Curacao Dolphin Therapy & Research Center

Placement organization

Name of organization: Curacao Dolphin Therapy & Research Center
Town/city: Willemstad
Country: Nederlandse Antillen
Website: http://curacaodolphintherapy.com

Name of student: Femke van der Werf

Specialist area: MTT
Placement period: 2014-2015

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Therapy Center
Organization’s activities: CDTC is a therapy center that offers dolphin assisted therapy. The therapy is for people of 3 years and older.
Target group of the organization: people with disabilities
Company culture: There is an informal atmosphere at CDTC, so the therapy families will feel like at home. Also the team members are working very closely with each other.
Number of employees: 10
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? At the office
Brief description of your daily activities: Arranging groceries and transfers for the therapy families. Answering emails and the telephone. Keeping market statistics up to date.
Brief description of your company assignment: I am making a marketingplan for CDTC.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: For my company assignment my supervisor is Alette Borger, the GM of Dolphin Suites (hotel). She is very helpful and gives good advice for the assignment. At the office my supervisor is Karin, she is also very helpful and ze gives me a lot of space to learn new things.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? independent, sociable, flexible, punctual
Additional company requirements for this placement? –
English: Intermediate
Spanish:
French:
German: Intermediate
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Airplane

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? Relatives
How did you go to work every day? Car

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? Yes, verklaring van rechtswege
How did you arrange the necessary documents:
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents? a few months
Did you need certain vaccinations? No
How long in advance? –

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? Yes, German would be helpful

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 700
Accommodation (monthly): € 450
Local transport (monthly): € 350
General costs of living (monthly): € 350
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: € 250
What did the company pay for/to you? Monthly payment

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
Not, I’ve been to Curacao many times so I know the culture.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? no

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: Yes
My e-mail address: femkevdwerf@hotmail.com

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: Rent a car!!
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: Enough to do, like watersport and going out.

Media

Youtube link Youtube placement video link