Municipalities

Adult Education: Language, Work & Social Activation

Increasing resident participation in society by offering language lessons and practice-oriented education geared towards work, education, or social activation.

Language training and work-oriented programs

As a municipality, you want your residents to be as active as possible in the labor market and to participate in society. However, some residents face a disadvantage in the labor market. These individuals are often helped by language lessons, practice-oriented education geared towards work or training, and additional support. Our programs focus on, among other things, language proficiency in the workplace, learning to communicate with colleagues and supervisors, self-presentation (applying for jobs), and specific Dutch employee skills. Students gain more confidence to apply for jobs and start working, or to start their own business. Their opportunities in the labor market increase.

Language training and participation-oriented programs

As a municipality, you also want your residents to be involved and actively participate in society. However, there are residents who do not yet participate optimally. Our programs focus on language proficiency and situations that occur in daily life in the Netherlands. Students gain more confidence to do volunteer work, pursue an education, manage their own financial administration, or be more involved in their child’s school.

The mission of TopTaal

TopTaal is your designated partner for both adult education and civic integration programs. It is TopTaal’s mission to make people sufficiently proficient in the language so that they can truly participate in the workplace and in society.

Setting the bar high

Our mission means that we set several high standards for ourselves:

High-quality customized education
Service-oriented project management
Progress and safeguarding of study results

High-quality customized education

For us, high quality means that many participants who successfully complete the training subsequently participate more actively in the labor market and in society. Our choice to align training with daily (work) practice is effective. Our teachers are certified and selected for their ability to switch smoothly between different learning styles.

Project management from A to Z

We take care of the entire development, implementation, and coordination of the training project. To this end, we put together a team consisting of a content advisor, a project manager, and project staff. Together with you, they determine the needs and criteria, collaborate with other partners, and recruit and select the participants.

Progress and safeguarding of study results

To gain insight into the student’s learning development, we have developed a unique, advanced student tracking system containing all relevant information: MijnTopTaal. This allows us to take timely action if necessary, such as an interim meeting or extra guidance for the student. During the learning process, the municipality has online access to the dashboard, naturally in compliance with current GDPR legislation.

Want to know more?

Feel free to call us and ask for Simone van de Pol or Monique Deenik. They can answer your initial questions immediately.

Success stories

Intensive integration pays off. A few years ago, the municipality of Voorst set up its own civic integration program, with language education as a key component. — Municipality of Voorst

Read the story of the Municipality of Voorst