THE QUERY PROJECT - European Commission - Europa

R E S u lt S o f t h E Q u E S t I o n n A I R E
13) Can any of the above mentioned groups, other than the academically
qualified one, obtain certification as a reconstructionist?
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A
B
C
D
A: Yes, some or all of these groups
B: No, none of these groups
C: Don't know who can obtain certification
D: Certification is not available
in my country
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
In Austria, both damage assessors and claims adjustors may
obtain certification – the system allows anyone who can provide
proof of their expertise to become certified. While a reconstructionist
must have five years of working experience, this increases
to 10 years for persons without academic qualification.
In the Netherlands, where the police carry out AR, certification
is available to both active and former police officers. In Greece,
former police officers, damage assessors as well as traffic engineers
with a certificate from the State Technical College may obtain
certification.
In Luxembourg, the profession of accident analyst or reconstructionist
is not specifically defined – only the general ‘expert en
automobile’ is known (see figure 6a), and can be certified. When
it comes to hiring an expert, preference is usually given to those
with academic degrees in engineering or physics. However, the
courts frequently hire experts from abroad, e.g. from Belgium,
who then possess a different (if any) certification. Police officers
cannot obtain certification in Luxembourg.
While in Austria 95% of certified experts are academically qualified
reconstructionists, in Greece only 40% are. There is no figure
available for Luxembourg or the Netherlands.
In roughly a third of the countries, court work is carried out to
at least 90% by reconstructionists. These are Austria, Germany,
Switzerland, Norway, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
In the other countries, court work is more often carried out by
other groups – in some countries, less than 20% of all court work
is carried out by academically qualified reconstructionists.
21-25) Please tell us, in percentages, how much reconstruction work
for the courts is carried out by each of the following groups:
AT
BE
CH
CY
CZ
DE
DK
ES
FI
FR
GB
GR
HU
IT
LV
NL
NO
PL
SK
?
academically qualified reconstructionists
former police officers with traffic accident experience
claims adjustors trained as mechanics or similar
insurance damage assessors
other groups (namely those referred to in qu. 6 - see figure 6a)
unknown
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
. . .
0%
Opinions on the Professional Profile of
Reconstructionists
?
?
Participants were asked whether they agreed to a clear distinction
to be made between the profile of the academically qualified
reconstructionist and those of other professions with similar working
fields. A clear majority of 86% responded with yes.
F
D
B
C
E
C
?
?
?
A
A
H