During a festive ceremony on May 13, eight participants from Defensity College Carib were promoted to corporal. The second- and third-year students have completed their military training and will soon start at various workplaces where they combine their studies with practical experience within the Dutch Defence organization. The ceremony took place in the presence of the Governor of Curaçao.
The Defensity College Carib work-study program, which launched as a pilot in Curaçao in May 2024, offers students the opportunity to combine their studies with work experience within the Defence organization. Every year in April, a new cohort of students starts, participating in the program for a maximum of three years. The participants begin with intensive two-week military training and subsequently apply their academic knowledge and local expertise at suitable workplaces within the Defence organization. Throughout the program, the work-study students participate in various training sessions and activities, through which they develop personally, professionally, and militarily.
With the arrival of this new cohort, 21 students from various fields of study at the University of Curaçao are now active as military work-study students. With this initiative, Defensity College Carib aims to offer motivated students the opportunity to combine study and work at the Ministry of Defence in a unique way.
More information about the program can be found on the website www.defensitycollege.nl/dc-carib
