Stichting Kenniscentrum Pro Work

Stichting Kenniscentrum Pro Work is a foundation learning centre based in Burgh-Haamstede, in the Netherlands. Its mission is to promote the (career) development of people with a (significant) distance to the labour market and the society, like vulnerable groups and others who need coaching, training and counselling in a wide variety of sectors and topics. PRO WORK operates closely with different types of vulnerable groups (incl. NEETs, people with disabilities, work disabilities) in order to help them close the knowledge gap in specific sectors like entrepreneurship, talent development of youngsters and soft skills. In doing so, Pro Work aims at changing the mindset of regarding diversity management. Pro Work has established a unique expertise in devising innovative learning and empowering methodologies that enable all people to actively participate in the social, political, cultural and economic life within their community. We want to adapt existing structures to the diversity of our community and not the other way around. To do so, Pro Work’s main activities are: - Design of new methodologies regarding diversity management– We developed a methodology and a matching app that is currently being used in five different countries by a different type of actors (employers, intermediaries, schools, voluntary organizations) - Development of entrepreneurship curricula for mentors and for NEETs – we have developed modules dedicated to the main areas of entrepreneurship, including soft skills. The modules’ targets re differentiated into NEETs and mentors. - Creation of entrepreneurial hubs – we have provided the resources and the space for young people at-risk and with a distance to the labour market to create pop-ups in collaboration with local stakeholders. - Creation of platform dedicated to the previously mentioned activities. Website: www.pro-work.nl