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AFT

Created in 1957 at the initiative of the French Transport Federation Union, the AFT is the organisation responsible for the development of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in the Transport and Logistics industry. Its mission is to work for companies covered by the French national collective agreement for road transport (passengers/ goods) and related activities such as logistics and forwarding, as well as industrial and commercial companies with their own means of transport (private - or own-account - transport).

The AFT is a non-profit organisation financed by the contribution of companies. It has one hundred and thirty employees to successfully fulfil all its duties. It has a decentralised organisation based around its regional delegations present in the twenty-one mainland regions. AFT has signed cooperation agreements with the French Ministries for National Education, Higher Education, Transport, Labour and Finance. It has created national and regional steering committees involving social partners, VET providers as well as public authorities dedicated to the VET policy. It also provides the expertise, guidance documents and technical assistance for the various national commissions within the sectorial social dialogue including employers’ and employees’ representatives.

The Transport & Logistics Study and Projects Department (DEP) of AFT, has furthermore been involved in numerous projects dealing with the development of training (modules) needed by the sector, innovative e-learning tools and materials, prospective studies about the evolution of the sector’s jobs and training offer as well as EU transparency tools such as EQF, ECVET or the Europass (e.g. FutureDRV, SLS, VETMO4TL). In addition and with the support of social partners and vocational training providers, and in close collaboration with the Ministry of Education, AFT develops learner and teacher mobility projects, in particular through the NETINVET network, of which AFT is Vice-President.