After a pilot for trainees, on Thursday 3 December it was time for a testing day for coaches. They also started working with the exercises of Poseidon, the new e-learning for future VTS operators. 

Every month, under the heading ‘Getting acquainted with…’ we give the floor to an NNVO employee. He or she tells something about him- or herself and about working at NNVO. This month this is none other than de new NNVO Director: Pieter Kuijt. 

The NNVO website has for the greater part been translated into English, which means that also our international visitors will now have access to important information. NNVO expects in this way to have responded to a need.

There is a significant difference between virtual teaching and classroom teaching. This is what NNVO trainer Mario Querido quickly found out. In this blog he will give you five practical tips for making the online training successful.

At the moment a lot of effort is being put in upgrading the textbook for the basic training of bridge and lock operation. The course material was critically revised and edited where necessary. 

Director ad interim Johan van Breda looks back on the past year. What steps did NNVO take and what are the plans for the near future? He is proud of the good foundation and clear ambition that have been established.

As of 1 December 2020, Pieter Kuijt (54) is going to start as Director at NNVO. He will succeed Lilian Biber, whose employment officially ended on 1 September 2020. Johan van Breda has recently worked as Director ad interim.

Every month, under the heading ‘Getting acquainted with…’ we give the floor to an NNVO employee. He or she tells something about him- or herself and about working at NNVO. This month it is Evi Achten’s turn.

As a young boy he went with his father to the terminals in the port of Rotterdam. He admired all those huge ships and impressive stacks of containers. It was there that the fascination for the shipping world was born. An interview with operator Jeremy Viola.

We are almost there: the completion of Poseidon, the new e-learning for the VTS training. Exactly according to plan, from January 2021 the e-learning will form an integral part of the course material in the Initial Training programme.