2007-07-10 23:47:00
I can heartily recommend anyone considering a career switch to go and have a chat with people who work in their aspired field.
I made a little visit to my old high school this morning, to talk to their HR guy. He gave me a lot of valuable tips and suggested that a part-time study would indeed be the best and safest option for me. He indicated that it would be nigh on impossible for me to get a zij-instroom position, due to my lack of experience.
He also suggested that I go have a talk with the CWI (Centrum voor Werk en Inkomen), the part of the dutch government charged with work and job security. He reckoned that I might strike a lucky deal with them, getting a subsidy for hours I didn't spend working for Snow. In order to make time for my education I'd need to cut back on my working hours (and thus my monthly wages) by about 40%. This grant might help cover for at least part of the money I'd miss out on.
Tomorrow I'll also make a phone call with the CO of another high school. His number was given to me by my father's girlfriend who happens to work with the fellow. I'm curious if he has some other useful tips for me :)
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2007-07-12 13:22:00
Posted by Thomas
I had a chat with the CO of one of the schools in "Stichting Openbaar Onderwijs Rijn & Heuvelland". They run a bunch of gradeschool and one high school in the areas around Utrecht.
The fellow informed me that there is yet another option to getting into education: unlicensed teaching. Apparently there is an "article 33" that allows a school to retain unlicensed staff, as long as they can prove that they are:
1. looking for qualified staff
2. educating the staff towards a proper license
He informed me that their board currently retains one person in such a situation. He went straight from the metal industry into teach metal shop. Nice.
The good thing about doing it this way:
* You have a proper income.
* You get a chance to perform all your school projects in a real-life environment. Double-bang for your buck!