Experience

Techniek College Rotterdam

• Netherlands
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • 2008 - Present

  Responsible for the internationalisation portfolio of the devision IT & Online which includes the biannual foreign exchange program between the Shanghai Information Technology College in China and the Rotterdam College for Technology. Responsible for the organisation, budget, implementation and execution, both in the Netherlands as on location.

• • Sep 2016 - Jan 2020

  ‘Overstijgen Interculturele verschilen’ (Transcending Intercultural Differences) is the elective course International 1 (KD0210). It focuses on the role of internationalisation within secondary vocational education. As a starting practitioner our students find will find themselves in situations that require personal intercultural sensitivity. These lectures provide the student with the required tools to perceive people from other cultural backgrounds without prejudice and to bridge cultural differences. Show less

• • Aug 2016 - Jan 2019

  As representative of the ICT department of the new Rotterdam Technical College responsible for maintaining the current warm relationships with ICT internship companies in the greater Rotterdam area. Responsible for the acquisition of new ICT training companies, acting as a first-line contact for trainee-facilitators, businesses and trainees and the Dutch Center of Expertise (SBB), arranging speed dates and other matching -and networking- activities and visiting trainees in the workplace.



Zadkine

• Netherlands
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • 2000 - Present

  Providing CEF-B2 English lectures on a part time basis to students from the ICT & technical divisions. Course material development and student career counselling.

• • 2010 - 2012

  Staging of English and Dutch written exams. Assessment of written -and oral- exams English. Language assessor English, co-developer of generic English language exams CEF- A2/B1 and B2 for internal Zadkine use. Coaching of external assessors in the application of the exams corresponding cutting-scores (TOA & Deviant).

• • 2009 - 2010

  Responsible for describing, managing and monitoring cyclical procedures. Describing, managing and monitoring internal organisational procedures for the ICT School of Excellence. Instructing and advising additional ICT college locations with regard to organisational procedures and the modification of existing location specific procedures. Coordination Education Inspectorate, coordination of the ICT curriculum’s study materials, mandatory book list and the International Office.

• • 2002 - 2009

  Managing -as primus inter pares- educational team 2&3, consisting of eleven team members. Responsible for implementing a variety of new developments such as; new curricula qualifications, course materials, etc. First-line contact for team members, participants, parents/guardians, liaison for various government agencies including the Education Inspectorate, Child Welfare, the Judiciary, RIAGG, school attendance officer, etc. Responsible for the alignment of internal procedures at 2 other locations. Reporting directly to the Principal. Show less

• • 2002 - 2009

  Responsible for all trainees. Author of the Zadkine ICT Trainee Manual 'BPV in de Praktijk', intermediate between students and trainee companies, progress monitoring of the trainee participants, maintaining contact with trainee companies, ministering trainee information to participants and parents, managing the trainee-counselors, implementing the various national developments regarding trainee legislation and acting as a first-line contact for trainee-facilitators, businesses, participants and parents as well as the Dutch Center of Expertise (ECABO). Show less



linguistic training company

• Linguistic trainer.

  • 2000 - 2010

  English language trainer at a linguistic training company based in Haarlem. Providing in-company English courses (Cambridge and Oxford) at level B2 and C1, to Dutch ex-pats and business professionals. English language trainer at a linguistic training company based in Haarlem. Providing in-company English courses (Cambridge and Oxford) at level B2 and C1, to Dutch ex-pats and business professionals.



B&K Recruitment

• Director of Sales

  • 1994 - 2000

  Responsible for the acquisition and sales division of small, specialised, Dutch recruitment company. Implementation of active head-hunting and recruitment, conducting exclusive job interviews with high profile candidates, execution of outplacement, outsourcing, coaching and (in-company) training. Responsible for the acquisition and sales division of small, specialised, Dutch recruitment company. Implementation of active head-hunting and recruitment, conducting exclusive job interviews with high profile candidates, execution of outplacement, outsourcing, coaching and (in-company) training.