1. Wim Ramakers CNV BedrijvenBond Hannie Zweverink CUMELA Nederland

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

3. employers organisation 1800 members 63 employees 3

4. Sources Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality The Education System in the Netherlands 2007 http://www.minocw.nl/documenten/ http://www.minocw.nl/documenten/ eurydice_2007_en.pdf Colland 4

5. Vocational education related to the rural sector and agricultural machinery is provided at institutions for secondary vocational education (MBO) 5 Vocationel education

6. 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). 6 Vocational education

7. 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). 7 Vocational education

8. YearBBLBOLTotal 2000/2001291379670 2001/2002346461807 2002/2003491494985 2003/20044686291.097 2004/20053977081.105 2005/20063996051004 2006/20074046191023 2007/20084755341009 8 Number of students

9. 9 Level (2007/2008) BBL 2BBL3BBL 4 BOL 2BOL3BOL 4 325142819027965

10. Examination Employee (level 2) Trial of Competence Machine-skills ToC Infrastructure contracting basic ToC Agriculture & green contracting basic + +

11. Professional employee (level 3) ToC Infrastruc- ture contracting professional ToC Agriculture & Green contracting professional ToC Agriculture Technique ToC machine-skills ToC Infrastructure contracting Basic Toc Agriculture & Green contracting Basic or and Examination

12. Financing State: € 1400,- p. year/p. student + €1800,- by obtain certificate € 900,- allocated for practical training Student: € 960,- p.year 12

13. CUMELA Nederland and other institutes offers various trainingen, such as: Management Electronics by machines/tractors Marketing Hydraulics Surveying Safety skills 13 Training (post-initial)

14. 14 Number of participants by way of CUMELA Nederland 03/0404/0505/0606/0707/08 963879126812831907

15. 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,-) 15

16. Policy for the coming years Quality improvement Subsidy for specific target groups To raise intake Run down of general subsidy 16

17. Questions? 17