Intensive language programs for permit holders

The intensive language programs are intended to give permit holders a 'boost' to increase their language acquisition. There are two different groups: permit holders looking for work and permit holders who are already employed.

The objective is for permit holders to increase their language proficiency and improve the skills required for their work within a short period. Alternatively, it aims to help them find employment more easily in their desired sector.

Bosch Car Service

Bosch Car Service is a universal car company where you can go for MOT tests, among other things. Our student works here as a car mechanic. In his work, he needs to be able to report effectively and write handovers for colleagues. He would like to improve those skills. He also wants to train to become a 2^nd/1^st mechanic. The course prepares him for this training by teaching him better Dutch, with a focus on his writing skills.

HEMA

As an employee at HEMA, you must be able to conduct sales conversations. You must be able to read and understand instructions. In short, a good knowledge of the Dutch language is required. Our student has started her work-study program. The focus in the lessons is on communication and reading comprehension.

Rabobank

A student works at Rabobank as a PMO (Program Support, Programme Management Office). He has little contact with customers, but does interact with colleagues. His communication needs to be improved. This course mainly focuses on general communication in the workplace, making small talk with colleagues, and consulting in Dutch.

Dutch Steigers

Dutch Steigers has been a specialist in steel scaffolding, aluminum scaffolding, aerial work platforms, and hanging bridge installations for more than 30 years. The student working here is being trained as a BIM modeler. A BIM modeler is involved in activities aimed at designing and managing the Building Information Model (BIM). This is a 3D information model in which data is recorded for the design and construction of building projects. You will find calculations, reports, records, and construction drawings in the model. A good command of the Dutch language is very important for this. Due to the corona crisis, things are going slightly differently than planned. He is now taking extra Dutch lessons online.

Dathuis

Dathuis is a real estate agency in Amsterdam. The permit holder working here has only lived in the Netherlands for 1.5 years. She is responsible for the website. For this position, she needs to be able to speak Dutch well—not so much with customers, but with colleagues. She receives Dutch lessons focusing on professional terminology from the real estate industry. After a few lessons, the teacher is already very positive. She has already mastered Dutch quite well.

Cordaan

Two participants are doing an internship at Cordaan. They are following a training program in home care. Due to the coronavirus, internships cannot be held for a while, but doing nothing at all was not wise either. Therefore, it was decided to follow extra Dutch lessons online. Because especially now, it is important to continue developing Dutch language skills. The participants are happy with the online Dutch lessons, and the teacher is super enthusiastic. The focus is on speaking skills: learning to engage in conversations with clients whose homes they will soon be visiting. Consulting with the client about what needs to be done in the house, but also just short conversations about 'this and that'. In the future, they must also be able to report to colleagues, but that is a step further.

Hairstylist

There are 10 students following a sector-oriented course to become a hairstylist. They have Dutch lessons twice a week, as well as theory lessons through the training program. During the first period of the corona crisis, everything was online and practical lessons were not possible. Now, the practical lessons are starting again. The focus of the Dutch lessons is on professional terms related to the hairdressing profession and knowledge of materials.

Pantar

Pantar employs 3,000 people with a distance to the labor market. They carry out assignments for municipalities and companies. One of the employees has a work experience placement in hospitality. This involves going into the neighborhood, where communication with citizens is very important. The employee conducts conversations, answers questions, and makes reports via apps. After this work experience placement, Pantar will help him apply for another position. TopTaal offers him private lessons that are mainly focused on speaking skills.

WorkForce

On October 9, 2019, a private program started at WorkForce. Through this employment agency for the industrial and construction sectors, the student in question is working at a plumbing company. The language barrier is mainly evident in communication with colleagues and understanding instructions. The language program is focused on the professional language needed to correctly perform plumbing work and on oral skills to ensure communication runs smoothly.

E-bike To go

At this company, you can take out a subscription for an e-bike. Maintenance on the bikes is included in the subscription and is performed by our student, among others. During the language program, work is done on communication with colleagues and customers. Daring to ask follow-up questions if an instruction is not immediately clear and documenting completed repairs are also covered. The student is assisted by a language buddy in the workplace.

Rijschool Nootdorp

The language program at Rijschool Nootdorp was part of the student's preparation for the practical exam for taxi drivers. A taxi driver communicates a lot with customers, for example about price agreements and the customer's destination, but also about everyday topics during the ride. This was the focus during the language program.

Bouwtak Tekenkamer

Bouwtak Tekenkamer provides architectural drawings for individuals, companies, and municipalities. One of the architects is following an intensive language course in preparation for contact with these clients. Both general Dutch language and professional terminology are covered during the program.

SDR Elekrotechniek

At this electrical installation company, 4 students are following a BBL (work-study) program to become an electrician. Part of this program is intensive language support, in which the emphasis lies on professional language and communication with colleagues and customers. Some cultural differences are also addressed, such as the directness of colleagues and daring to take initiative.

Atelier Boromini

Atelier Boromini is a sustainable and social production studio where textiles are sewn, dyed, and printed on a small scale using natural pigments based on plants and minerals. Four employees are working in an intensive language program on their speaking and listening skills to improve their position within the company and on the labor market.

De Ingenieur/De Bovenste Laag

This company specializes in plastering and painting. De Bovenste Laag works exclusively with permit holders. 7 permit holders have now started the training. It is important that they can speak better Dutch with each other, but also speak better Dutch when they have a job for customers. The Dutch lessons are mainly applied to the jargon.

Sensa Zorg

Sensa Zorg is a multicultural healthcare institution that focuses its care on young people, the elderly, people with dementia, the physically and mentally disabled, people with psychological complaints, addicts, and women in the postpartum period. The permit holder will work as an ambulatory counselor for Arabic-speaking families. It is important that she can report to colleagues who will treat the families. She must also be able to consult about this. Therefore, the focus will mainly be on the jargon of her new position.

Wacker

Wacker is a biopharmaceutical company. This concerns a private lesson for an employee who works at Wacker as an operator. Dutch contact with his colleagues is the most important part of his work. He therefore wants to learn the Dutch language better. The lessons are focused on the jargon he needs to communicate with his colleagues.

Bartje Boemboe

Bartje Boemboe is an Indonesian takeaway restaurant. The permit holder who is going to work here must learn the Dutch language because she needs to be able to read recipes and has a lot of contact with colleagues and, during busy times, with customers.

Move Better Fysiotherapie

On September 16, a private lesson starts via Move Better Fysiotherapie. The student in question already worked as a physiotherapist in Syria, but must obtain her diplomas again in the Netherlands. She is busy with this. The employer would like to hire her, but she must improve her Dutch language skills. She currently mainly does intake interviews with Arabic-speaking clients, but she must write a treatment plan in Dutch. The lessons are therefore focused on professional jargon and questions she needs to ask clients during an intake. In addition, she receives lessons about the healthcare system in the Netherlands.

Roets Bikes

Roets Bikes brings old bicycles back to life. 5 permit holders work at Roets Bikes and participate in the intensive language program. They must know all processes, bicycle parts, and professional jargon. Therefore, the intensive language program focuses on the work activities in combination with the language.

Action

Action is a non-food discount store. At Action, 2 permit holders receive support in the Dutch language for the activities they perform in the store. This includes customer contact, product knowledge, and professional jargon.

Sportvereniging SDW

At this Amsterdam sports club, permit holders are given the opportunity to do an internship after their language lessons. The internship is focused on facility management activities at the sports club. Think of hanging lamps, hospitality work, site maintenance, and cleaning activities.

Stiel Groep

Stiel Groep is a construction technology company with all disciplines under one roof, active in the field of property maintenance and renovation in both residential and commercial construction. TopTaal provides private lessons here for a number of permit holders. The permit holders are following a training program to become an electrician or plumber and are doing an internship at Stiel Groep. In these positions, you visit people's homes frequently, so the lessons are mainly focused on customer contact and professional jargon.

Atalia & Cumberbatch

Atalia & Cumberbatch manages the income and assets of individuals. At Atalia debt management, the permit holder performs administrative tasks. He receives private lessons where he learns professional jargon, such as debt collection, extrajudicial collection costs, etc. These lessons ensure that he can perform his work more confidently.

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