Learning to Work

Labor market competences

Let youngsters use mistakes as learning opportunities.
Provide an environment in which competence-based work can be done by offering experiential activities.
Provide constructive criticism and positive reinforcement.
Ask activating questions.
Emphasize what goes well when learning and set goals together.
Make the youngsters aware of their own responsibility and encourage an inquisitive attitude.
Be genuinely curious about what drives them, makes them act, inspires and motivates them.

Map the motives for working with the youngsters. If necessary, work with sample cards with motives on them and arrange them according to their importance.
Let young people come up with examples of learning situations from these different areas of life.
Visualize the learning process in a drawing or collage. Also make room for goals and intermediate steps. What can I influence myself? Adjust in reflection if there is little insight due to clarifying and confronting questions.
Facilitate a volunteer workplace. Here youngsters have the opportunity to experience a workplace where mistakes can be made.

Encourage young people to speak and learn Dutch in their spare time. Make a link with situations of learning opportunities in a group of friends, mentors/coaches or sports club.

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