STATUS HOLDER FRIENDLY LEARNING PROGRAM

We select the best learning and work programs that are friendly to status holders and that comply with our standards, regulations, and code of conduct.

Work-study program

Organization

In our consultation sessions, we discuss how to optimize the return on learning programs. Based on our audit and practical analyses, we formulated five success factors for learning programs that together determine the extent to which participants' behavior and performance can change in the workplace. These are essentially knobs you can turn to increase the transfer from learning situation to the workplace. Here, we'll go through the five success factors using our 4W formula and the Transfer Model, and explore how you, as an employer and organization, can immediately start improving the transfer of your learning programs. For whom? For anyone working and involved in the project, who is involved in setting up/optimizing learning programs, or who has the ambition to develop in this area.

The learning process

  • Here we will work together to monitor your designed and developed learning path. To gain insight into your own learning process, the possibilities for improving it and as a starting point for our collaboration. The starting point is that there are five factors that determine the success of learning:
  • recruitment and selection procedure (#RecruArt, #StatushouderVriendelijk)
  • method & theory (enjoying learning)
  • practice (applying what has been learned in practice)
  • guidance (expert and inspiring supervisor)
  • aftercare (sustainable placement in the workplace) Pay attention to whether:
  • the target group mainly wants to carry out challenging assignments in practice?
  • they find it exciting to step into new situations? Or to ask for help?
  • they find it important that the supervisor is inspiring and expert? Then you incorporate this into your design, pass this on to the developer and ensure that the right trainer is selected within your organization.

    • Setting up your own learning path

  • Setting up your own learning program takes time and effort, but it ensures that knowledge and skills are immediately embedded in the organization. A dedicated learning program is especially useful when new candidates regularly attend the same training course or when specific knowledge is required for which few courses exist. This way, you retain knowledge within your organization. There's another advantage: the learning format in which the training is offered and the precise content can be tailored to the wishes and skills of the participants and the learning needs of the organization. But how do you start a learning program? An employer's objectives and the direction in which the organization is developing create specific learning needs. For example, inexperienced, new employees still need to learn the trade, a newly tapped market or production process requires different knowledge, or (new) legal guidelines impose different requirements on your business processes and organization. These learning needs form the foundation for a successful learning program. Based on the learning needs, you can take the following steps:
  • Ensure that the manager has a role in the learning process, so that the necessity is clear;
  • Set objectives based on performance goals and the wishes of the participants;
  • Ask participants about their motivation, to ensure that they complete the process;
  • Inventory what knowledge the participants have and which learning style suits them;
  • Make a plan and choose suitable learning methods: role-playing, classroom learning, reading work or, for example, coaching;
  • Develop learning activities in a script with the content, working method and objectives for each activity;
  • Give the training and evaluate it;
  • Measure whether you achieve the learning objectives.

    • Management style

    Compared to training programs, learning programs are generally less expensive. However, they do place demands on management. Participant engagement and experience are crucial for a successful learning program. A traditional top-down management approach doesn't lend itself to harnessing these qualities. As an employer, you must create space for openness and change and support that development.

    STATUS HOLDER FRIENDLY

    Statushouders Nederland monitors and certifies these learning programs in the Netherlands. After the audit process, they receive the #StatushouderVriendelijk (StatusholderFriendly) certificate based on a number of criteria and requirements in accordance with the Dutch Civic Integration Act and our Code of Conduct 2025-2026. Setting up a learning and working program is a significant undertaking. Therefore, it's wise to involve us. This not only ensures support but also recognition.


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    Overview of 2025 learning and work trajectories that are Status Holder Friendly:

    STATUS HOLDERS IN THE CLASSROOM


    Are you a refugee and would you like to teach math, physics, or chemistry in or around Amsterdam? This year-long work-study program gives you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the Dutch education system and learn Dutch at the B2 level. During your internship, you'll supervise students and eventually teach a full lesson. This program will be made possible in 2025 by the Foundation for Refugee Students (UAF), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, in collaboration with the Cosmicus Foundation. Admission requirements:


    • You have a physics, chemistry, or mathematics diploma from your country of origin. DUO has recognized your diploma as equivalent to a higher professional education (HBO) or university education program of at least three years.
    • You have a command of Dutch at least at B1 level and you can demonstrate this.
    • You live in Amsterdam or the surrounding area and you have a maximum travel time of 45 minutes to the Kohnstammhuis of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
    • You came to the Netherlands as a refugee and you have been recognised as a status holder

     

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