Gendertalent helps workplaces to achieve Genderness
Every day we help trans people and professionals in the field of HR, social work, income-support, and many others to bring careers beyond gender
Our Promises
Social firm
We invest in the trans community in different waysSocial firm
Gendertalent is a social firm. Our firm is driven by trans person. We invest our profits into different comumunity initiatives and into relevant researchstudies to gather more data about trans persons around the world
AZ - Package
We offer a complete HR services package that is tailor made for trans personsAZ - Package
We offer coaching, training and mediation services. In these service categories, we offer all relevant services for situations for trans persons. These services are aimed at lowering the impact on daily life because of transition regarding coming-out, job change or loss due to transition and loss of productivity due to health issues.
Extensive Network
We build up an extensive network of partners in the social domainsExtensive Network
We have build up an extensive network in the social domain of healthcare, companies and LHBTIQ organizations.
Qualified experts
All of our proffesionals are expert in trans issues and in their field of expertise.Qualified experts
All of our professionals are well known into labour market issues of trans persons. All of us have either an background as trans or have acquantainces or family. Our professionals are all highly eduacted (minimum univeristy degrees) and extented their education with recommended coaching and/ or mediation education. Openess, transparancy, entrepreneurship and holistic and spiritual worldview is connecting our team members.
Our services
Getting a Job-coaching
With To Work Coaching you go looking for a job with a job coach. We propose a reintegration plan submitted to a labor expert. After approval, the process starts.
Together with your coach, you map out your labor market position. To this end, we take a number of personality tests, examine suitable sectors and jobs, and look for a job or work experience placement. Goal of this coaching is to get a job or place to get work experience. It will take 3-12 months to get you a job.
Meetings will be online (via whatsapp/ teams/ other if necessary) or in one of the locations nearby you.
For trans persons who:
have (partial) disability, unemployment or reintegration benefits.
are looking for a fob and/ or work experience placement.
already were coached in “Fit for work” coaching or can have after the coaching Jobcoaching on the job
Outplacement coaching
Your future, career awaits.
During outplacement guidance, Gendertalent will help you to process all the feelings, thoughts, emotional connections, team separation and everything else. Feelings such as anger, doubt and uncertainty must be sufficiently processed before you start looking for a new job. In doing so, we take into account the changes in social life and the medical trajectory thigh in transgender people often play a role.
In order to find a new job that really suits you, we start working with four elements: who am I, what do I want, what can I do and what do I do? The answers to these questions are essential to find an environment where you really fit in. We use personality tests, go through your resume with you, play quality games and have one-on-one conversations. In this way we get your qualities, drives, motivation and learning points in a row.
This coaching will be combined with trainings such as Applying with your talent and Present your talent. Our coaches will help you look for a job, you will also have access to the vacancy database of Genderflex.
Meetings will be online (via whatsapp/ teams/ other if necessary) or in one of the locations nearby you. It will take 3-12 months depending on your next step and current psychological stability.
For trans persons who:
Recently lost their job or are in the process of leaving their current employer
will be fully prepared for your new job with having all the skills that will aid you in all future job applications.
Career-coaching
With Career Coaching you work together with a coach on a specific career question such as: “What is the next step in my career?” and “What do I like about my work?” We also help you deal with certain situations that you or those around you may experience as difficult or awkward.
Together with a professional coach you will set goals in a Plan of Action. After approval of this plan and the associated costs, you will start working on the coaching goals. This can be done by means of interviews, literature or homework assignments and it will take 1-9 months (6-12 sessions)
Meetings will be online (via whatsapp/ teams/ other if necessary) or in one of the locations nearby you.
For trans persons who:
have need career development clarity or experience handling experiences outside of the comfort zone.
can combine it with coming-out coaching and/ or health recovery coaching
Fit for work - coaching
Together with our coaches, you will work on all the physical and psychological aspects of your life that keep you from getting back to work. You will work together as a team to make these barriers manageable.
During the coaching sessions with your job coach, you make a list of what are your talents and where your (new) field of work can be. Together you will look at a selection of organizations you can join or how to engage in a short work experience on the spot. Together you will also plan an approach and, together with the job coach and your to contact person at the municipality, coordinate the project. After that, you will work approximately 6 to 18 months with your coach to realize this plan.
Workfit Coaching is carried out by a specialized job coach from Gendertalent. Our coaches also have a transgender background or have experienced a transition up close. They are also specialized in the problems encountered by transgender people from all walks of life.
Meetings will be online (via whatsapp/ teams/ other if necessary) or in one of the locations nearby you.
For trans persons who:
have a (partial) disability- or unemployment- or reintegration-benefits.
need rhythm and structure, building up your life again.
need preparation and/ or support than offered in “Getting a job”-coaching or “coaching on the job”
Coming-out coaching
With Coming Out Guidance you learn to be successful at coming out at work. Together with your coach, you go through the process of your coming out. If necessary, your supervisor can also be involved.
Together with the coach, you will get to work with the goal to be yourself at work. You draw up a plan of approach and discuss important decisions with your coach, who supports you on the basis of knowledge and experience. The support can take the form of conversations, doing exercises or reading literature. This depends on what suits you best.
You decide how big the steps are and you go through the coming out phases at your own pace. In this way, you can gauge for yourself exactly where you stand and where you still want guidance. It takes 3-9 months to help you with the preparation, execution and some after-care.
Meetings will be online (via whatsapp/ teams/ other if necessary) or in one of the locations nearby you.
For trans persons who:
need help on the workplace to have a coming-out
need help to create a safe and welcoming work environment, enabling you to grow and develop.
has colleagues/ HR-people/ manager that need additional awareness or support. For this purpose we give general or specialized Genderdiversity awareness trainings.
Healthr-ecovery coaching
During the initial intake session, with you and your employer together you gain insight into your illness and the underlying factors we draw up a work resumption plan, in which possibilities, limitations, advice, and points of attention for you and your manager emerge. At the end of this phase, it is determined whether track 1, track 2 or both tracks will be undertaken. The coaching’s duration is 3-24 months depending in which phase of sickness relief you are.
Track 1
In track 1, you will continue to work for your current employer and will be deployed to resume work. If necessary, we will adjust the function, tasks, workplace and working hours. Based on job analysis, we determine whether the proposed solutions are appropriate for you and your employer. If this is the case, the guidance will be phased out.
Track 2
If it turns out that it is better to integrate with another employer, we set track 2 in motion. After we have mapped out what the new employer has to comply with, we help you find a suitable workplace. To this end, we work together with Genderflex, the specialised employment agency for transgender people. In addition, our coaches have a large business network. When a new workplace is found, the coach will actively work with you to make your new job a success.
Meetings will be online (via whatsapp/ teams/ other if necessary) or in one of the locations nearby you.
For trans persons who:
have health issues affecting their working abilities.
need a work cycle that matches your pace in a workplace that accommodates your needs.
need guidance to present a new C.V. and a application letter.
Jobcoaching
Job coaching is all about making your new job sustainable. Together with your employer and a professional coach, a match profile and a coaching plan are drawn up on the basis of job analysis.
Based on the coaching plan, you, the coach and the employer set to work to make your job a success. The skills and knowledge you need to perform the work will be trained. Or adjustments will be made to the tasks you have to perform. When it is necessary to create sufficient support on the work floor for you, as a new colleague, coming-out training can be given. An evaluation meeting is regularly scheduled to discuss the goals, current progress and results.
Meetings will be online (via whatsapp/ teams/ other if necessary) or in one of the locations nearby you or your work.
For trans persons who:
have a (partial) disability- or unemployment- or reintegration-benefits.
need help to create a safe and welcoming work environment, enabling you to grow and develop.
are ready with Fit for work”-coaching and/ or “Getting a job”-coaching.
Labormarkettraining for trans persons
Discover your job market
In 4 hours time, interactive presentations, group discussions and role-plays will clarify what a transition can mean for your career development. We discuss the facts and figures about working as a transgender person in the Netherlands. We also explain the HR cycle from an employee and employer perspective, including rights and obligations. Finally, we give you effective tips & tricks for applying and working as a transgender person.
This training is given by a specialized trainer of Gendertalent with the support of an experienced expert. Together they treat many practical examples, often based on their own experience. All Gendertalent trainings are scientifically based on the literature on transgender persons, work psychology and diversity management.
For trans persons who:
are interested in increasing their odds at the job market in a group of 12-24 people in 4 hours.
want to know all about rights and obligations toward employers.
want to handle all types of behavior at the workplace.
manage the impact of a transition.
Awareness training for professionals
Promote gender diversity within your organization
Awareness Training is ideal for organizations that want to make their employees aware of gender diversity. In 2 hours participants receive a crash course in recognizing the mix of gender expression, gender identity, gender, and sexuality. They also become aware of the possible difficulties that gender diverse individuals may experience during their careers.
This training is given by a specialized trainer of Gendertalent with the support of an experience expert. Together they deal with many practical examples, often based on their own experience. All Gendertalent trainings are scientifically based on literature on transgender people, work psychology and diversity management.
This training for 12-24 people can be followed-up for the specific awareness training and takes 2 hours of your time.
For income-support, HR, colleagues and front office personnel or managers who:
to know the concepts of gender expression & identity, biological gender, and sexuality.
how to deal with gender diversity at work.
the hardships of gender-diverse people.
know how to handle gender-diverse customers.
the course of a sex change.
Genderdiversity training for income-support accountmanagers
Step into the world of gender diversity during this 1-day training.
At the same time, you will gain knowledge and skills to better support transgender and gender non-conforming people in your own field of work. For example, the training will show you how you can reduce resistance from employers who have a negative attitude towards gender diversity.
This training is given by a specialized trainer of Gendertalent with support from an experience expert. Together they discuss many practical examples, often based on their own experience. All Gendertalent trainings are scientifically based with literature on transgender people, work psychology and diversity management.
This training for 8-12 people is a follow-up for the general awareness training and takes 1 day of your time.
For professionals who want to:
Understand the many forms of gender diversity and how to deal with trust and environmental resistance.
know all the do’s and Dont’s with gender-diverse clients.
know the course of a gender change.
deal with possible resistance towards gender-diversity.
Genderdiversitytraining for HR proffesionals
Enable positive changes within your organization.
During this group training you will be made more aware of gender diversity across the board in one day. You will go deeper into many (invisible) gender identities and expressions, and discover how you can apply these insights from start to finish in your HR cycle. For example, you will learn how to guide someone who wants to come out to colleagues.
This training is given by a specialized trainer of Gendertalent with the support of an experience expert. Together they deal with many practical examples, often based on their own experience. All Gendertalent trainings are scientifically based with literature on transgender people, work psychology and diversity management.
This training for 8-12 people is a follow-up for the general awareness training and takes 1 day of your time.
For HR-professionals who want to:
want to know how to best deal with the nuances and forms of gender diversity in the workplace.
deal with the effects of gender change at the workplace,
how to supervise during the “coming out” period and how to handle resistance on the work floor.
Genderdiversitytraining for back- and front office employees
A group training that will get you up to speed on gender diversity.
During this practical group training, you will be made more aware of gender diversity across the board in one day. You will gain more knowledge of (invisible) gender identities and expressions and practices applying new skills through role-plays, films and interactive assignments. This will teach you how, for example, to best appeal to gender-diverse clients when you are not sure of the person’s gender identity. In addition, you will be given tools to draw extra attention to gender diversity in the workplace.
This training is given by a specialized trainer of Gendertalent with the support of an experienced expert. Together they treat many practical examples, often based on their own experience. All Gendertalent trainings are scientifically based on literature on transgender people, work psychology and diversity management.
This training for 8-12 people is a follow-up for the general awareness training and takes 1 day of your time.
For front- and backoffice professionals who want to:
Understand the many forms of gender diversity, do’s and dont’s with gender-diverse customers.
Knowing about the path of gender change.
Properly address a gender diverse person and discuss inappropriate behavior towards them.
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