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About the job cards

For non-native speakers coming to live in the Netherlands, it is not always clear what the work field in the Netherlands looks like. What professions are there? What sectors are there? With the occupational cards you have an instrument to provide insight into this. The cards can be used in the path towards the exam module Labor Market and Participation (MAP) or in general in career paths.

Working methods

The profession cards are meant as an instrument to further discuss the professions and interests of the participant. The picture of the profession can be the starting point as well as the name of the profession. With the cards the participants can: 

• get a concrete overview of the professions by sector. The 14 sectors each have their own color. There are 10 occupations chosen per sector. In total, there are 144 occupation cards. Occupations at the mbo level and below were chosen predominantly.
• Work on building an occupational vocabulary. All professions are visually supported by photos. This gives the participant a picture of what the profession looks like in the Netherlands. The cards thus encourage easy conversation.
• gain more insight into their preferences for certain professions and sectors.

There are many different ways of working with the profession cards. An overview of possible methods can be downloaded here.

Contents

The profession cards come in a ready-made box that you can easily slip into your bag or keep in your desk drawer.

There are 144 profession cards divided into 14 sectors; cleaning, construction, plant and animal, transportation and logistics, personal care, engineering, administration and facility services, healthcare, education and pedagogy, retail, creativity, industry and manufacturing, hospitality and hospitality, and enforcement and safety. Each sector has its own color. There is also one blank card that can be filled in with your own occupation.

Target group

The occupational cards are intended for anyone looking for an instrument to get an idea of which occupations and sectors exist in the Netherlands. The cards are therefore ideally suited for students who have to orientate themselves on the Dutch labor market within the framework of the exam component Orientation on the Dutch Labor Market (ONA). At the same time, the cards can also be used in career paths at ROCs and schools.