According to De Haan, people who register for the training usually already have experience from their previous career, and they are often familiar with caring for a loved one. Informal caregiving experience alone is not enough, she emphasizes. “The level is post-higher professional education, so it requires analytical skills and abstraction. In ten months, with a meeting every other week, students learn about the Health Insurance Act, the Wmo, the Youth Act, the Long-term Care Act and the Participation Act. We discuss themes as the personal budget and culturally sensitive work.”
Gul Dolap-Yavuz takes over informal caregivers’ tasks and makes their lives easier
