YEP Programmes

The main goal of the Young Expert Programmes (YEP), consisting of YEP Water, YEP Agrofood, YEP Energy and YEP Tailor-made, is to offer young Dutch and local professionals the opportunity to take their first steps in an international environment. They are employed through Dutch organisations in a number of eligible countries. The programmes aim to rejuvenate the water, agrofood and renewable energy sectors and ensure the continued availability of expertise for these sectors.

The YEP Programmes are carried out jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP), the Food & Business Knowledge Platform and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.

NEWS

Preparatory training course

Training of the 19th batch starts on 20 January 2020

Organisations: deadline project submission

Deadline for submitting project proposals by organisations (batch 20):

1 March 2020

Candidates: apply for YEP positions

New YEP positions will be available on 23 March

Introduction video YEP

YEP in a nutshell: the new introduction video about YEP Programmes is now online.

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Every year we subsidise the placement of 72 young professionals

Check the latest results of YEP in our annual report

Our Young Experts

Lisan Bijdevaate - YEP Agrofood at AgriProFocus in Ethiopia

Click here for an overview of all YEP projects at Akvo RSR

Siviwe Senso Gontsi

Where is he now? Mechanical Engineer at Colsen, South Africa

History

Young Expert at Colsen - South Africa

YEP period 2016 - 2018, batch 10

YEP Role

I am employed as a Junior Mechanical Engineer at Aquest Colsen through the YEP programme.

Click here for more information about my project.

Skills

I have developed skills in technical drawings using a vast number of software such as (Autodesk Auto CAD, Plant 3D and Autodesk Inventor). Also, I am experienced in mechanical maintenance and installations.

Background

Nationality: South African
Education: National Diploma (Mechanical)

Experience before YEP

I previously worked at Shatterprufe, an Automotive grass manufacturing factory/industry where I worked with the maintenance department as an Intern.

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