3. Make an integration plan
With Vluchtelingenwerk you can arrange practical things. You will also receive help from the Refugee Team. You will work with them on your integration plan in the Netherlands. We call this the Broad Intake. You do this in 10 weeks during different classes. You also take a test to show your language level. At the end, your integration plan is complete and you move on to a new trajectory.
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What is it?
Four weeks after your arrival in Tilburg, your 'broad intake' begins. Your client director registers you with the Refugee Team. With the Refugee Team, you work on your future in Tilburg. In addition, you will start Dutch lessons at the language school.
This is what you will do at the Refugee Team:
- You learn to introduce yourself in Dutch
- You make a timeline. With this you tell about the country you come from and what your life has been like so far.
- You learn about Dutch society.
- You learn about professions and working in the Netherlands.
- You learn about social contacts in the Netherlands.
- You learn about the health system in the Netherlands
- You set goals for the future: what do you want to achieve? With school or with work. And what do you need to do to achieve these goals?
- You will also take a 'learning ability test'. The purpose of the test is to assess your language level. It is a mandatory part of integration.
You do this in a group with other immigrants. You have lessons at the location of the Refugee Team. Sometimes you go with the group to other locations to learn.
After 10 weeks you will end with a final interview together with your Client Manager and the coach of the Refugee Team. In this interview you will present what you have learned during the Broad Intake. And the coach will give advice on which integration route suits you best.
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What is the goal?
You make a plan for your future in the Netherlands. You will receive help from your client director, the Refugee team and the language teacher of WerkvloerTaal.
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How long does it take?
It lasts 10 weeks. You go to the Refugee Team 3 times a week. Once a week you get language lessons from Werkvloertaal.
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For who is it?
For status holders who are new in Tilburg. Your client director will discuss with you whether you can start. It is important that you have childcare if you have children. It is also important that you have transportation to the Refugee Team location.
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What does the contact look like?
After the introduction with your Client Manager, you will be registered with the Refugee Team. You will get a coach from the refugee team who will invite you for an introduction. He/she will tell you more about the Broad Intake. Then you will come to the location of the Refugee Team and the language school to follow the workshops and lessons.
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