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Our trainees

In the Netherlands, we’ll be undertaking a great deal of work in public spaces over the coming years. All the clients involved in these projects are looking for staff. Geoinformation is crucial to this effort.

We offer highly trained professionals who are experts in creating, using, and maintaining geoinformation. These flexible professionals can immediately add value to your projects in the following areas:

  • Maintaining the BAG, WOZ, and BGT Basic Registries,
  • Civil Engineering, 
  • Building and Construction, 
  • Cables and Pipelines,
  • Surveying, 
  • Engineering 
  • Energy & Utilities 
  • Software & Data Services

are increasingly faced with specific requirements and complex projects, making it difficult to quickly find qualified personnel.

Our trainees offer the solution: highly educated, flexible, and continuously developing through additional training. Thanks to this ongoing training, our trainees seamlessly align with your organization’s needs. In addition, we offer flexible secondment, giving you the option to hire the trainee at no cost after one year. This minimizes your risk and ensures you bring in young talent who can grow within your organization.

Let us know what you need, request a consultation directly via our contact page, and discover within one week which trainee is the perfect fit for your organization.

Our trainees: highly educated and versatile

Our trainees are not only highly educated, but also continuously develop their skills through additional training and hands-on experience. They are certified in the use of leading software such as ArcGIS, QGIS, AutoCAD, and FME, making them immediately ready to take on a variety of tasks in the public sector where geoinformation is of critical importance. Whether you need a CAD drafter, GIS specialist, surveyor, or BGT administrator, our trainees adapt effortlessly to your specific requirements.

Thanks to their ongoing training and practical experience, our trainees are flexible and can be deployed for both short- and long-term projects. Furthermore, we offer a unique opportunity: after one year, you can hire the trainee at no cost, allowing you to attract young talent to your organization risk-free.

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The benefits of our secondment service

Hiring flexible staff through our secondment service offers numerous benefits for organizations seeking expertise in geoinformation. Flexibility and risk mitigation are our top priorities, with the option to hire a trainee at no cost after one year.
We have now placed more than 200 trainees with over 50 different clients. Our clients particularly value the continuity and the ease with which our professionals fit seamlessly into their teams.

Key benefits of our trainees:

  1. Flexibility: Opt for temporary support without long-term commitments.
    Free hiring: After one year, during which you get to know the trainee well, you can hire him or her at no cost.
  2. Highly educated professionals: Trainees continue to learn and develop their skills in GIS, CAD, and the BAG and BGT basic registries, as well as other new technologies in the world of geoinformation, such as GeoAI.
  3. Risk mitigation: You can determine, without risk, whether a trainee is a lasting asset to your organization.

 

Specific roles and expertise we offer

Our trainees specialize in various roles related to working with geoinformation, allowing us to provide a suitable professional for every challenge.
Whether you need a GIS specialist, surveyor, BGT administrator, or another role, our trainees are immediately deployable and adapt quickly to your project requirements.

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Below is an overview of the key roles and areas of expertise in which our trainees excel:

GIS Specialist

Our GIS specialists are deployed at organizations such as Alliander, Rijkswaterstaat, water boards, and municipalities. They process and analyze geographic information to support governments and businesses in areas such as the energy transition, network management, or infrastructure planning.

A GIS specialist is indispensable for projects involving the collection, management, or visualization of spatial data—such as asset management, mobility issues, spatial planning, or network management.

Surveyor

Our surveyors and quantity surveyors work for companies such as Geomaat, Facto Geo, and the Prima Group. They perform precise measurements and quantity surveys for a wide range of projects in construction, infrastructure, and civil engineering.

Surveyors are crucial in preparing and overseeing physical projects. Examples include staking out construction sites, surveying parcels, or inspecting infrastructure assets.

CAD Draftsman

Our CAD drafters are active, for example, in projects for BAM and Tata Steel, where technical drawings play a key role.

For design and engineering projects requiring precision, our CAD drafters ensure the correct working drawings, revision drawings, and 2D/3D models are produced, often in AutoCAD, MicroStation, or BricsCAD.

BGT Administrator

Active in municipalities such as the City of Amsterdam and the City of Utrecht, where they contribute to updating the Large-Scale Topography Database (BGT).

A BGT administrator ensures the quality and timeliness of the base map, which is essential for spatial planning, enforcement, and permitting within municipalities.

Soil Field Worker

Our soil field workers are active at Antea Group and Mateboer, where they conduct soil investigations prior to construction projects.

Reliable soil investigations are required for every construction project. Field workers collect samples, perform soil testing, and work with tools such as QGIS. They provide input for reports and the Basic Register of Subsurface Data (BRO).

BIM Manager

At organizations such as GVB, our BIM managers assist in managing multidisciplinary models for complex infrastructure projects.

A BIM manager monitors data quality within 3D models, coordinates between different disciplines, and ensures that projects proceed according to standards such as IFC or Revit.

Fiber Optic Engineer

Fiber optic engineers are deployed at companies such as Circet and Allinq, which are responsible for the installation and maintenance of fiber optic networks throughout the Netherlands.

Engineers are essential for the design, planning, and engineering of fiber optic networks—from urban expansions to FTTH. They work with systems such as AutoCAD, Smallworld, and network management tools.

BOR administrator

BOR administrators support municipalities in managing public spaces—such as green spaces, roads, and sewer systems.

A BOR administrator ensures the proper registration, planning, and monitoring of assets in public spaces and often works with management systems such as GeoVisia or Greenpoint.

BAG Administrator

Deployed at various municipalities to keep the Basic Registration of Addresses and Buildings (BAG) up-to-date and reliable.

BAG administrators are responsible for processing changes, coordinating with departments such as WOZ or the Environmental Services Department, and ensuring data quality in accordance with national standards.

Discover the benefits of our trainees and contact us today

The Netherlands faces enormous challenges in the areas of public space and the energy transition. To tackle these challenges, it is essential to have professionals with up-to-date knowledge who are constantly developing their skills. Our trainees are exactly the specialists your organization needs to realize these crucial projects.

Whether you’re working on infrastructure, urban planning, or sustainable energy projects, our professionals are ready to add value to your team. With their expertise in GIS, CAD, BIM, and other geodata-specialized disciplines, they support your organization in realizing sustainable solutions for the future.

Request a no-obligation consultation and receive a customized advisory report within 24 hours. Discover how our trainees can strengthen your team and how we can help you tackle the challenges of tomorrow.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Hiring GIS Staff

We do both. Every month, we offer a variety of courses to students throughout the Netherlands. We allow graduates who are looking to enter the job market to participate in these courses. We place these trainees with our clients. As a training provider, we are affiliated with the NRTO, NEN4400 certified, and listed in the SNA registry. We meet all the requirements of a staffing agency.

  • Trainees find us through various channels, including social media, our contacts at colleges and universities, and/or directly through our website.
  • We first screen the resumes we receive. Trainees must have at least a college-level education and professional proficiency in Dutch (minimum C1 level).
  • The trainees come from various fields of study and have already worked with geoinformation, CAD, or GIS during their studies.
  • After the initial selection, there is a live interview in Apeldoorn.
  • After that, the trainees participate in one or more courses.
  • At the same time, we work on their resumes and assess which clients and positions they might be a good fit for.

  • The trainees have at least a bachelor’s degree and have already gained some experience during their internships and while completing their degrees. Most of them have held various part-time jobs alongside their studies.
  • They have knowledge of at least one GIS package, such as QGIS or ArcGIS, and one CAD package, such as AutoCAD or MicroStation. They take certified courses for these.
  • Often, other certifications are required, such as a SCRUM certificate for those who will be working in SCRUM teams and the VCA certificate for those who will also be working in the field. They also obtain these certifications through us.

We pay trainees the same salary that the client would pay if the trainee had been hired directly. This is required by law under the regulations governing the client’s obligation to pay wages. We add our margin on top of that. Initially, this may cost you a bit more. However, it also gives you the opportunity to really get to know the trainee and, after a year, decide whether or not to enter into a long-term employment relationship.

 

 

  • Our HR manager proactively reaches out to the assigned trainees every month to check in on how they’re doing.
  • We are always available during business hours for our clients
  • If additional courses are needed, they can be taken through us. The client does not pay for the course, but only the hourly rate.
  • At the end of the traineeship, we conduct a comprehensive evaluation with the trainee.

  • We enter into a secondment agreement with the client. This agreement stipulates that the trainee may be hired permanently at no cost after 1,700 billable hours.
  • Geo-ICT is NEN4400 certified, and we comply with all legal requirements applicable to staffing agencies.
  • We inform clients exactly what the trainee earns with us so that together we can ensure that, if the trainee is hired, their compensation aligns with the salary scales in effect at the organization.

 

Of course, that happens from time to time. In such cases, we require a one-month notice period. The trainee continues to work for us as usual, and we immediately start looking for another assignment.

Our trainees have strong CAD and GIS skills and know how and where all base maps are maintained. In addition, they are able to enrich that geographic information to make the most of it in all projects taking place in public spaces. Here are a few examples:

  • Maintaining and improving the utility maps of network companies such as Enexis, Liander, Stedin, Endures, Westland Infra, Rendo, and Coteq.
  • Maintaining and improving the utility maps of water utilities: Brabant Water, Dunea, Evides, Oasen, PWN Waterleidingbedrijf, Vitens, Waterbedrijf Groningen, Waterleiding Maatschappij Limburg, Waternet, WMD Drinkwater
  • Designing and preparing fiber-optic networks
  • Maintaining the BAG, BGT, BRO, and WOZ databases at various data providers
  • Participating in GIS projects at Water Boards
  • And updating the maps of (main) waterways, roads, and engineering structures at Rijkswaterstaat
  • Preparing work for construction and infrastructure contractors such as BAM
  • Working on spatial projects at major engineering firms such as Antea, Arcadis, and Sweco
  • Projects at major surveying firms such as Geomaat, Facto Geo, and the Prisma Group.
  • Working on projects at soil and environmental companies such as Mateboer and Lycens.

  • The market is evolving rapidly, and so are our clients. Our trainees are quick learners and enjoy taking on new challenges.
  • Most trainees also receive on-the-job training directly at the client’s site to help them become productive quickly.
  • The biggest development in the geosector is, of course, GeoAI and the use of drones and remote sensing. To respond to this, we are developing new courses in this field. See GeoAI courses.

Our trainees are often recent graduates who have already learned a great deal about these important topics during their studies. We also discuss these topics with our trainees. From the very beginning, we outline the context in which projects related to energy, the environment, and land use take place.

  • We expect the trainee to work 1,700 billable hours, after which they will be hired.
  • Hiring after 2,000 hours is also possible; in that case, we can discuss the hourly rate.
  • We focus on long-term projects. The intention on our part, on the part of the trainee, and on the part of the client is that the trainee will be hired permanently afterward.
  • Discounts are negotiable for the hiring of multiple trainees.

Yes, you’ll have a dedicated point of contact here. If you or the trainee have any questions, please feel free to contact our HR manager.

The first step is to contact us via email at info@geo-ict.nl, by phone at +316 4346 3838, or through our contact page. We can then schedule an online meeting to explore the possibilities. Some clients have their own recruitment departments and, for example, a hiring desk where we can present trainees.