Explore the possibility of going to school
Do you have questions about education and training? Are you under 27? Then request an education consultation with a career development coach. This is a municipal employee who is knowledgeable about education. They can advise you on the training options available to you. If you need additional guidance to start a course, that's also possible.
If you don't know exactly what you want, you can take a career choice test. And if it is not entirely clear which education level suits you best, you can also take an ability test.
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What is it?
Do you have questions about education and training? Are you under 27? Then request an education consultation with a career development coach. This is a municipal employee who is knowledgeable about education. They can advise you on the training options available to you. If you need additional support to start a course, you will receive it.
If you don't know exactly what you want, you can take a career choice test. If it is not entirely clear which level of education suits you best, you can also do an ability test.
The phone number where you can reach them is 013-5325775.
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What is the goal?
A training advice that suits your possibilities! examples of such advice:
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- Taking a full-time (BOL) program. With a full-time (BOL) program, you attend school full-time and complete an internship at a company as part of your program. You may be eligible for student finance. The counselor at the Doorstroompunt (Flow-Up Point) can help you apply for the program that suits you and apply for student finance.
- Participating in a work-study program (BBL). This combines work and study. Typically, you attend school one day a week and work the other days. You receive a salary for this, and you are not eligible for student finance. Your career coach can also help you with the application process.
- Part-time training with work.
If it turns out that you currently have no options to go to school, the career coach will advise you on what you could do.
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How long does it take?
Most people have 1 to 5 conversations with the career coach.
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For who is it?
If you are younger than 23 and you do not yet have a basic qualification, your client director will always register you for an educational interview. This is stated in the law, because we think it is important that everyone has the opportunity to obtain a basic qualification. This increases the chance of a good job.
Are you between 23 and 27 years old and would you like to know what training options are available to you? Then report this to your client director. You can also use this conversation. It is then not mandatory.
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What does the contact look like?
You'll have an interview at the municipal office with the career development coach. They'll ask about your previous education and interests. They'll also ask if you've thought about what you'd like to do and if there are any other things to consider.
Based on your answers and ideas, the career coach will assess your options. They will also tell you whether a specific wish is realistic. If you have an idea that might be impossible or challenging, we'll explore together what is feasible.
A career choice test or ability test can be part of this. You make these yourself online and discuss the results together later. Then you make a plan A, B and C. You first start with plan A. If that somehow doesn't work, there are still plans B and C.
You then start working on the plan yourself. The client director of Work & Income can help you with this.
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