Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Engineers on industrial site for windmills
Engineers on industrial site for windmills - Credit: Goodluz / DepositPhotos - License: DepositPhotos
Tech
Innovation
applied-education
climate policy
skilled labor
labor shortage
technical diplomas
Saturday, 27 February 2021 - 18:50
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

'Job guarantee' for students with a technical diploma

The new climate policy requires an estimated 23,000 to 28,000 extra employees to, for example, install solar panels, connect charging stations and install windmills. The problem is that fewer young people in the Netherlands choose a technical education.

Researchers from consultancy Ecorys calculated how many extra employees are needed on behalf of the Dutch Sustainable Energy Association (NVDE).

Simultaneously, the number of students pursuing a practical degree in technology is expected to decrease by about 24,000 people between 2020 and 2030.

“In fact, with an applied-education in technology, you have a job guarantee,” says Olof van der Gaag, director of NVDE. “The hard work on the energy transition is also an important opportunity, especially in times of economic crisis, but it is also a critical condition for success for climate policy.”

According to the NVDE, measures must be taken to allow young people to opt for a skilled labor career. For example, tuition fees for practical degrees should be abolished, and there should be an extra bonus for girls who opt for an education in technology. Better retraining arrangements should also be put in place. And students with an applied-education diploma must be able to obtain a title, as is the case with university and higher professional education.

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Cyber threat increasing faster than Dutch companies' resilience
  • Fourth person arrested in Peter R. de Vries murder Monday afternoon
  • Over 350 monkeypox cases diagnosed in the Netherlands so far; First child tests positive
  • Fed-up Schiphol passengers march up baggage claim belt to grab luggage
  • Rising Covid infections prompt nursing homes to ask visitors to use face masks
  • Free market home rental prices jump 12 percent in a year

Top stories

  • Over 350 monkeypox cases diagnosed in the Netherlands so far; First child tests positive
  • Police arrest new suspect for directing murder of journalist Peter R. de Vries
  • Over 1.6 million people experienced discrimination last year
  • NS running fewer trains this week due to staff shortages
  • Tractors on highways, blocking distribution centers in another day of farmers protests
  • House fire in Waalwijk apartment sends 3 to hospital

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content