Meet Florin (33), Sheet Metal Worker at Fokker Techniek. Originally from Romania, Florin moved to the Netherlands in January for this job. People with Skills helped him every step of the way, from finding a house to his onboarding: "The support what I received from People with Skills was something I never could have imagined."
Florin participates in the sheet metal worker training program where he is trained by People with Skills trainer Ab to become a full-fledged sheet metal worker within four months. "At the beginning of the program, I had two months of training from Mr. AB, then I got to start the real work in the hangars and the factory."
The first months of training are over for Florin. Meanwhile, he is already working in hangar and may continue to develop. "We have three layers: the sheet metal worker, the all-round sheet metal worker and the coordinator who is higher up in our system. Last week a colleague asked if I was open to developing into an All-round Sheet Metal Worker. That I get to develop in such an upward direction was really unimaginable to me."
The development opportunities especially appeal to Florin. Something he missed at his previous employer in Romania, where he worked for no less than five years. "In Romania, I didn't have the opportunity to shape my own career," he said.
Florin is excited about his future at People with Skills and Fokker engineering, and hopes to meet more colleagues from People with Skills soon.