{"id":25191,"date":"2023-06-08T10:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T10:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specialcargo.com\/blog\/all-about-the-adr-course\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:03:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:03:41","slug":"explanation-adr-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/college.specialcargo.com\/en\/blog\/knowledge-base\/explanation-adr-course\/","title":{"rendered":"All about the ADR course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container \" data-type=\"core\/heading\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-8\"> \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an ADR course?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container \" data-type=\"core\/paragraph\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-8\"> \n<p>ADR training is a course based on the regulations governing the road transport of dangerous goods in Europe. The &#8220;ADR course&#8221; usually refers to the driver&#8217;s certificate of competence course. When is this course mandatory? What is the content of the course sections? How long is the course and how long is the ADR diploma valid? Briefly answer the most important questions about this course.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container \" data-type=\"core\/buttons\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-8\"> \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/specialcargo.nl\/en\/blog\/what-is-an-adr-course\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container \" data-type=\"core\/heading\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-8\"> \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of ADR training<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container \" data-type=\"core\/paragraph\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-8\"> \n<p>The ADR talks about 9 different courses. In addition to the 4 modules for the ADR certificate of professional competence for vehicle drivers, the ADR lists a number of more or less specific education and training courses. ADR training in the safe handling of dangerous goods is the basis for various training courses, such as the &#8220;Working Safely with Hazardous Materials&#8221;, &#8220;ADR for Managers&#8221;, &#8220;Competence in Handling Hazardous Substances (PGS-15)&#8221; and the many customized corporate training courses. Another mandatory ADR training course is the &#8220;Road Transport Safety Advisor&#8221; course. ADR training is also mandatory for persons handling gassed containers, and persons involved in loading and unloading dangerous goods must also take ADR training.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container \" data-type=\"core\/buttons\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-8\"> \n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/specialcargo.nl\/en\/blog\/types-of-adr-training\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container \" data-type=\"core\/paragraph\"><div class=\"row justify-content-center\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-8\"> \n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an ADR course? ADR training is a course based on the regulations governing the road transport of dangerous goods in Europe. 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