The Platform Nieuwkomers en Werk (Newcomers and Work Platform), funded by the Goldschmeding Foundation, supports initiatives that help status holders find work. Together with Regioplan, we are investigating the effective elements of initiatives that help newcomers find work.
Active elements
Each initiative is unique in this respect and is situated in a context that leads to certain choices in the design of the process.
Some effective elements that we see frequently are:
- Intensive contact, guidance, and support for participants
- Agreements with employers from the start of the process
- Participants' understanding of Dutch work culture
- Facilitating self-reliance among newcomers
- Work in combination with language acquisition
- Aftercare after finding a job
Evaluation Regioplan
Since 2019, independent research agency Regioplan has been evaluating the initiatives supported by the platform. They investigate what works and what doesn't when it comes to guiding status holders to paid work, and translate this into lessons and tools for the initiative and the platform.
In an article on the Regioplan website, Job Velseboer and Marina Lazëri reflect on the most important insights we have gained in recent years.
Article Regional Plan
"What works when guiding newcomers into the labor market?"
Project
Platform Newcomers and Employment
