DAF, Ergon and Summa win SER Diversity in Business Award for DAF Ergon Academy
DAF Trucks, Ergon and Summa have jointly won the SER Diversity in Business Award for an academy that prepares people needing extra support for work in logistics and industry.
- 80
- 53
- 2024
What Happened
DAF, Ergon and Summa have jointly won the SER Diversity in Business Award, presented for the DAF Ergon Academy. The initiative prepares people who need additional support for sustainable employment in logistics and industry. The Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER) says the award aims to inspire society to invest in talent development and inclusion in the labour market. According to the SER, the award underlines the importance of collaboration between education, government and industry in creating opportunities for talent.
- Established in 2024 by DAF, Ergon, Summa and the municipality of Eindhoven.
- Participants gain practical experience at the PACCAR Parts packaging centre.
- They develop Dutch language skills, workplace skills and logistics expertise through Taalkracht ('The Force of Language'), part of Summa.
- The programme is intended for people who want to work but need additional support, including benefit recipients and refugees with residency status.
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given the opportunity to prepare for employment through the DAF Ergon Academy
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at DAF, PACCAR Parts or other employers in the Brainport region
“The Academy helps people who face barriers to employment move towards sustainable work in the Brainport region and shows what can be achieved when education, social support organisations and industry join forces.”
“Above all, this award recognises the Academy's participants and everyone who works every day to create opportunities for people. We see a wealth of talent in the Brainport region. By combining guidance, practical experience and education, we help people take the next step towards sustainable employment.”
DAF, Ergon, Summa and the municipality of Eindhoven establish the DAF Ergon Academy.
80 participants are given the opportunity to prepare for employment; 53 of them progress into regular employment at DAF, PACCAR Parts or other employers in the Brainport region.
Why this matters
The award highlights a programme that helps benefit recipients and refugees with residency status move into regular employment, so it matters to jobseekers in the Dutch Brainport region as well as to the employers there. It also shows how education, government and industry can work together on labour-market inclusion.
Terms in This Story
- SER
- The Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands, an advisory body that presents the Diversity in Business Award.
- Brainport region
- The technology and industry hub around Eindhoven in the Netherlands, where the academy's participants find work.
- Taalkracht
- A programme for developing language and other skills that is part of Summa.
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