One of those specializations is asphalt and concrete road worker, a direction that does not exist anywhere else in West Flanders. Pupils who first followed a construction site operator can learn to control additional construction machines in the 7th year. “Those who have a driver card with 12 machines are an absolute added value for employers,” emphasizes Maddens.
Yet for the time being there are few students who take the step. According to the VTI, this is because the possibilities are not known enough, and because the construction sector is struggling with a negative image.