At BikeFlip it is not just about refurbishing (children's) bicycles
but also how this happens. When you take a ride on your BikeFlip bike, you may not always think about who worked on it before you could ride it. We would like to take you behind the scenes to tell you about this, because we are secretly quite proud of this...
A workshop of opportunity
Imagine a place where bicycles are seen as opportunities, where a collection of handy people come together to make all (children's) bicycles be brought to perfect condition again. Where it goes a bit further than just simply repairing worn tires and broken chains. A place where everyone is given the opportunity to use his or her talent.
We at BikeFlip take our social responsibility seriously and offer such a workplace for everyone who wants to come and make bicycles. The focus here is on the development and flourishing of everyone who comes to us. Our workshop consists partly of handy people who are slowly participating in the labor market again in their own way. In the Netherlands in 2024 there will be a major shortage of skilled personnel in technology. By offering these work experience places, we try to bring the supply and demand of technical personnel on the labor market closer together. In this way we offer people the opportunity to gain work experience (again) and ultimately rejoin to the labor process. Thanks to our tailor-made learning programs, everyone has the opportunity to eventually enter a paid job in technology at his or her own pace. In addition, a new word of Dutch is learned every day, so that's a win-win situation!
We also join forces with several colleges. We work closely with talented students who want to innovate and create our sustainable BikeFlip mission. Any help is welcome, for e.g. a number of interns have already managed to complete their internships and are still working at BikeFlip.
In addition to all this, BikeFlip also offers a safe haven for volunteers who would like to let their hands fly. We are now ready with a team of about 35 clever minds to work on our sustainable BikeFlip mission every day.
One step further: practical statement for work experience candidates at BikeFlip.
Finally, we are quite proud to be able to share that BikeFlip can now officially issue a practical statement to all employees and participants who follow a work experience trajectory at our workshop. This practical statement allows participants to demonstrate that they have successfully completed the trajectory and have acquired important technical knowledge and employee skills.
In this way we provide even more positive much-needed support. Did you know that so far we have already helped 32 people with their transfer to (paid) work or the next step in their career?
Does this appeal to you and do you also want to contribute to our BikeFlip mission? Then take a quick look at our vacancy page or drop by, the coffee is ready!
Photo Norbert Waalboer Photography
