Viktor Bos

The call from companies in the MRA to get more and better educated installation and technical staff is getting stronger. The current school level doesn't match companies' requirements and wishes. Vocational School Technical Installations (VTi) offers an unconventional solution for a better match between education and the labor market.

Employers who look for young secondary vocational scholars, can find them at a new labor agency platform: PlayToWork. This innovative recruitment, selection and assessment platform creates personality profiles with the help of 'serious gaming'.

The popular measure Make IT Work retrains higher educated, unemployed talents into software engineers. There is an attractive bonus involved: a paid contract for at least 6 months.

Technological developments are changing the labor market rapidly. The Amsterdam Economic Board has the ambition for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area to have the most adaptive and appealing labor market of Europe in 2025. Mayor of Amsterdam, Eberhard van der Laan, amongst others, will tell you more about the challenge 'Jobs of the Future' at the event.