Several teams in MBO are struggling with task policy and the division of work, notes AObsector director Anke Swinkels. “We have therefore updated this brochure that helps to keep the team in charge, as agreed in the collective labor agreement.”
First of all, teams must identify which replacements must be arranged, for example for starters who are entitled to a number of hours per week for their study plan or for maternity, parental or senior leave. “This must first be mapped out: short-term and structural replacements must be arranged. It is good if, for example, two people from the team discuss this with a manager so that this is clear.”
Bet Meter
Then teams can divide tasks. In the leaflet there is a step-by-step plan that they can use to get the conversation started. Rob Römer, teacher and schedule maker at ROC Friese Poort, also has Excel a tool developed the commitment meter, in which all secondary vocational education teachers and instructors can see their hours. Swinkels: “It is very useful, for example, to divide the tasks with your team for an afternoon and everyone fills in that meter.”
In bet meter you can fill in exactly what applies: is it a full-time job or a part-time job and you have extra leave, such as parental leave or seniority leave. You enter this and the tool calculates exactly how many hours you can be deployed on an annual basis.
The tool calculates exactly how many hours you can be deployed on an annual basis
In secondary vocational education, two things are important with regard to the hour standard: the 1200 clock hours for lessons and the other 459 hours for tasks not related to teaching, such as open days, training and meetings. After filling in the tool, you can see exactly on which points you are working too many hours or how much you can still be used.
The number of hours for open days and professional practice training or study career coordination can also be entered. “The nice thing about dividing tasks with a team is that you can say which task you like that a colleague hates,” says Swinkels. “This way you can distribute it properly.” Starting teachers benefit from it, because they see the bet meter also clearly states the number of hours they can use for a study plan.
The nice thing about dividing the tasks with a team is that you can say which task you like that a colleague hates.
Teams often only see the entire overview of hours when everything has been entered in the rosters. The information is therefore not yet complete during the consultation about the division of labor. The AOb hopes that the deployment meter and the folder will help teams in advance to provide insight.