Wim Ramakers

CNV BedrijvenBond

Hannie Zweverink

CUMELA Nederland

Contracting firms

• 2.000 professional companies• ± 20.000 employees• turnover 2,5 miljard euro p/j• Investment 300 miljoen euro p/j

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• employers organisation

• 1800 members

• 63 employees

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Sources

Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

• The Education System in the Netherlands 2007 http://www.minocw.nl/documenten/ eurydice_2007_en.pdf• Colland

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Vocational education related to the rural sector and agricultural machinery is provided at institutions for secondary vocational education (MBO)

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Vocationel education

Secondary vocational education for the rural sector and agricultural machinery is provided at three qualification levels:· level 2: basic vocational training

(2 year);· level 3: professional training (3 year);· level 4: middle-management training and specialist training (4 year).

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Vocational education

For each course there are in principle two learning pathways:· vocational training (BOL) where

practical training takes up between 20% and 60% of the course;· block or day release (BBL) where practical training takes up more than 60% of the course

(formerly the apprenticeship system).

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Vocational education

Year BBL BOLTotal2000/2001 291 379 6702001/2002 346 461 8072002/2003 491 494 9852003/2004 468 629 1.0972004/2005 397 708 1.1052005/2006 399 605 10042006/2007 404 619 1023 2007/2008 475 534 1009

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Number of students

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Level (2007/2008)

BBL 2 BBL3

BBL 4

BOL 2

BOL3

BOL 4

           325 142 8 190 279 65

Examination

Employee (level 2)

Trial of Competence

Machine-skills

ToC Infrastructure contracting basic

ToC Agriculture & green contracting

basic+

+

Professional employee (level 3)

ToC Infrastruc-

ture contractin

g profession

al

ToC Agriculture & Green contractin

g profession

al

ToC Agricultur

e Technique

ToC machine-skills

ToC Infrastructure contracting Basic

Toc Agriculture & Green contracting

Basic

or or

and

Examination

Financing

State:

• € 1400,- p. year/p. student + €1800,- by obtain certificate

• € 900,- allocated for practical training

Student:

• € 960,- p.year

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CUMELA Nederland and other institutes offers various trainingen, such as:• Management• Electronics by machines/tractors• Marketing• Hydraulics• Surveying• Safety skills

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Training (post-initial)

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Number of participants by way of CUMELA Nederland

03/04

04/05

05/06

06/07

07/08

         963 879 1268 1283 1907

Labour Market Fund(initiative of social partners)

Most of trainingen qualify for subsidy from Colland: • €180,- p. day/p. participant (training)• €30,- every schoolday by BBL (education)(max. € 2160,- p. year)

Funding: 0,2% of the total wage(€1.200.000,-)

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Policy for the coming years

• Quality improvement• Subsidy for specific target groups• To raise intake• Run down of general subsidy

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Questions?

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