Rotterdam (NL)
Examining best practices in employment
Project
REVIT
The Rotterdam Port increases its distance to the city. In 2012, the newest addition to the harbour grounds - Maasvlakte 2 - will be taken into effect. The centre of harbour activities and the city, at that point, will be over 60 km apart. Over time, smaller percentages of the harbour labour force actually live in Rotterdam. At present, out of 75.000 only 15.000 live in Rotterdam.
The revitalisation strategy incorporates a number of activities to connect the city and its port.
Project
Watch Out
‘Watch Out’ is a project executed by the municipal Service Centre Employment (Service Dienst Werk – SDW) in cooperation with housing corporation Vestia and the relevant city districts. The aim is to offer young people a job and training in the security branch. Participants will be in school 1 day in the week and work as ‘Watch Out’ neighbourhood security officers the other 4 days of the week.
Project
City Stewards
The city of Rotterdam is a city that is worked in and on. Ambitions are high: socially as well as economically. Still, the city is to remain accessible. The inhabitants, the entrepreneurs and the many (international) visitors expect no less.
For the Rotterdam youth this is even more important. Their future begins in the city.
New innovative projects
- SeeMe@work
SeeMe@work is a collaboration between SeeMe and DAAD, where employers and job-seekers can connect in a unique way. Within a year, 2000 potential employees will be have their movie made in order to reach out to employers. Job-seekers present themselves, their capabilities, and their ambitions in a 1 minute movie. On the website www.seeme-at-work.nl, employers can search for candidates, look at their movies, and get in touch with them.
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