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Where do you work and what do you do?
In construction and road building, many cranes are used to place materials and raw resources. These cranes are moved (daily). Some cranes can be driven to their destination yourself, while others require transport by a low-loader.
When positioning the crane, various technical safety requirements must be met. You know exactly (from experience and based on specific tables) how to operate the crane and what you can safely do with it.
You know what space you need and can position materials with great precision. You are responsible for maintenance, and you can identify and resolve simple malfunctions yourself. On behalf of Kuiphuis, you work for specialized companies or large construction firms.
The training program is divided into several partial qualifications.
What do you need?
You are admitted to MBO if you have completed several years of secondary education, usually a VMBO program or several years of HAVO or VWO.
For this level 3 (Vocational Training), you need at least a VMBO diploma (Kaderberoepsgerichte leerweg, Gemengde leerweg, or Theoretische leerweg) or a transfer certificate from HAVO/VWO to HAVO/VWO 4. Within vocational education, a distinction is made between tuition fees and course fees. From the age of 18, you are obliged to pay this. In addition to these costs, you will incur school expenses such as travel costs, book costs, etc. This contribution varies per school.
For a program through Kuiphuis, we will make arrangements together regarding these costs.
For an academic year (starting September 1st), the statutory tuition fee is set at approximately € 2,601.
For possibilities regarding student finance, please contact DUO.
Professional Requirements (what is expected of you?):
You work outdoors, in varying weather conditions, but you are in the cabin of your machine. You must have good spatial awareness. It is very important that you carefully consider the safety requirements applicable to this work.
Usually, you have fixed working hours, but sometimes overtime is required.
If you follow an assistant or basic vocational training (level 1 and 2), the course fee is approximately € 325.00.
If you follow a vocational, middle management, or specialist training (level 3 and 4), this is approximately € 700.00. Further learning. After this program, you can progress to a level 4 program.
