very sorry to announce that our good friend and colleague Gunnar Mardon died on October 2 following a stroke. Gunnar was Chief Executive…
EQF application submitted
ESTA has applied to have the ECOL operator certificate registered and recognised by the Dutch NLQF qualifications framework. Through the NLQF it will be aligned with the European Qualifications Framework…
Validation of national training schemes underway
ESTA Director Ton Klijn is calling on European training organisations to send in their training schemes so that they can be validated against ECOL standards. “The idea is to compare…
First ECOL trials completed successfully
The first trial of the new European Crane Operators Licence scheme has been successfully completed at Mammoet’s training centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Four crane operators were processed through the…
Training bodies and candidates wanted
ESTA is looking for candidates plus training and examination organisations to take part in the ECOL trial pilot project in February (see story below). Candidates can be novices that have…
Date agreed for ECOL pilot project
ESTA’s ECOL Working Group has agreed a date to begin trialling the project – February 1, 2018. Assuming that goes to plan, ESTA will be in a position to request…
ECOL Foundation established
ESTA has formally established the ECOL Foundation, the body that will have the job of supervising and monitoring the system of education, examination and maintenance. The Foundation will set the…
Correct ECOL misunderstandings, says Klijn
ESTA Director Ton Klijn has stressed the importance of correcting misconceptions about ECOL held by some in the crane industry. He said: “It is a misunderstanding that we are proposing…
ECOL agrees experienced operators’ standards
Members of ESTA’s European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) working group have reached agreement on one of the most important outstanding issues – how to set a standard for experienced operators…
Liebherr in boost for ECOL as final testing starts
Leading equipment manufacturer Liebherr has agreed to become an approved training centre for ESTA’s planned European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) after talks between the two organisations in August. The news…