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Trucknasium is looking for volunteers

 
The Trucknasium is a young department within the DAF Museum that develops teaching programmes for students aged 10-15 years. With practical examples, assignments and simulations, these students gain a knowledge of the multifaceted world of road transport with trucks. Various aspects with respect to engineering, testing and production as well as the significance of trucks for logistics form a challenge within the relevant innovative branch for visitors to the Trucknasium. 

We are constantly recruiting new volunteers for our Trucknasium team. Together with about 25 colleagues, we are currently occupied with the further expansion and execution of the Trucknasium teaching programme. Yearly we host about 1200 students, and in a few years that will have grown to 1600 participants thanks to the enormous interest shown by regular education in our teaching programme. 

In the short term we are looking for a number of people to supervise volunteers and a volunteer host. 

View the job descriptions. 

For the long term we are also looking for reinforcements for our educational development team. 
We ask anyone interested in our development team, which compiles new teaching programmes and provides updates for the current lesson modules, to contact the email address given below.

Are you interested in working at the DAF Museum?
For more information, contact the DAF Museum's Trucknasium, via email: info@daf-museum.nl. 
 
  • Volunteer supervisor
    Job description volunteer supervisor

    In an enthusiastic manner, allow students to become acquainted with technology in general and show them the possibilities within the industrial automotive truck sector. Let groups of young people discover what is possible and what effect their inventions have by means of practical assignments and digital simulations. This can be in various fields, such as design, but also for instance in the fields of aerodynamics, energy savings and safety. 

    Job profile
    We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who know how to interest students in technology and the automotive sector. Some experience in giving presentations to and supervising groups is desirable. A knowledge of the industrial automotive sector or trucks is also extremely desirable.
    Volunteer supervisors must have affinity with the mental and social world of young visitors to the DAF Museum (the first two classes of secondary education).

    It is also important that as an enthusiastic volunteer, you help each other in the team of the volunteer supervisor based on each person's own experience. This demands on average one morning, afternoon or evening per week, which will be decided in proper consultation. 

    We offer
    The Trucknasium offers a challenge. As a volunteer, you will be at the start of a new phase of the DAF Museum and will promote future work in the automotive sector. All this in an amazing, historical environment.
  • Volunteer host
    Job description volunteer host

    Welcome and supervise the students and their supervisors during their visit to the museum and introduce the teaching programme to the students.

    We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague, who is able to fulfil the role of host in a pleasant and relaxed manner for both the students and their supervisors.

    Job profile
    An important task is to ensure that visiting students and their supervisors feel at home from the moment they arrive in the DAF Museum/Trucknasium. Moreover, the host will make all general arrangements during a class visit to our Trucknasium at the DAF Museum. Some experience with similar activities is recommended, but also persons with an affinity to such activities are warmly welcome.

    The task commitment is 1 to 2 mornings, afternoons or evenings a week, depending on the time of the school year.

    We offer
    The Trucknasium offers a challenge. As a volunteer, you will be at the start of a new phase of the DAF Museum and will promote future work in the automotive sector. All this in an amazing, historical environment.