BRUM, Sit, Flixbus, Wayla, Assoistruttori, Trasporto Unito and Federmobilità, in a meeting today in Rome at the Chamber of Deputies of deputies, have presented a shared appeal to reform the entire transport driver training system with the aim of creating a new generation of instructors and professional drivers, facilitate access to the profession and make mobility safer. Over of the meeting, the emergency in the sector was highlighted caused by the structural shortage of professional drivers, Driving instructors and teachers, a shortage found by a survey of Unioncamere which noted the release in 2024 in Italy of only 20,147 C licences (professional licence for goods transport) a with an estimated need of over 214,000 drivers, while for the D licence (professional passenger transport licence) i There were 5,707 novice drivers against a minimum requirement of 17,000.

The appeal is based on seven proposals that start from the request to streamline and standardise access to the professions of instructor, driver, and driving teacher that today is a cumbersome and uneven from province to province, overcoming bureaucratic obstacles and enhancing the skills already previously acquired. In the appeal, a request was made also a simplification of training requirements, eliminating rigid distinctions related to age and allowing everyone - young and old - to access professional licences without disproportionate obstacles. It is then emphasized the need to increase the minimum mandatory hours of driving with an instructor to 12 for the B license, a number that would bring Italy into line with the standards European. Another proposal is to make the role attractive by recalibrating the procedures for accessing the profession, providing economic incentives and introducing a training internship period in driving school. The appeal also asks to enhance the role of the instructor, recognizing him as a figure mobility and enabling them to act more effectively autonomous, with digital tools and business models Flexible. The reform of the CQC system (Charter of Education) is also called for Driver Qualification), now considered by many operators ineffective and too unbalanced on theory, with the aim of rebalance theory and practice, simplify the exam and make it more functional to the real needs of those who drive for work. Finally, highlights the need to facilitate the recognition of foreign qualifications, allowing foreign nationals with experience in the sector to enter the Italian market more easily, filling the structural gaps of a sector that is increasingly breathlessness.