Future Leadership Program
The Food & Flower industry needs strong, forward-looking, authentic, future leaders. The Future Leadership Program is an intensive management development program that trains young talent to become these strong leaders, in combination with their regular job. You attend training courses, receive individual coaching and collaborate on projects. And why should you as a company let your employees take part in this? Because this tight labour market calls for additional investment in your young talents. With the Future Leadership Program, we make it easier for companies from the sector to attract and retain talent from all disciplines. Want to learn more?
"The program has exceeded all my expectations, I have a completely different mindset thanks to this project. The program has given me tools to implement change within the company where I work."
Melvin van der Zeyden - Yex (class of 2018)
So, do you want to become a strong leader?
Great! The sector needs this! The Future Leadership Program is a management development program for young talent with up to 2 years’ work experience. For eighteen months, you will follow this program in addition to your current job. This way, we ensure your personal growth and development into a strong leader, whilst you simultaneously work on a healthier and more sustainable world in a company in the Food & Flower industry.
You follow the Future Leadership Program with a group of 12 young professionals with the ability to work and think to at least University of Applied Sciences level (Dutch hbo) and with an average age of 25.
And after these eighteen months? You will have…
- insight into your unique talents, added value and pitfalls as a Future Leader;
- concrete guidelines for how to increase your impact and that of the organisation;
- acquired a variety of useful tools and methods to manage projects and/or teams effectively;
- developed your authentic leadership style;
- gathered knowledge and insight in order to communicate effectively with different generations.
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Does your company wish to invest in young talent?
As far as we are concerned, the response of every business operator or HR manager should be a resounding ‘YES’. Talented young people are not merely the future of your company; these days they have a choice of all kinds of attractive jobs. It is therefore important to focus on development and continuing to challenge the next generation of impact makers.
For the Future Leadership Program, we are seeking fresh minds and new ideas to shape the future of the Food & Flower industry. So that we can work towards a healthy world in which everyone everywhere has access to sustainable, healthy food, flowers and plants, whilst simultaneously making the Netherlands economically stronger and more future-proof.
Why let your talent take part?
- As well as management skills, this program is also geared towards personal development and collaboration on a project.
- Cooperation between young potentials in the program results in a strong network within the sector, where talents, companies and the industry can reap the rewards now and in future.
- Companies who previously believed they were too small to provide their own traineeship program can now do so because they can send their trainees to the Future Leadership Program, making you a more attractive employer.
- Participants directly become part of the HortiHeroes community and participate in inspiring activities and meetings. Enabling them to learn to be open to external influences and innovations. And they can help make the organisations they work for become future-proof.
Future Leaders from these companies
already take part
"With the right guidance, internally at Jiffy and externally by HortiHeroes, we create a safe environment in which our participant can grow quickly but thoroughly from junior to medior."
Chantal Oostvogels - Jiffy
Practical information
Start: spring 2024
- Investment by company: €5,250 per year (HortiHeroes partners receive 25% discount). Includes 15 training days plus any lunches, drinks and dinners; 18 coaching sessions; 10 peer-led group discussions; field trips; contact opportunities with participants, managers and other interested parties; boot camp (incl. overnight accommodation); materials; and program support.
- Investment by participant: approximately 12 hours per month.
More information? Our program manager Lenny will be happy to answer your questions via e-mail or a phone call.