How can you get people used to fixed working times and teach them to work together in a group?

Between 30 and 35 people work daily on the reconstruction of the Delft.  These people arrive at the Delft by different pathways. They include people arriving via the social services, people set a task as punishment by the child protection board, people arriving via the after-care and resettlement organisations  and students from the wood and furnishing college. Alongside these, approximately 175 volunteers are working on the reconstruction of the Delft.

The master builder has overall management and instructors manage the different teams. For example the instructors give lessons in woodwork.  Before a person can start working on the Delft, an intake interview is held.  With such a divers staff it is of extra importance that a person fits in with the team.

Before building on the ship began a transfer depot was converted into a number of work places and a visitors centre. The visitors centre includes a museum exhibiting items from the real Delft. In 2004 there were 30,000 visitors. 

The municipality of Rotterdam and the European Union subsidised the project until the end of 2004.  It is not yet fully clear how the project will be financed in the future, although it has become clear that the Rotterdam dock industry has become an important sponsor, ensuring the continuation of the project. The Delft is also supported by private individuals. There are about 16,000 'friends of the Delft' , or donators, and a start has been made with the 'Club of 1000'. Work has been carried out on the conversion of the transfer depot in which the work places and visitors centre are currently accommodated since 1999. The visitors centre opened in 2001.

Scheepswerf De Delft
Mr H. Bras, tel. +31 10 2760115

08/09/2001

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