Name of Implementing Organization:
Roc de Leijgraaf (VET school)
Type of Implementing Organization:
Public-private cooperation in Dutch Vocational education: Relationship to (technical) training of food operators
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
North East Brabant
Year of implementation:
2020 - ongoing
Target Group:

VET students

Funding:

Private / Public

Food operator
Summary:

Key activity: Education food processor;

3 courses:

  • Operator A
  • Operator B
  • Technical Operator

Courses content examples:

  • Measurement  & Control technology
  • Process operation
  • Planning & Control
  • Operating procedures
  • Maintenance
  • Construction
  • Quality Control
  • IT, automation
  • Dutch Language
  • English Language
  • Calculating
  • Safety

Customer segments: Meat processing, Medical inspection equipment, Animal feeding,  

Beverages, Paper processing

Input:

  • Contribution from partners,  Providing man-hours (Educational & Business)
  • Contribution Ministry of Education
  • Contribution through payments from students (Intermediate Vocational)
Additional Comments:

Challenges and bottlenecks:

  • Continuity  project team
  • Tension on flexibility > Planning & Execution
  • Imbalance in results for businesses (LOW) and results for Educational institutes (HIGHER)
  • Account-management (liaison between businesses and educational institutes
  • Visibility
  • Lack of central directing, Leading position of Educational Institutes
  • Level of co-creation (LOW)
Strengths

- Sustainable achievements Key partner WLP

- WLP stands for ‘Working & Learning in Process Engineering’

- A successful partnership between: 14 Dutch institutions for Intermediate vocational education, over 70 companies in Process Engineering.

- Our main goal: “To provide, maintain, develop and share knowledge, training and course material in process engineering.”

- Growth of young professionals for the process engineering

- Providing support in realizing a fit in study choice

- Excellent education on demand

- Continuous learning (Lower Vocational >   Intermediate Vocational)

- Practical courses

- Customization courses (for businesses)

- The ability to use  state-of-the art equipment

- Excellent working & Learning environment  & Experiences