1. Regional Training Centre Les Pays Bas

3. In the mid-east of the Netherlands Cities: Zutphen Deventer Apeldoorn 410.000 inhabitants

4. Our locations Apeldoorn Laan van de Mensenrechten Deventer Singel Zuphen Vispoortplein Deventer Middelweg Deventer Snipperlingsdijk Apeldoorn Deventer Zutphen

5. Apeldoorn

6. Economic Profile of the region: Little Highs or Lows In many aspects average compared to the Netherlands as a whole Relatively strong in leisure industry, paper industry, printing and media

7. Socio-economic Profile: 155.000 jobs Growing to 210.000 in 2020 Unemployment slightly under national level, participation slightly above

8. Education: Regional Training Centre (Vocational education and training, general adult education) Broad range of courses 15.000 Learners 1400 Staff

9. Key issues: *Innovation *Cooperation with regional industries *Internationalization *Meeting the regional demands

10. Clusters * Economics * Trade and Retailing * Health Care, * Service and Welfare * Technical ( wood construction, mechanical engineering, electronics, metal) * Automobile(Cars, Agriculture Engineering, Transport and Logistics) * Hotel Management, Catering, Tourism & Recreation * General Adult Education * Courses for private persons and companies

11. Various levels depending on previous education/training SEDOC codes levels:1- Assistent 2- Basic professional 3- Professional 4- Middle Management,level adviser or Specialist Different learning modes- full time learning at school with traineeship - 1 day school and a 4-day job

12. International aspects: * Foreign languages * Exchange programmes: w’ll still looking for expansion * All students of level 4 courses do their traineeship abroad France England Germany Italy Spain Switserland South Africa New Zealand (and so on)

13. Key issues: *Innovation *Cooperation with regional industries *Internationalization *Meeting the regional demands