This brand-new electric pile driver from H. van Dieren will be on display especially for the Machinist Training Days, which will be held on our premises on Thursday, April 20th, and Friday, April 21st.
On Friday 14 and Saturday 15 April, AES Technical Wholesaler in Emmeloord is organising the theme days that this year focus on Electrification
Today we started the 'Safe Attaching of Loads' course at BAM in Lelystad.
The W4 personal certification for a machinist is legally required to be allowed to lift.
With well-trained employees from the City Management Department, we keep the public spaces of The Hague safe.
Robert van der Schaaf is moving on to the third year of the performance training course in Zwolle.
Cedeo is the independent certification body for providers of training and education.
To maintain your TCVT certificate/registration, you must complete the mandatory refresher training (A, B, C, and D) and have completed sufficient practical hours.
Do you perform daily tasks that require you to connect loads?
For us, the safety of our students is our top priority.
We are deeply shocked to receive the news of the death of our dear colleague Jacqueline Jongsma.
Every crane operator on a construction site in the Netherlands must be in possession of a TCVT-RA registration certificate.
In recent years there has been a huge shortage of well-trained machine operators.
When you take a practical training course at SOMA Bedrijfsopleidingen, you are probably very curious about where you will end up.
We are happy to help you ensure that training courses can continue.
SOMA Bedrijfsopleidingen has developed a virtual reality application for safety training in collaboration with Utrecht-based VR Owl.
We are currently hearing from many employers that the connection between employees is lacking at this time.
SOMA Business Training has been able to contribute significantly to the Green Deal in terms of education and communication.
As a country, we are entering a new period...what is possible and what is not.
Are you bored during Housing Day or during your break without doing anything?
What could possibly go wrong as an employee of 'road markings and shielding measures'?
Today we provided the Guide Rail Professional course in collaboration with Bouwend Nederland.
In the coming months, much will be happening in the field of work in and with contaminated soil.
To ensure safety on projects involving contaminated soil, it's crucial that employees have the right certifications and competencies. Read more here.
As of January 1, the rules regarding employment contracts and dismissal have changed.
As of January 1, 2020, the former personal certification Fixed Tower Crane Operator W4-02 has been definitively replaced by a registration (Mobile) Tower Crane Operator W4-06.
Information about the changes to the TCVT certificate from 1 January 2020.
A common view about employee training is that the employer has a 'certain responsibility' for this.
SOMA has been able to purchase a new machine and a new simulator thanks to a donation from the board of the VAGWW (Association of Contractors for Civil, Water, and Road Construction).
In the construction world we are crazy about everything that has to do with technology.
A crane operator loses his certificate for using an unsafe working method.
Cedeo has once again awarded SOMA Bedrijfsopleidingen its accreditation for open and customized corporate training courses.
Koen Stephan appointed as new Chairman of the Executive Board of SOMA College and Business Training.
To ensure safety on construction sites, a number of leading construction companies and clients (construction, road/water/rail infrastructure and installation technology) have established the Governance Code for Safety in Construction.
Last Thursday, the graduation ceremony for 60 third-year performers took place amidst great interest.
By January 1, 2019 at the latest, an employee with the R-DLP certificate (Registered Expert Project Manager) must be present during more heavy-duty remediation work.
SOMA Training wants Taskforce to tackle staff shortages in construction.
Economic damage from digging cables and pipes is estimated to amount to 730 million euros annually.
New training course for Civil Engineering and Cable Worker CKB-recognised.
Do you notice that the hunt for talent has begun?
For 60 years, SOMA College has been training machinists and mechanics.
Construction company employees (collective labor agreement construction) can make use of a subsidy for training costs.
Learn, Work and Entrepreneurship.
Offices, homes and roads are already being built sustainably.
We would like to inform you that the validity of the first issued W5-02 certificates will end in 2018.
Construction trainers guide construction and infrastructure companies and employees in sustainable development and professionalization.
"We believe in the power of collaboration, and our training programs complement each other well. That's why we've joined forces with several other training providers in the construction industry. After all, there's a high demand for well-trained people," says Koen Stephan, director of SOMA Business Training.
The winter months are coming to an end and we hope you are ready for the upcoming season.
Crane operators working on a construction site in the Netherlands must have a TCVT certificate.
New CROW 400 guideline for working in and with contaminated soil.
Unfortunately, over the past year a number of accidents have occurred in our industry that we could not ignore.
The New Spinning goes much further than just fuel savings.
In this 2e During the month of our winter training, we look at the importance of developments in our industry and how this affects you and your employees.
The KIAD Foundation is a joint initiative of the drinking water companies Brabant Water, Dunea, Oasen, PWN, Vitens, Waternet, WMD, WMG, WML and the trade association Bouwend Nederland.
Our account manager Sytze Kloosterman, together with Albert Lusseveld, program manager for Sustainability and Safety at BMWT, will give a presentation on The New Way of Turning at the Construction Machines Knowledge Day!
After months of hard work, it's finally here: the new Green Deal Het Nieuwe Draaien website is online!
Although courses have been given for years, operators tend to fall back on their old patterns when it comes to machine use.
Interview with our director Koen Stephan in BouwMachines.
From now on, SOMA Business Trainers is a recognized trainer of the Qualifications Register!
As of September 4, 2017, all exams and requirements for VOL-VCA and Basic VCA will change.
The infrastructure, vertical transport and maritime companies have rated the services of SOMA Bedrijfsopleidingen with high marks
When working in or with contaminated soil, (ground)water or dredging operations, project managers must have sufficient knowledge of safety, health and occupational hygiene.
When working in or with contaminated soil, (ground)water or dredging operations, project managers must have sufficient knowledge of safety, health and occupational hygiene.
And the weekly winner has been announced... the fastest score (1:24:570) of the assignment on the simulator @Infra Relatiedagen Hardenberg is Stefan Jimmink.
And the weekly winner has been announced... the fastest score (1:38:872) for the assignment on the @InfraTech simulator is Rik Danenburg.
This week we received new concrete pipes and wells from LBn Betonproducten.
The annual Machinist Training Days took place on January 19th and 20th, 2017.
The Green Deal aims to stimulate cooperation between organizations to reduce CO2 emissions in construction and infrastructure.
Road construction companies have a bit more work to do. The order book in this sector rose by four-tenths of a month in October to 5,5 months. This is according to the economic survey conducted by the Economic Institute for Construction (EIB).
Operators of aerial work platforms and earthmoving equipment should be better informed about the risks of working at railway crossings. This is one of the recommendations of the Dutch Safety Board.
As of October 18, 2016, employees who independently move loads in the (petro)chemical industry must comply with the certification for 'Moving loads with hand hoisting equipment (VVL-H)' or 'Guiding loads (BVL)' instead of the former certification 'Safe Moving of Loads (VVL)'.
KLO congress: preventing excavation damage through cooperation in the excavation chain
De UWV training voucher is a €2.500 subsidy for job seekers who want to improve their job prospects through training. The training voucher can be used for one or more courses in the same field.
Crane operators who perform lifting operations with a crane with an operating load of 10Tm or more must, according to Dutch law, hold a TCVT personal certificate of professional competence.
On Friday, September 23rd, the graduation ceremony for the three-year Infrastructure Supervisor program took place at SOMA Bedrijfsopleidingen. It was a festive evening where the graduates were recognized.
New to the training and course offering at SOMA Bedrijfsopleidingen is a series of e-learning courses.
