Recruitment and preparation of an employee for the position of a road transport inspector is a process that is not only long-term but also highly formalized.
The particular emphasis on staff selection and the training of ITD inspectors, guaranteed by current legal regulations, is justified by the wide spectrum of issues related to performing this job. Issues related to conducting qualification exams for candidates for road transport inspectors and specialized courses are regulated in detail by the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure on the detailed conditions for internships, the method of organizing specialized courses, and conducting qualification exams for candidates for inspectors of the Road Transport Inspectorate, issued pursuant to Art. 76 sec. 4 point 1 of the Road Transport Act.
The recruitment process consists of a three-stage qualification procedure. The initial pre-selection stage includes verifying candidates for the completeness of submitted documents and compliance with the necessary requirements specified in the job vacancy announcement published in the Civil Service Bulletin. This stage also aims to select candidates who best fit the profile of a road transport inspector. A higher education degree in technical, legal, administrative, or economic fields is preferred. Professional experience in road transport, law, or administration is welcome. Knowledge of foreign languages is also significant. At this stage, graduates of logistics programs with appropriate qualifications can particularly demonstrate their skills.
The second stage of recruitment is a written exam consisting of three parts:
1. a knowledge test (questions covering the constitutional foundations of the state, issues related to the European Union, civil service regulations, administrative procedures, road transport, driver working time, geography of Poland and Europe, foreign language proficiency tasks, and computer skills),
2. writing a memo to test the ability to edit texts and logically analyze and synthetically evaluate facts,
3. a psychological test to determine the candidate’s psychophysical predispositions for the inspector profession.
The third stage is an oral exam. Candidates who achieved the best results in the written exam are qualified for it. During the exam, the Examination Board asks questions, evaluating, among other things, self-presentation, powers of persuasion, manner of expression, analysis and synthesis, predispositions for the position, motivation for work, ambition, and general knowledge. Each examinee is subject to a point-based assessment. The selected candidates for road transport inspectors are qualified to participate in a 6-month specialized course organized by the Chief Road Transport Inspector, which includes an internship and theoretical training.
During the theoretical training, the candidate becomes familiar with issues aimed at preparing them well for the profession. According to Art. 5 of the cited Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of January 5, 2002, the subject of the training includes:
1) tasks, powers, and organization of the Road Transport Inspectorate,
2) principles and methods of conducting inspection activities, preparatory proceedings, and drafting inspection reports by an inspector,
3) rules for access to the profession of road carrier and the road transport services market, including transport documents related to the performance of road transport,
4) templates of documents related to the performance of road transport and the rules and conditions for performing such transport,
5) regulations concerning in particular:
a) road traffic, including the technical condition of vehicles
b) driver working time, including driving periods and mandatory breaks and rest periods for drivers
c) transport of dangerous goods and waste
d) transport of perishable foodstuffs using special transport means intended for such transport
e) passage of a vehicle with or without a load with weight, axle loads, or dimensions exceeding the permissible limits
f) transport of live animals
g) vehicle requirements regarding environmental protection
h) periodic traffic restrictions on roads or bans on the movement of certain types of vehicles
6) application of the tariff of monetary penalties specified in the Road Transport Act of September 6, 2001
7) selected legal provisions, in particular: criminal, administrative, and economic law.
The article comes from the magazine “Logistyka” No. 4/2006.