News - Employment and training

1. MBO students would benefit from clearer support: existing agreements still often unpredictable

   Equal opportunities: Minister of Education, Culture and Science’s policy could achieve more Students’ results could be improved ...

   News item | 14-02-2024 | 11:00

2. Unclear whether central government policy is boosting equal opportunities for MBO students

   Are measures and extra funding benefiting the most vulnerable young people? The Minister of Education, Culture and Science ...

   News item | 12-09-2023 | 16:00

3. Netherlands learns little from disputes with EU

   Netherlands average member state for correct implementation of EU law As a member of the European Union, the Netherlands usually ...

   News item | 15-06-2023 | 11:00

4. EU grants make a difference, but do not necessarily meet the greatest challenges

   More than €7 billion spent in 7 years: recipients satisfied The Netherlands spent more than €7.4 billion in EU grants in ...

   News item | 18-10-2022 | 06:30

5. Flexible workers: the biggest risks on the labour market and the least resilience

   One fifth of the 1.9 million Dutch workers employed on flexible labour contracts have neither savings nor a partner in work they ...

   News item | 09-12-2020 | 09:00

6. Individual support for companies during the corona crisis: lessons learned from the past often applied

   Government earmarks €3.5 billion for targeted support for businesses Ministers applied lessons learned from previous support ...

   News item | 12-11-2020 | 14:00

7. 16 lessons learned from previous government measures to support large companies

   First publication on ongoing investigation into the corona crisis and support for business In a letter to the House of ...

   News item | 26-06-2020 | 00:00

8. State’s 2019 acquisition of Air France-KLM shares was irregular

   The government acted irregularly by not informing parliament in advance of the State of the Netherlands’ acquisition of a 14% ...

   News item | 20-05-2020 | 10:30

9. Employee Insurance Agency working satisfactorily, but the future is less certain

   Changing political ambitions frustrate mediation on job market

   News item | 31-01-2017 | 11:06

10. Changes in civic integration policy have not produced better results

    Results of the government’s civic integration policy fail to live up to expectations.

    News item | 24-01-2017 | 11:09